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An SRB is an acronym for Solid Rocket Booster. The SRBs are the two white rockets attached to the side of the US Space Shuttle's external fuel tank. They weigh about 1,300,000 pounds each at launch and stand almost 150 feet high. The provide power for the first two minutes of powered flight. Each SRB produces approximately 2,800,000 pounds of thrust, about 83% of the space shuttles initial thrust. Additionally, eac SRB is equipped with a Rang Safety System (RSS), an explosive charge to destroy the booster if it were to go out of control. The RSS has only been used once, after the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, when the remaining SRB was terminated 37 seconds after the breakup of the orbiter.
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How did people get the space shuttle in space?
The space shuttle was lifted into space by means of the rockets fueled via the Solid Recovery Boosters (SRB's) and the large External Tank.
Which rocket on the space shuttle are most powerful?
The solid rocket booster or SRB's as they are known. They pack a right punch I can tell thee!
What was the cause of the space shuttle blowing up in 1986?
The space shuttle Challenger was destroyed when one of the the large white Solid Rocket Boosters (aka SRB) failed. A failure in one of the SRB's joints caused a leak. That leak burned a hole in the orange External Tank (aka ET.) The leak also burned the connection of the SRB to the ET. Once that connection failed the SRB separated from the ET and pierced the upper portion of the ET. When that happened the fuel in the upper tank mixed with the fuel in the lower tank and ignited. The fireball and explosion blew the Challenger into pieces.
What are the names and years of the space shuttles that crashed?
None of them crashed. Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986 due to a SRB explosion. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry in 2003 due to a whole in it's left wing from foam from the ET hitting it during launch.
What was the first disaster to happen with a space shuttle?
The breakup of the space shuttle Challenger was the first space shuttle disaster. It was caused by the failure of two O- rings in one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB's) to properly seal. There had been problems with the seal on other missions, but it is thought that the decision to launch in near-freezing temperatures contributed to the failure, making the seal rigid and unable to seal properly. This led to a catastrophic chain of events. Hot gases escaped from the SRB, followed by a flame, damaging the clamp securing the SRB, and burning through the external fuel tank causing the tank to disintegrate. The forces created caused the orbiter to disintegrate (it did not explode) before the debris crashed into the ocean.
How did people get the space shuttle in space?
The space shuttle was lifted into space by means of the rockets fueled via the Solid Recovery Boosters (SRB's) and the large External Tank.
Where does the shuttle take off from?
Launch Pad - it is shot off to space vertically with SRB (solid rocket boosters) - havent you seen om TV - shuttle being launched??
Which rocket on the space shuttle are most powerful?
The solid rocket booster or SRB's as they are known. They pack a right punch I can tell thee!
What was the cause of the space shuttle blowing up in 1986?
The space shuttle Challenger was destroyed when one of the the large white Solid Rocket Boosters (aka SRB) failed. A failure in one of the SRB's joints caused a leak. That leak burned a hole in the orange External Tank (aka ET.) The leak also burned the connection of the SRB to the ET. Once that connection failed the SRB separated from the ET and pierced the upper portion of the ET. When that happened the fuel in the upper tank mixed with the fuel in the lower tank and ignited. The fireball and explosion blew the Challenger into pieces.
What is a engine used on a spaceship?
There are actually two types of boosters that were both used by the space shuttle before their decommission. To propel the vehicle out into space from the surface of the earth out past the atmosphere, the shuttle used SRB's, or Solid Rocket Boosters. The engines on the actual shuttle are LRB's, or Liquid Rocket Boosters. These are used to propel the space vehicle further into space and into orbit around the earth.
What are the names and years of the space shuttles that crashed?
None of them crashed. Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986 due to a SRB explosion. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry in 2003 due to a whole in it's left wing from foam from the ET hitting it during launch.
How is the shuttle put into orbit?
The Shuttle is put into orbit using the two SRB (Solid Rocket Boosters) and the large External Tank during lift-off. For maneuvering in space (and the gradual approach to the space station) the orbiter's two engines (one on either side of the tail) are used.
What was the first disaster to happen with a space shuttle?
The breakup of the space shuttle Challenger was the first space shuttle disaster. It was caused by the failure of two O- rings in one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB's) to properly seal. There had been problems with the seal on other missions, but it is thought that the decision to launch in near-freezing temperatures contributed to the failure, making the seal rigid and unable to seal properly. This led to a catastrophic chain of events. Hot gases escaped from the SRB, followed by a flame, damaging the clamp securing the SRB, and burning through the external fuel tank causing the tank to disintegrate. The forces created caused the orbiter to disintegrate (it did not explode) before the debris crashed into the ocean.
Why do the SRB's drop off the shuttle?
If they remain on the shuttle it would be pulling extra weight that it would need and that would reduce its fuel efficiency.
What couldve been done for the space shuttle not to explode?
I'm assuming you're talking about Challenger in 1986. Space Shuttle Challenger did not explode. It's right SRB exploded because it's O-ring failed because of the 27 F degree weather on the launch pad. So what could've been done to prevent it? Not launch it.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
What happens after the space shuttle takes off?
First the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) parachute into the sea. Then the External Tank (ET) comes off and disintegrates in the atmosphere. The shuttle orbits the Earth. It may dock with a satellite then re-enters the earths atmosphere and lands. If all goes correctly.
