Tag: Space Propulsion Group

Do Hybrid Motors Have Future After All? The Paraffin Wax Rocket
By 2014.11.10 0 Comments Read More →

Do Hybrid Motors Have Future After All? The Paraffin Wax Rocket

Image Credit: IEEE / Emily Cooper In the immediate aftermath of the Virgin Galactic disaster, SpaceShipTwo’s hybrid rocket motor came under suspicion as the most likely culprit. And, although subsequent updates by the NTSB team investigating the accident have instead centered on a problem with the craft’s feathering device and likely human error, many articles […]

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Smallsat Launch Industry Begins to Take Off
By 2013.02.20 0 Comments Read More →

Smallsat Launch Industry Begins to Take Off

After riding on the coattails of larger satellite launches, the increasing demand for smaller satellites and cubesats are beginning to drive the introduction of a new generation of air launched commercial rockets.   Two new ventures, one in the U.S. and the other from Europe,  are planning to join Virgin Galactic and Stratolaunch in the rapidly expanding field of air launched rockets. The first, based out of […]

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