ISRO tests hybrid motors successfully

• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully tested a hybrid motor.

•  This may lead to the development of a new propulsion system for next launch vehicles.

•  The Bengaluru-based space agency claimed that the 30 kN hybrid motor tested at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu is stackable and scalable.

• The ISRO Liquid Propulsion Systems Center (LPSC) provided support for the test.

• Liquid oxygen (LOX) served as the oxidizer and hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) served as the fuel for the motor.

• A hybrid motor employs solid fuel and liquid oxidizer, as opposed to solid-solid or liquid-liquid combinations.

• The exercise’s other high points included the interception of a pirated ship, a well-organized combined boarding operation, a SAR demonstration, and external fire-fighting to save burning ships