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2009 Engine

This engine is designed to deliver >350kg of thrust sea level and (Theoretical) up to 450 kg of thrust in space

A few more bolts and welds and it will be ready for testing (98% Complete) hopefully this year.

Estimated sea level T/W ratio is >25

and T/W > 30 in space.

After thoroughly tests have been conducted of MASSLAs rocket engines, proper application for launching a rocket in Sweden will be filed with the authorities.

A talk with key persons at space companies has under the years indicates that MASSLAs engines systems realize safety requirements and propellants selection.

Of course lots of other safety issues must be resolved but MASSLA is confident that together all safety requirements can be meet.

Winter 2006 Test

The newly produced regenerative rocket engine was tested in January 2006.

Designed to deliver 150kg of thrust at (5km) above sea-level, the engine was tested 6 times.

The longest burn of the engine is 15 seconds and total accumulated burns of 1 min 6sek.

The latest tests indicate thrust levels above 100kg of thrust at sea-level.

No erosion on the combustion chamber was detected after the test runs and no damage to the engine was detected at all.

Despite low Thrust/Weight ratio of approximately 10, Improvement can be done to at least double T/W.

A short analysis indicates longer burn times can be sustained for a much longer than 15 seconds.

This is a milestone for MASSLA in the development of a safe engine for commercial use.

Summer 2005 Test

This is a picture of the MASSLA regenerative engine, due to some erosion of a weld the engine eventually failed.

The engine was designed to deliver 60kg of thrust, which it did for almost 6 seconds.

Spring 2004

In the spring of 2004 MASSLA conducted several more tests.

As the picture shows a rocket engine test stand, With some notes to its component.

Despite a simple pressurized system it became a fairly complex system to overlook during test firings.

Autumn 2003

MASSLA conducted dozens of test on the second engine 2003

The engine a low thrust (5 to 10kg of thrust) un-cooled type.

Summer test 2003