Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 60(1) 181-189 Jan 2023
A detonation engine system is successfully demonstrated for the first time in space using sounding rocket S-520-31 of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Institute of Space Astronautical Science. Detailed flight results of an S-shaped pulse det...
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 60(1) 273-285 Jan 2023
To create a new flyable detonation propulsion system, a detonation engine system (DES) that can be stowed in sounding rocket S-520-31 has been developed. This paper focused on the first flight demonstration in the space environment of a DES-integr...