Solid Rocket Booster

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The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf solid-fuel rocket booster ⓘ
space shuttle component ⓘ
abbreviation SRB ⓘ
attachedTo Space Shuttle Orbiter via External Tank ⓘ
burnTime approximately 124 seconds ⓘ
componentOf Space Shuttle launch stack ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle stack
contains segments of solid propellant ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designFeature segment joints with field joints ⓘ
developedFor Space Shuttle program ⓘ
failureCauseInChallenger O-ring failure in field joint ⓘ
failureInvolvedIn Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ
guidance thrust vector control system ⓘ
ignition simultaneous at liftoff with Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ
influencedDesignOf Space Launch System solid rocket boosters ⓘ
isReusable true ⓘ
laterManufacturer ATK Launch Systems ⓘ
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems ⓘ
linked to: Northrop Grumman
launchPad Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
manufacturer Morton Thiokol ⓘ
Thiokol ⓘ
massContribution major portion of total launch thrust ⓘ
material steel case ⓘ
mountedOn sides of the Space Shuttle External Tank ⓘ
numberPerLaunch 2 ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
postFlightProcessing refurbishment and refilling with propellant ⓘ
propellantType solid propellant ⓘ
provides majority of thrust during initial ascent ⓘ
recoveredBy parachute descent into the ocean ⓘ
recoveryFeature nose cap with parachute system ⓘ
separation motors ⓘ
recoveryMethod ocean splashdown and retrieval by ship ⓘ
role augment main engine thrust during ascent ⓘ
safetyImprovement redesigned field joints after Challenger ⓘ
separatesAt approximately two minutes after liftoff ⓘ
shutdownCapability no in-flight shutdown ⓘ
thrustAtLiftoff approximately 12.5 MN each ⓘ
usedByAgency NASA Space Shuttle Program ⓘ
usedFor launch vehicle first-stage thrust ⓘ
usedFrom 1981 ⓘ
usedInProgram Space Transportation System ⓘ
usedOn Space Shuttle ⓘ
usedOnMission STS-1 ⓘ
STS-135 ⓘ
usedUntil 2011 ⓘ

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Space Transportation System → component → Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
Thiokol → notableProject → Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster program ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
Morton Thiokol → manufacturerOf → Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
Ares I-X → relatedTo → Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
subject linked to: Ares I-X test flight
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
SLS solid rocket boosters → derivedFrom → Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
Space Shuttle stack → hasPart → Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
Space Shuttle stack → hasPart → left Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
Space Shuttle stack → poweredBy → Solid Rocket Boosters ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster
Ares I → firstStageOrigin → Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ
linked to: Solid Rocket Booster