CRONOS

Greece's First Open-Source Hybrid Rocket Motor

1st Open Source Greece
Hybrid Fuel System
2019 Development Year

Open-Source Innovation

Cronos represents a groundbreaking achievement in Greek aerospace: the nation's first open-source hybrid rocket motor. By making our designs, calculations, and research publicly available, we're democratizing access to rocket propulsion technology and fostering a collaborative community of aerospace enthusiasts.

This hybrid fuel rocket motor combines the safety of solid fuel with the controllability of liquid systems. Through open-source development, we're accelerating Greece's aerospace capabilities and contributing to the global rocketry knowledge base, enabling students and researchers worldwide to build upon our work.

Technology

Key Features

Hybrid Propulsion

Advanced hybrid fuel system combining solid and liquid propulsion advantages

Open Source

All designs, calculations, and documentation freely available to the community

Advanced Combustion

Optimized combustion chamber design with regenerative cooling system

Community Driven

Collaborative development advancing Greece's aerospace research capabilities

The Team

Team Cronos

Team Lead

Thanos Patsas

Thanos Patsas

Team Lead

Avionics

Theodoris Paparigopoulos

Theodoris Paparigopoulos

Avionics Lead & Software

Orfeas Filippopoulos

Orfeas Filippopoulos

Software & Hardware

Evgenia Leonida

Evgenia Leonida

Hardware (Harnesses & PCB)

Dimitris Moustroufis

Dimitris Moustroufis

Hardware (PCB Design)

Zeta Sourpi

Zeta Sourpi

Software & Hardware

Zoe Gkenakou

Zoe Gkenakou

Hardware (Harnesses & PCB)

Mechanical Design

Thanos Patsas

Thanos Patsas

System Design, Recovery & Manufacturing

Konstantinos Tzafestas

Konstantinos Tzafestas

Manufacturing & Recovery

Petros Tsiompanis

Petros Tsiompanis

Design

Payload

Dimitris Moustroufis

Dimitris Moustroufis

Hardware (PCB Design)

Victoria Malyshkina

Victoria Malyshkina

Software (ROS)

Communication & Public Relations

Giota Tsikouri

Giota Tsikouri

Logistics

Maria Petronikolou

Maria Petronikolou

Social Media

Evgenia Leonida

Evgenia Leonida

Logistics & Social Media

Support

Under the Auspices Of

Supported By

Impact

Advancing Greek Aerospace

🎓 Educational Impact

Providing students and universities across Greece with accessible rocket motor technology for research and education.

🔬 Research Contribution

Contributing validated designs and test data to the global aerospace research community.

🚀 National Capability

Establishing Greece's presence in advanced propulsion systems and hybrid rocket technology.

Access Cronos Resources

View our open-source designs, documentation, and research on GitHub