Safe Solid Rocket Design for Small Satellites

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a rocket motor concept that could pave the way for CubeSats zooming across space. These small, lowcost satellites are an easy way for scientists to access space, but are lacking in one key area, onboard propulsion. The National Academy of Sciences recently convened a meeting to look at science missions in CubeSats, said Bryce Tappan, an explosives chemist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and lead researcher on the CubeSat Propulsion Concept