Results from cold-flow experiments on aerodynamic thrust vectoring of a small-scale annular
aerospike thruster are presented. Thrust vectoring is produced by injection of a secondary …

VER the last forty years, aerospike rocket engines have been the subject of much research.
They were first investigated, primarily by Rocketdyne, in the 50's, 60's and 70's. 1, 2, 3, 4 …

Computational and experimental tools have been used to understand the linear cluster plug
nozzle flowfield for a range of pressure ratios. The experimental cluster configuration is …

The paper documents the efforts of a university/small business partnership in getting the first
liquid-propellant aerospike engine into flight after more than forty years of research. The …

Four different length annular cluster truncated plug nozzle flowfields have been analyzed,
using both experimental and computational tools, for pressure ratios ranging from 5 to 85 …

The paper investigates thruster nozzle shapes for use in annular multichamber aerospike
engine configurations. A thruster shape with a supersonic nozzle section curved in the …

Attitude control of a prototype satellite bus using fluid mechanical vectoring on an aerospike
nozzle is demonstrated. The design achieves thrust vectoring by injecting propellant …

Abstract The Multiple Use Plug Hybrid for Nanosats (MUPHyN) prototype thruster
incorporates solutions to several major challenges that have traditionally limited the …

SINGLE-STAGE-TO-ORBIT (SSTO) is believed to reduce the space transportation cost and
extend our activities in space. To realize SSTO, one of the key issues is the development of …

This project proposes the demonstration of a novel, compact propulsion system, scaled for
CubeSat-sized spacecraft. The tests will demonstrate a system that will provide the ability to …