RocketMotorOne
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RocketMotorOne is the hybrid rocket engine that powered the experimental suborbital spaceplane SpaceShipOne on its historic private spaceflights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RocketMotorOne canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hybrid rocket engine
ⓘ
rocket motor ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HTPB ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ansari X Prize
ⓘ
Burt Rutan ⓘ |
| burnDurationClass | tens of seconds ⓘ |
| combustionCycle | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | air-launched operations ⓘ |
| designGoal | low-cost private human spaceflight ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Scaled Composites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SpaceDev ⓘ |
| developedFor | Tier One program ⓘ |
| engineType | single-stage hybrid motor ⓘ |
| exhaustType | non-toxic combustion products relative to many liquid engines ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| fuel | hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene ⓘ |
| heritage | early commercial hybrid rocket technology ⓘ |
| ignitionMethod | pyrotechnic igniter ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | White Knight carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | aft fuselage of SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| museumDisplay |
SpaceShipOne
ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceShipOne exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
|
| notableUse |
Ansari X Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Ansari X Prize flights
first privately funded human spaceflight ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scaled Composites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEra | early 2000s ⓘ |
| oxidizer | nitrous oxide ⓘ |
| powered | SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| program | SpaceShipOne program ⓘ |
| propellantState | liquid oxidizer and solid fuel ⓘ |
| propulsionType | hybrid rocket ⓘ |
| restartCapability | single-start in normal operation ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | separate storage of fuel and oxidizer ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | limited throttling via oxidizer flow control ⓘ |
| thrustClass | approximately 80 kN ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crewed spaceflight
ⓘ
private spaceflight ⓘ suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| usedInMissionProfile | ballistic suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| usedOn |
SpaceShipOne
ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceShipOne Flight 15P
SpaceShipOne ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceShipOne Flight 16P
SpaceShipOne ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceShipOne Flight 17P
|
| usedOnVehicleType | experimental suborbital spaceplane ⓘ |
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