solid rocket booster
Americannoun
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During Fire Point’s early days, someone painted a solid rocket booster prototype Barbie pink as a joke.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It will be connected to the external tank in three locations; each solid rocket booster will be affixed to the external tank in four spots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023
The solid rocket booster segments are also recycled from the shuttle program.
From Scientific American • Mar. 19, 2021
After a lengthy investigation it was determined that an O-ring seal in the joint of the right solid rocket booster failed resulting in the catastrophic destruction of the spacecraft.
From Washington Times • Jan. 30, 2021
In 1986, the Shuttle Challenger was destroyed about a minute after liftoff, when a hole burned through the side of a solid rocket booster, causing a gigantic explosion.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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