Researchers test Tsua-Ing rocket engine for first timeBy Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNAA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) research team at 6:06am yesterday launched a rocket from a site in Syuhai Village (旭海) in Pingtung County. It was the first test of a Tsua-Ing hybrid rocket engine, and the sixth sounding rocket to take off from the launch site established by the National Science and Technology Council. The rocket was jointly built by the university’s ASARe Lab, the Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC) and the MEMS Servo Control System Laboratory (MSCL). The ASARe Lab integrated the rocket’s systems and designed the launch pad, while the ARRC provided the Tsua-Ing hybrid rocket engine and the MSCL provided the avionics system, Tan Zu said yesterday. Meanwhile, a National Science and Technology Council official said that TASA has initiated its Launch Vehicle Program, which aims to ensure that Taiwan is self-reliant in satellite launch technology.
