SBIR/STTR Research Award
Annular Hybrid Rocket Motor
Award amount
$99,819Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- SPACEDEV
- Proposal award date
- 2008-01-18
- Contract end date
- 2008-07-21
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- X9.04
Research abstract
Engineers at SpaceDev have conducted a preliminary design and analysis of a proprietary annular design concept for a hybrid motor. A U.S. Patent application has been submitted and is pending approval. The annular hybrid motor is an improvement to hybrid rocket motor technology that can be used for a wide range of applications. The technology will lead to improvements in hybrid payload mass fraction, increased performance during throttling, and reduced costs associated with casting hybrid fuel grains. The technology is highly scalable and can be used for applications ranging from small thrusters on satellites, to launch vehicle booster applications.
Technology keywords
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