Open Source Solid Fuel Rocket
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Basics
- A rocket engine that uses the burning of a solid propellant to produce thrust
- Usualy Can't Be Throttled (and can't be turned off once it starts), but does produce a lot of thrust cheaply, and reliable
- A hazard is air pockets forming because these have a nasty habit of exploding
Used For
- Open Source Spacecraft Construction Set
Industry Standards
- Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
Existing Open Source Designs
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Minimum Viable Product
- Extremely High Thrust
- Extremely Reliable
- As Light as Possible
- As High of a Specific Impulse as Possible
- As Cheap as Possible
Basic Design
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BOM
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See Also
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