FCI-tech-summary-MultiBurn.pdf
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This document is a Technology Licensing Opportunity sheet for a Multi-Burn Solid Rocket, developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and recognized as an R&D 100 Winner. The innovative propulsion system enables multiple independently controllable impulses from a single solid rocket, maintaining high thrust, safety, simplicity, reliability, scalability, and storability of traditional solid rockets. Key advantages include allowing complex flight maneuvers with precise thrust modulation, the ability to halt and reinitiate combustion, and precise space vehicle orbit placement.
The technology solves several technical challenges, including transforming the ignition system from one-time to reusable, implementing a resettable mechanism to rapidly extinguish burns, and enabling long-term storage of fully fueled rockets. Potential market applications span aerospace (such as reusable launch vehicles), defense and military sectors, commercial satellites, and space tourism. The intellectual property is associated with US Patent US-11859579-B1 and LA-UR-25-26225, and interested parties can contact the Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation at licensing@lanl.gov for further information about licensing this technology.
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TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY
Multi-Burn Solid Rocket R&D 100 Winner
This propulsion system enables multiple independently controllable impulses from a single solid rocket while maintaining the high thrust, safety, simplicity, reliability, scalability, and storability of traditional solid rockets.
Key Advantages
• Allows for complex flight maneuvers that require precise thrust modulation
• Combustion can be halted cleanly and then reinitiated
• Can place space vehicles in precise orbits for optimal performance
Problems Solved
• Ignition system has been changed from one-time use to reusable
• Employs resettable mechanism to rapidly extinguish a burn
• Can be stored fully fueled for long periods of time
Market Applications
• Aerospace (i.e., Reusable
Launch Vehicles)
• Defense and Military
• Commercial Satellites
• Space Tourism
IP Information:
S-133685.001 Patent US-11859579-B1
LA-UR-25-26225
Solve emerging space problems
Contact:
Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation licensing@lanl.gov
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