Council hails successful test flight of NCKU rocketStaff writer, with CNAResearchers at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) yesterday conducted a successful test flight in Pingtung County of a two-stage rocket using a hybrid propulsion system. The launch tested the rocket’s hybrid propulsion system, which uses a mix of liquid and solid-state propellants, the council said. A two-stage hybrid rocket is launched from a test site in Pingtung County’s Mudan Township yesterday. It is hoped that the Tainan-based university’s hybrid rocket can be modified to carry payloads for scientific research in the near future, the NSPO said. The sounding rocket launch yesterday was also used to test the basic functions of the ComSAD for future missions, the council said.

Source: Taipei Times November 09, 2022 04:10 UTC