Boron is the fifth lightest element, has a high intrinsic energy density, and is cheap, abundant and stable — making it of interest as a solid rocket fuel and as an additive to jet fuels to ...

[KoD] and [Navic] are building solid propellant motors using sugar and potassium nitrate. They cook up the two ingredients along with water and a bonding agent. They find that corn syrup is ...

There was a problem though; solid rocket motors are far too common to be interesting, and even hybrid rocket engines are becoming passé. We’ve never seen a liquid-fuel rocket build before ...

In addition to traditional composite rocket propellant, Anduril also develops propellants containing ALITEC, a proprietary aluminum-lithium alloy fuel that enhances solid rocket motor performance.

Firehawk Aerospace, headquartered in Addison, Texas, is bringing new technology and processes to the rocket motor market. “We ...