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WHAT IS PROJECT SILVERBACK?

Project Silverback is LURA’s liquid rocketry development programme that aims to give students experience in developing rocket propulsion systems. The programme aims to finish with the hotfire of the Silverback propulsion system – an electric propellant fed liquid rocket engine, sized for a Spaceshot rocket. Before initiating the Silverback engine, the team will learn about propulsion in smaller and more steady steps by developing and testing engines and feed systems.

OUR JOURNEY

2022-2024

Simple and powerful.
Leeds’ first ever liquid bi-propellant rocket engine.

2024-2025

Precision engineered. The next evolution of liquid propulsion.

The Silverback Programme plays a crucial role in LURA’s vision.

The move away from commercial solid motors and towards self-developed propulsion systems is vital if we are ever to make it to space.