SpaceShipOne propulsion
A few comments by Jim Benson from SpaceDev made me realize I hadn’t mentioned the propulsion prospects for SpaceShipOne. I think Scaled is considering a hybrid rocket engine, which uses a combination of solid and liquid fuel techniques. Specifically, they’re using a rubber solid fuel and nitrous oxide liquid oxidizer.
SpaceDev, one of the companies competing to provide the rocket, is a local (San Diego) company I’ve been admiring from afar for a while. With government-funded spaceflight facing a hostile climate, it’s good to know that someone in the private sector is taking on the challenge.
Thanks, Jim!
Posted by Chris in Space on May 9th, 2003 Edit this page's grammar and spelling with Emend.
