Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

Overview

The pair of reusable solid rocket boosters that provided most of the Space Shuttle's liftoff thrust before being recovered from the ocean by parachute.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• Stage ofSpace Shuttle
• Uses propellantSolid (APCP)

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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