We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built and tested in his shop. It is actually using a hollow cylinder of acrylic as the fuel, with gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer.

Meanwhile, solid rocket engines are simple and cheap, but once you light them, they’re going full-bore until burnout. Hybrid rocket engines offer perks from both worlds, with simple solid fuel ...

An $8.5 million grant makes UB a launch pad for advanced hybrid rocket technology and a new generation of space researchers. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University at Buffalo $8.5 ...

A hybrid-propellant rocket is a rocket with a rocket motor that uses rocket propellants in two different phases: one solid and the other either gas or liquid. The hybrid rocket concept can be traced ...

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Space Zone India successfully launched the nation's first reusable hybrid rocket-RHUMI-1 on August 24, 2024. The rocket was launched using a mobile launch pad. The launch took place in the coastal ...

HICKAM will design and manufacture a modular, compact, and portable testing platform for characterizing hybrid rocket engines. The team will also manufacture two 300 lbf hybrid rocket motors to prove ...

Hybrid rockets have significant advantages over solid and liquid rockets in terms of storage, handling and safety. They also offer controllable thrust, including the ability to shut down and re-ignite ...

Like a finely baked bread... In July, the company completed an initial hot fire test campaign of Terminator, an eight-tonne demonstrator of a hybrid rocket stage. Over the course of this first ...

India will launch its first reusable hybrid rocket – RHUMI 1 – at 7:00 am on Saturday from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai using a ...

Will Edwards is the co-founder and CEO of Firehawk Aerospace, a hybrid rocket engine design and manufacturing firm. Firehawk’s rocket engines are powered by their patented 3D printed rocket fuel.