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No. 462Problem statementManufacturing and materials

Cc-sic throat and CFRP based nozzle

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Abridged source description: develop a carbon-carbon silicon-carbide throat and carbon-fibre-reinforced-polymer nozzle section without metallic structural backup, able to withstand thermo-structural loads and improve performance over conventional ablative nozzles. Rocket performance implications are kept high-level.