Bengaluru: In an advancement for India's space technology sector, IISc-incubated startup SpaceFields successfully completed ...

Increasing demand for solid rocket motors in the defense sector Solid rocket motors are used in launch vehicles to carry payloads into space efficiently in the space sector. They provide the ...

India's IISc-incubated startup SpaceFields has successfully tested its innovative aerospike solid rocket engine, showcasing a ...

Solid rocket boosters are sometimes used to give ... low-thrust forms of propulsion like the ion engine. For instance, NASA's recent Dawn mission to study the dwarf planet Ceres relied on ion ...

Firehawk’s key innovation is 3D-printed solid rocket propellant that is cheaper and faster to make than traditional propellant. Rocket engine propellant — used for missiles and space rockets ...

In both instances, the engines performed nominally, even demonstrating that they could compensate for eventualities: When one of Vulcan's solid rocket boosters had an anomaly on the second flight ...

By 3D printing their fuel Firehawk can build rocket engines for space and defense applications that are lower cost, far safer, and can significantly outperform traditional solid rocket motors in ...

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) completed five engine tests on Thursday in Beijing and Laiyuan, ...

Solid rocket motors differ from liquid rocket engines because they have a pre-loaded propellant that burns completely within the motor, providing simplicity in design and operation. Such ...