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A propulsion system with at least one storage chamber containing at least one solid propellant and at least one fluid propellant is disclosed. The fluid propellant is retained under pressurized conditions, such that depressurization of the storage chamber substantially homogeneously disperses the at

A propulsion system with at least one storage chamber containing at least one solid propellant and at least one fluid propellant is disclosed. The fluid propellant is retained under pressurized conditions, such that depressurization of the storage chamber substantially homogeneously disperses the at least one solid propellant in the at least one fluid propellant. A mixed-phase propellant can thereby be fed to a combustion chamber. The pressurized conditions under which the at least one fluid propellant is retained can include supercritical or critical conditions, saturation conditions, and conditions sufficient to provide a compressed gas.

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1. A propulsion system, comprising:a first chamber containing at least one solid oxidizer and at least one fluid oxidizer retained under pressurized conditions; a combustion chamber; and a communicating passage interconnecting said combustion chamber and said first chamber, wherein depressurization

1. A propulsion system, comprising:a first chamber containing at least one solid oxidizer and at least one fluid oxidizer retained under pressurized conditions; a combustion chamber; and a communicating passage interconnecting said combustion chamber and said first chamber, wherein depressurization of said first chamber substantially homogeneously disperses said at least one solid oxidizer in said at least one fluid oxidizer to provide a dispersed mixture and said combustion chamber is adapted to receive at least one fuel component together with said dispersed mixture and provide for the combustion of said at least one fuel component and said dispersed mixture.