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X-Bow Static Fires Large Rocket Motor For First Time Using Propellants Made In-House

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024

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X-Bow Static Fires Large Rocket Motor For First Time Using Propellants Made In-House

Static fire of X-Bow's large solid rocket motor fueled by propellant grain manufactured in-house using advanced techniques. Photo: X-Bow Systems

Rocket motor developer X-Bow Systems recently static fired its large Ballesta solid rocket motor using propellant it produced in-house, a key milestone demonstrating its advanced manufacturing process that it believes is ahead of any competitor. The approximately 20-second static fire of the Ballesta-34 solid rocket motor (SRM) occurred in late June at the X-Bow’s Luling, Texas, “giga-campus” and used propellant grains manufactured at its research and development facilities in Socorro, N.M. The SRM, nicknamed XB-32, is about 34 inches in…

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