NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined ...
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Explainer-What is solid-fuel technology, and why is North Korea eager to develop it?

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea says it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first known use of the propellant in a longer-range projectile, as it seeks the ...
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North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that's easier to hide

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it had tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid propellants, extending a run of weapons tests that’s deepening a ...
AOL

Explainer-What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launched for the second time on Wednesday, uses solid-fuel technology, giving it the capability to launch with ...

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

Rockets launch to space almost every day. All of this incredible innovation owes a debt to a modest experiment that took ...
Albuquerque Journal

X-Bow announces successful test of large rocket motor

Albuquerque-based X-Bow Systems last month announced it had successfully tested its Ballesta-34 solid rocket motor, the largest of its kind. The rocket, nicknamed the XB-32, is the world's largest ...
Nature

Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate in Solid Propellants

Ammonium perchlorate (AP) remains a pivotal oxidiser in solid propellant formulations, where its decomposition characteristics significantly influence propellant performance. Recent advancements have ...
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Symposium on the testing and evaluation of materials for solid propellant rocket motor casings: February 2-3, 1959

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North Korea says it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile that uses solid propellants

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it had tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid propellants, extending a run in weapons demonstrations that’s ...