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Space Shuttle Projects
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This photograph is a long shot view of a full scale solid rocket motor (SRM) for the solid rocket booster (SRB) being test fired at Morton Thiokol's Wasatch Operations in Utah. The twin boosters provide the majority of thrust for the first two minutes of flight, about 5.8 million pounds, augmenting the Shuttle's main propulsion system during liftoff. The major design drivers for the SRM's were high thrust and reuse.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpace Shuttle Projects. NASA/MSFC, 1987-05-27. Public domain. ID: 8776671.
