Abstract: 1. An igniter for a miniature solid propellant rocket containing a propellant grain and a nozzle comprising in combinationA. a solid propellant grain having a central burning perforation extending substantially the length thereof;A.sub.1. a housing enclosing the grain in which the housing is closed at the front end and open at the rear end;B. a pyrotechnic coating on substantially the entire surface of said propellant grain;C. an electrical ignition wire extending substantially the length of the perforation of said propellant grain, said ignition wire being comprised of first and second sections, said first section being bare resistance wire and said second section being an insulated return wire connected to the bare resistance wire at its front end located in the forward end portion of the perforation; andD.