Title: Rapid development of a low cost solid propellant booster
Abstract:DISCUSSION In September of 19%, a large aerospace company required a solid propellant rocket booster to complete a proof of concept flight demonstration program. G.G. Industries took on the task of de...DISCUSSION In September of 19%, a large aerospace company required a solid propellant rocket booster to complete a proof of concept flight demonstration program. G.G. Industries took on the task of developing the required motor on a very short schedule and at very low cost. This paper describes the booster requirements and the method used to successfully accomplish the development and verification testing of the hardware. In order to minimize transport costs and difficulty, the booster was designed to be completely processable. Unlike most solid rockets, the motor was shipped to the launch site disassembled and completely inert along with the propellant constituent chemicals. The booster propellant was processed on site in the field and loaded into the motor case just prior to launch. Hardware design, propellant characterization testing, single grain tests, full up static tests, and a flight demonstration test are all described. The booster program was completely successful and culminated in a flight worthiness demonstration flight in November of 1996.Read More
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-07-06
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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