Arondight

Beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, KXR has been working on developing a new liquid bipropellant rocket engine, and after nearly a year of work, we have designed the Arondight rocket engine. Arondight is designed as a 1000-lbf thrust, film cooled engine using ethanol as fuel, and nitrous oxide as an oxidizer. Arondight hopes to finish machining soon and will begin its static fire campaign during winter 2026. Development has been a combined effort from many of our members, encompassing an incredibly diverse skillset, the Arondight engine is a gateway to industry level rocketry!