ROCKET NOZZLE THROAT TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Lockheed Martin has received a patent for a near-zero-erosion, net-molded ceramic rocket nozzle throat for solid rocket motors. The new ceramic material promises to improve solid rocket motor price and performance compared with state-of-the-art 4D carbon-carbon material. In 1997, Sunnyvale, Calif...

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