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Rocket Engine Project

September 2024 · done

A solid rocket motor with cast and machined parts.

Rocket engine component
Motor component.

The motor used solid fuel. The nozzle was machined from home-cast brass on a mini-lathe.

Casting brass for a machined component
Casting brass for the nozzle.

I am done working with solid fuel. It is too scary for what I want to do. I am still interested in making rocket engine parts, and I would like to work on a liquid engine someday.