Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
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space-shuttle-solid-rocket-booster-189-7479208
title:
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
text:
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight. A pair of these provided 85% of the Space Shuttle's thrust at liftoff and for the first two minutes of ascent. After burnout, they were jettisoned and parachuted into the Atlantic Ocean where they were recovered, examined, refurbished, and reused. The Space Shuttle SRBs were the most powerful solid rocket motors to ever launch humans. The S
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description:
Solid propellant rocket used to launch the Space Shuttle orbiter
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster
date created:
2004-03-24T15:51:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T13:32:17Z
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