Solid Rocket Booster

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:component gptkb:Space_Shuttle_stack
gptkbp:controls thrust vector control
gptkbp:deployedTo launch pad
gptkbp:design 10 years
gptkbp:designedFor heavy lift launch vehicles
gptkbp:diameter 12.2 feet
gptkbp:emergencyServices included
gptkbp:environmentalImpact produces exhaust gases
gptkbp:finalDisposal demilitarization and recycling
gptkbp:firstFlight 1981
2011
required
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:hydroxyl-terminated_polybutadiene_(HTPB)
approximately 500,000 pounds
solid propellant ignition
gptkbp:hasArea gptkb:Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:hasDepartment approximately 120 seconds
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first solid rocket boosters used in human spaceflight.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solid Rocket Booster
gptkbp:integration gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launched 135
varies by mission
ground control team
approximately 5 per year during peak years
approximately 8.5 minutes
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
two boosters attached to the external tank
gptkbp:launchVehicle Space Shuttle
gptkbp:length 45.2 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:numberOfStations two
gptkbp:offers approximately $40 million
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operationalArea crew and cargo missions
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:passenger_traffic not applicable
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 65 tons
gptkbp:productionCompany 1970
gptkbp:productionYears approximately 2 minutes
gptkbp:propulsion 3.3 million pounds
gptkbp:reliability no
gptkbp:renovated parachute
gptkbp:safetyFeatures multiple redundant systems
gptkbp:succeededBy 100% during operational period
gptkbp:supports mobile launcher platform
gptkbp:transportation railroad
gptkbp:usedBy NASA
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:STS_missions
gptkbp:weight 1.3 million pounds