Current solid propellant research and development in Indonesia and its future direction

This paper contains a study on the development of propellant research in Indonesia to support the mastery of rocket technology. The objective of this study is to formulate the direction of the propellant research that must be done by Indonesia. For such purpose, 31 relevant literatures are reviewed and discussed. The discussions includes the development of propellant technology in the world, and the position of propellant research in Indonesia, which mean to support the development of sounding rocket and satellite orbiter. This study identified the challenges that must be addressed by propellant researchers in Indonesia, in order to pursue the mastery of up to date propellant technology as in the developed countries.