Editing Hybrid-propellant rocket (section)

==In popular culture==
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An October 26, 2005 episode of the television show ''[[MythBusters]]'' entitled "[[MythBusters (2005 season)#Episode 40 – "Confederate Rocket"|Confederate Rocket]]" <ref>{{cite AV media |title=Confederate Rocket |medium=video |series=MythBusters |year=2005 |url=https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/confederate-rocket |website=discovery.com}}</ref> featured a hybrid rocket motor using liquid [[nitrous oxide]] and [[paraffin wax]]. The myth purported that during the [[American Civil War]], the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] was able to construct a rocket of this type. The myth was revisited in a later episode entitled ''[[MythBusters (2006 season)#Salami Rocket|Salami Rocket]]'', using hollowed out dry [[salami]] as the solid fuel.

In the February 18, 2007, episode of ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', a [[Reliant Robin]] was used by [[Richard Hammond]] and [[James May]] in an attempt to modify a normal K-reg Robin into a reusable [[Space Shuttle]]. Steve Holland, a professional [[radio-controlled aircraft]] pilot, helped Hammond to work out how to land a Robin safely. The craft was built by senior members of the [[United Kingdom Rocketry Association]] (UKRA) and achieved a successful launch, flew for several seconds into the air and managed to successfully jettison the solid-fuel rocket boosters on time. This was the largest rocket launched by a non-government organisation in Europe. It used {{nowrap|6 × 40960 NS O}} motors by Contrail Rockets giving a maximum thrust of 8&nbsp;tonnes. However, the car failed to separate from the large external fuel tank due to faulty explosive bolts between the Robin and the external tank, and the Robin subsequently crashed into the ground and seemed to have exploded soon after. This explosion was added for dramatic effect as neither Reliant Robins nor hybrid rocket motors explode in the way depicted.