Hybrid Matched to Spaceship Goals
A hybrid rocket engine with self-pressurizing oxidizer is one of the keys to low cost for Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne. A hybrid engine sprays oxidizer into the long case holding the rubbery fuel and, unlike normal solid rocket motors, can be shut off by closing the oxidizer valve. Because the...
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