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