AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadet 2 Class Sarah Gingras opens the valve of an oxygen tank connected to a hybrid rocket engine Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The Academy's Astronautics department, in conjunction with analyst from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, validate data on the regression rate of a liquid oxidizer and solid fuel engine. The objective of the research is to advance rocket technology for future interplanetary CubeSat missions.

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