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Space Shuttle Projects
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Space Shuttle Projects

NASA / MSFC · 1982-11-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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he left solid rocket booster (SRB) for the STS-5 mission is shown in this photograph at the moment of splashdown after its separation from the external tank. This view was photographed from a Cast Glance aircraft. After impact to the ocean, it was retrieved and refurbished for reuse. The Shuttle's SRB's and solid rocket motors (SRM's) are the largest ever built and the first designed for refurbishment and reuse.

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Solid Rocket BoosterSRBReentry
Credit lineSpace Shuttle Projects. NASA/MSFC, 1982-11-01. Public domain. ID: 8330449.
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