NASA iTech-Ignite the Night: Virtual Austin - Firehawk Aerospace 3D Ultra Hybrid Engine

Firehawk Aerospace is making a new form of advanced chemical rocket engine for space exploration, space commerce and the U.S. Department of Defense. Unlike current liquid-fueled rockets, which are very expensive to fuel and can explode, Firehawk Aerospace uses patented and proprietary engine fuel grains, which are 3D printed from a proprietary polymeric/metal fuel formulation. Firehawk engines will not detonate. They only have 12 parts. They are environmentally benign and can be custom designed at any thrust level in four to six months rather than the industry standard of five to seven years.