Solid Rocket Boosters

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:average_temperature -40 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit
gptkbp:check_in_time two minutes
gptkbp:control_system thrust vector control
gptkbp:crew gptkb:NASA_astronauts
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2011
gptkbp:design 10 years
NASA engineers
gptkbp:design_purpose to provide thrust
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:diameter 12.2 feet
gptkbp:durability not reusable
gptkbp:emergency_services not applicable
gptkbp:environmental_impact emission of gases
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:Utah_Test_and_Training_Range
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1981
gptkb:STS-135
gptkbp:fuel_type solid propellant
gptkbp:has_tour solid rocket stage
gptkbp:historical_significance first solid rocket boosters used in spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solid Rocket Boosters
gptkbp:ignition_system pyrotechnic
gptkbp:integrates_with vertical integration facility
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 135 missions
gptkbp:launch_mass over 1.5 million pounds
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:ground
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launch_window specific time frame
gptkbp:launched ground support equipment
pre-launch checklist
gptkbp:length 149.16 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Thiokol
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:number_of_boosters two
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:2011
gptkbp:operational_history 30 years of service
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:operational_use initial launch phase
gptkbp:payload_capacity up to 65 tons
gptkbp:post_launch_recovery land in ocean
gptkbp:propellant_composition HTPB and ammonium perchlorate
gptkbp:propulsion 3.3 million pounds
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 12,000 pounds per second
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:parachute
gptkbp:safety_features flame trench
gptkbp:safety_record no fatalities
gptkbp:success_rate 100% during operational period
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:railway
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:weight 1.3 million pounds
gptkbp:weight_at_launch 1.1 million pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4