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Bookmark or Share- Chemical Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center | NASAThis “fuel” can be handled at room temperature until an ignition source is applied. When the propellants are ignited, they release both the fuel and oxidizer constituents which burn and generate thrust. The solid rocket boosters on either side of the space shuttle are examples of solid propellant rockets.
- Making Rocket Fuel from Moon Rocks: Silicon-Liquid Oxygen (SiLOX) as a ...Making Rocket Fuel from Moon Rocks: Silicon-Liquid Oxygen (SiLOX) as a Hybrid Propellant The research team at KSC explored the controlled passivation and burning of Lunar soil constituents in an oxygen combustion vessel for use as an in-space resource. Technologies such as carbothermal reduction (CaRD) and molten regolith electrolysis (MRE) are being developed to remove the oxygen for use and ...
- How Rocket Engines Work | HowStuffWorksSolid-fuel rocket engines were the first engines created by man. They were invented hundreds of years ago in China and have been used widely since then. The line about "the rocket's red glare" in the national anthem (written in the early 1800's) is talking about small military solid-fuel rockets used to deliver bombs or incendiary devices. So ...
- How rockets work: A complete guide | SpaceThe key to using rockets in space is to carry a chemical called an oxidant that can perform the same role as oxygen in Earth's air and enable the fuel to combust. The Space Shuttle’s unique ...
- An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s GravityDiscovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device would defy the laws ...
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