#solid rocket boosters

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Atlantis seen in the Vehicle Assembly Building being maneuvered to be mated with it's external fuel tank

[epcotarchivist]

Shuttle rollout

[okan170]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t2SFKN-Bcs)

The second mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-2, launched November 12, 1981.  Carrying Joe Engle and Richard Truly on their first spaceflight.  The first steps of the previous spaceflight era, 2nd and final flight of the white External Tank.  (And last all-rookie crew to fly for NASA)

Delightfully synth-wave scored launch at 7:19!  

[spaceflight-insider]

Gallery: See NASA's fully-stacked SLS solid rocket boosters

Gallery: See NASA’s fully-stacked SLS solid rocket boosters

The fully-stacked solid rocket boosters for the Artemis 1 Space Launch System mission. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson NASA reported in early March 2021 that the stacking is complete for the Space Launch System twin solid rocket boosters for the Artemis 1 mission.Continue reading

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Solid rocket boosters por Tambako The Jaguar Via Flickr: These are the solid rocket boosters which took the space shuttles to orbit and further!

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Prachtige HiDyRS-X beelden van NASA's Solid Rocket Booster QM-2 test

Op 28 juni deed de NASA een test van de ‘solid booster raket’ van z’n Space Launch System (SLS), dé raket waarmee bemande missies naar Mars moeten worden uitgevoerd. De qualification motor (QM-2) test werd uitgevoerd in de testfaciliteit van het commerciële bedrijf Orbital ATK in Promontory (Utah, VS). Met NASA’s High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) zijn vertraagde beelden gemaakt van de uitstoot van vlammende gassen uit de motor, beelden die gebruikt worden door de bouwers om de motor eventueel te verbeteren. Prachtige beelden om te zien.

Bron: Space.com.

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Astroblogs: http://www.astroblogs.nl/2016/08/06/prachtige-hidyrs-x-beelden-van-nasas-solid-rocket-booster-qm-2-test/

[child-of-thecosmos]

Ever wonder what it’s like to be one of the solid rocket boosters that the Space Shuttle jettisoned around two minutes after launch? The video is a must-watch as not only does it give an awe-inspiring view of our planet, it also reveals the eerie sounds the boosters make (and the obvious thickening of the air) as they slowly make their way back to Earth.

Speaking of sounds, this video of the final Space Shuttle launch is a must-watch as well. It shows the awesome sound of the Space Shuttle 3 miles away.

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Following the explosion of the Russian-built Antares rocket at NASA’s Wallop’s Island launch facility in October-2014, it is nice to see research progress on the next generation of heavy lift rockets.  Plus, rocket thrust is cool.