The second milestone demonstrated by the test was the ability of both the composite case and the nozzle assembly to withstand high internal pressures. “The static firing, structural testing and ...

Nestled in the shadows of Pennsylvania’s Blue Mountains, Letterkenny Munitions Center has just demilitarized its 500th rocket motor in a state-of-the-art facility engineered with both the Army mission ...

The National Composites Centre (NCC, Bristol, U.K.), with industry guidance from aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (Cannes, France), has manufactured an all-composites linerless (Type V) tank ...

Abstract: Solid rocket motors have been designed, tested, and characterized reasonably well since the 1960’s and have been used for a variety of applications, such as space shuttle boosters and ...

NEW DELHI — India has established a state-of-the-art composite rocket propellant processing facility. The Advanced Center for Energetic Materials will help meet the requirements of composite ...

The National Composites Centre (NCC) with industry guidance from Thales Alenia Space has manufactured an all-composites linerless (Type-V) tank demonstrator that is representative of those used for ...

NCC has built a full-composite linerless tank demonstrator that delivers a 30% weight saving compared to today’s metallic designs. Developed with guidance from Thales Alenia Space, it highlights how ...

Boron-based solid propellants have attracted considerable attention due to boron’s exceptional volumetric and gravimetric calorific values, which are critical for high-energy propulsion systems.