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  1. Rocket propellant is used as reaction mass ejected from a rocket engine to produce thrust. The energy required can either come from the propellants themselves, as with a chemical rocket, or from an external source, as with ion engines.
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    Solid rocket booster - Wikipedia

    A solid rocket booster (SRB) is a large solid propellant motor used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent. Many launch vehicles, including the Atlas V, SLS and Space Shuttle, have used SRBs to give launch vehicles much of the thrust required to place the vehicle into … See more

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    Compared to liquid propellant rockets, the solid-propellant motors SRMs have been capable of providing large amounts of thrust with a relatively simple design. They provide greater thrust without … See more

    Solid propellant boosters are not controllable and must generally burn until exhaustion after ignition, unlike liquid propellant or cold-gas propulsion systems. However, launch abort systems and See more

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  4. Space Launch System Solid Rocket Booster - NASA

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  6. Graphite-Epoxy Motor - Wikipedia

    The Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) is a family of solid rocket boosters developed in the late 1980s and used since 1990. GEM motors are manufactured with carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer casings and a fuel consisting of HTPB -bound …

  7. Artemis I - NASA

    The SLS has two solid rocket boosters that burn approximately six tons of solid propellant each second to help lift the enormous rocket off the launch pad and send it soaring to space. Their job is finished in two minutes.

  8. Chemical Propulsion Systems | Glenn Research Center

    Apr 17, 2023 · The solid rocket boosters on either side of the space shuttle are examples of solid propellant rockets. These systems generate a lot of thrust, can be stored for long periods of time in a “ready-to-go” state, but generally …