Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) developed the target vehicle and uses Aerojet's solid-fuelled Variable Flow Ducted Rocket (VFDR) propulsion engine.
Remaining chapters discuss the formation of energetic pyrolants (metal-based pyrotechnic compositions), combustion propagation of pyrolants, emission from combustion products, transient combustion of propellants and pyrolants, rocket thrust modulation, and ducted rocket propulsion.