Solid propellents can be useful for certain astronautical operations. The characteristics of these propellents are that they have a high total impulse to total rocket weight ratio, higher reliability, a tendency towards lower costs. The specific impulses are lower than for liquid propellents, about 180 to 200 seconds compared with 240 seconds.


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    Title :

    The Fifth International Astronautical Congress


    Subtitle :

    Summaries of a Selection of Papers Read at the Congress Held at Innsbruck on August 1–7, prepared by Eric Burgess, F.R.A.S.


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954-10-01


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English