A new type of rocket nozzle made of W-Cu composite was found to have contracted after a launching test. The microstructure, fractography, composition fabrication procedure and mechanical properties of W-Cu have been analyzed. The cause of shrinkage of nozzle diameter has been found to be: (a) the second sintering shrinkage of the W-skeleton in the W-Cu composite, (b) the extension of the nozzle in the axial direction because of the poor strength of W-Cu composite at high temperatures during launching test. Advanced ways to improve the dimensional stability of W-Cu products at high temperature were suggested and have been demonstrated in further.