Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:burnTime 124 seconds
gptkbp:cause O-ring erosion
gptkbp:component gptkb:Space_Shuttle_launch_system
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Morton_Thiokol
gptkbp:diameter 3.71 m
12.17 ft
gptkbp:emptyWeight 91,000 kg
gptkbp:failureIncident gptkb:Challenger_disaster
gptkbp:firstFlight April 12, 1981
gptkbp:height 45.46 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
gptkbp:jettisonedAfter 2 minutes
gptkbp:lastFlight July 8, 2011
gptkbp:length 149.16 ft
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Thiokol
gptkbp:massLoaded 590,000 kg
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:nickname SRB
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 2
gptkbp:propulsion iron oxide
aluminum powder
polybutadiene acrylonitrile
ammonium perchlorate
gptkbp:recoveryMethod parachute
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:reusable true
gptkbp:separationAltitude 45 km
gptkbp:thrust 12.5 MN
gptkbp:usedBetween 1981
2011
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:usedFor Space Shuttle launch
multiple flights
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-135
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ares_I-X
gptkb:five-segment_SRB
gptkb:Thiokol_Chemical_Company
gptkb:Thiokol_Corporation
gptkb:Thiokol_Propulsion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7