PSAS/ PropulsionTeamHome

Propulsion Team Collaborative Webpage


After a five year hiatus, a small number of PSAS folks are again interested in propulsion development, this time targeting experiments with liquid fuel.

What We're Working On: Currently we are developing motor technologies that will allow for a throttleable motor and also one capable of thrust vector control.

Project resources

Propulsion team meeting minutes:

Old History (paraffin hybrid engine)

After the crash in 2005, the hybrid team leader left the group. The hybrid prototype was mothballed, and there was no further interest in propulsion design until 2010.


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Working on design of LOX/Paraffin hybrid.
Version 2 Gox/Paraffin hybrid nearly complete

Systems Under Development:

Hybrid Project Information:

Meetings: The hybrid team has been on hiatus since 2005, pending selection of a new team leader.

Hybrid Team Meeting Minutes:

2010
2010-12-14 A new beginning
2005
UpcomingHybridAgenda Meeting Agenda
2005-07-23 Meeting Minutes
2005-06-18 Meeting Minutes
2005-06-04 Meeting Minutes
2005-05-01 Static Test Fire (GOX)
2005-04-16 Meeting Minutes
2005-04-02 Meeting Minutes
2004
2004-11-27 Meeting Minutes
2004-11-13 Meeting Minutes
2004-10-30 Meeting Minutes
2004-10-23 Meeting Minutes
2004-10-09 Liquid Hybrid Kick-off Meeting
test-fire Static Test Fire (GOX)
2004-08-08 Meeting Minutes
2004-07-18 Static Test Fire (GOX)
2004-07-10 Meeting Minutes
2004-06-26 Meeting Minutes
2004-06-12 Meeting Minutes
2004-05-15 Meeting Minutes
2004-05-01 Meeting Minutes
2004-04-17 Meeting Minutes
2004-02-15 Meeting Minutes
2004-01-31 Static Test Fire (GOX)
2004-01-25 Meeting Minutes
2004-12-11 Meeting Minutes
2003
2003-12-31 Static Test Fire (GOX)
2003-12-21 Meeting Minutes
2003-11-30 Meeting Minutes
2003-11-15 Meeting Minutes
2003-11-02 Meeting Minutes
2003-10-19 Meeting Minutes
2003-10-05 Meeting Minutes
2003-09-28 Meeting Minutes
2003-09-14-propulsion Meeting Minutes
2003-08-31 Meeting Minutes
2003-08-17 Meeting Minutes
2003-08-03 Meeting Minutes
2003-07-20 Gaseous Hybrid Kick-off Meeting