A statement issued by the university’s press service said: “Testing operations took place in Moscow in two small experimental rocket engines, designed and developed by students and graduates of Reshetnyov University. The tests were conducted on a test platform at the Keldysh Center of the Roscosmos Foundation. These engines are distinguished by the fact that their combustion chambers are completely made using 3D printing technology.”

The statement added, “During the tests, three successful runs of the engines were carried out, lasting between 30 to 60 seconds each. According to visual inspection data using an endoscope, no damage to the structures was detected, and rapid analysis of the measurement data showed agreement between the operating parameters and the theoretically calculated values.”

Vladimir Nazarov, Head of the University’s Aerospace Engines Department, said that the successful tests of these engines open horizons for developing future rocket engines that operate on gaseous fuel. He added: “These are engines intended for rockets, light space launch vehicles, accelerator units, and course correction and braking systems for spacecraft.”

These engines were manufactured by Polychrome, the university’s industrial partner. It was designed in the FACL Student Design Bureau of the Department of Aeronautical Vehicle Engines at Reshetnov University, where students carried out design and development work under the supervision of department professor Vladimir Nazarov.

Source: TASS