Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
This illustration is a cutaway of the solid rocket booster (SRB) sections with callouts. The Shuttle's two SRB's are the largest solids ever built and the first designed for refurbishment and reuse. Standing ne... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
The solid rocket booster (SRB) structural test article is being installed in the Solid Rocket Booster Test Facility for the structural and load verification test at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The ... More
Static Test Firing DM-2 for Solid Rocket Booster
This photograph was taken during the static test firing of the DM-2 (Demonstration Motor) for the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) at the testing ground of Thiokol Corporation near Brigham City, Utah. As one of the m... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
Workmen in the Dynamic Test Stand lowered the nose cone into place to complete stacking of the left side of the solid rocket booster (SRB) in the Dynamic Test Stand at the east test area of the Marshall Space F... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
This photograph shows stacking of the left side of the solid rocket booster (SRB) segments in the Dynamic Test Stand at the east test area of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Staging shown here are the ... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
This photograph shows the left side of the solid rocket booster (SRB) segment as it awaits being mated to the nose cone and forward skirt in the Dynamic Test Stand at the east test area of the Marshall Space Fl... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
The structural test article to be used in the solid rocket booster (SRB) structural and load verification tests is being assembled in a high bay building of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The Shuttle'... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
This is a photograph of the solid rocket booster's (SRB's) Qualification Motor-1 (QM-1) being prepared for a static firing in a test stand at the Morton Thiokol Test Site in Wasatch, Utah, showing the aft end o... More
UTC LIBERTY RETURN - SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB) - PORT CANAVERAL, FL
S81-31308 (13 April 1981) --- The solid rocket booster recovery ship UTC Liberty heads for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after retrieving one of the two booster casings from the launch of Columbia, America?s... More
UTC LIBERTY AND FREEDOM RETURN - SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB) - PORT CAN...
S81-31319 (14 April 1981) --- One of the STS-1 solid rocket boosters (SRB) is towed back to shore after landing in the Atlantic Ocean following the jettisoning of both of Columbia?s SRB en route to her Earth-or... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
The towing ship, Liberty, towed a recovered solid rocket booster (SRB) for the STS-3 mission to Port Canaveral, Florida. The recovered SRB would be inspected and refurbished for reuse. The Shuttle's SRB's and s... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
he left solid rocket booster (SRB) for the STS-5 mission is shown in this photograph at the moment of splashdown after its separation from the external tank. This view was photographed from a Cast Glance aircra... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
The right solid rocket booster (SRB) for the STS-5 mission, with one chute opened, falls after its separation from the external tank (ET). This view was photographed from a Cast Glance aircraft. After impact to... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
The towing ship, Liberty, towed a recovered solid rocket booster (SRB) for the STS-5 mission to Port Canaveral, Florida. The recovered SRB would be inspected and refurbished for reuse. The Shuttle's SRB's and s... More
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (ET and SRBs)
(April 8, 1986) On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. After the ac... More
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (Left Solid Rocket Booster)
(March 7, 1986) On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. Search and r... More
Challenger. NASA public domain image colelction.
(January 28, 1986) Close-up view of the liftoff of the Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51L taken from camera site 39B-2/T3. From this camera position, a cloud of grey-brown smoke can be seen on the right side... More
Space shuttle Challenger Rocket Booster
(January 28, 1986) At about 76 seconds, fragments of the Orbiter can be seen tumbling against a background of fire, smoke and vaporized propellants from the External Tank. The left Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) fl... More
STS-51-L Recovered Debris (O-Ring Tracks on Right SRB Joint)
(March 19, 1986) On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right Solid Rocket Booster caused an explosion soon after launch. Among over ... More
Solid Rocket Booster - Space Shuttle Projects
This photograph is a long shot view of a full scale solid rocket motor (SRM) for the solid rocket booster (SRB) being test fired at Morton Thiokol's Wasatch Operations in Utah. The twin boosters provide the maj... More
STS-88 Mating in VAB. NASA public domain image colelction.
The orbiter Endeavour is suspended in a vertical position inside the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with its solid rocket boosters and external tank. Endeavour is scheduled to fly on mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF), Troy Krout, with United Space Alliance, works on positioning the parachute camera after installation on the so... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF), Vernon Gibbs, with United Space Alliance, prepares the forward skirt of a solid rocket booster for installatio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF), Vernon Gibbs, with United Space Alliance, prepares the forward skirt of a solid rocket booster for installati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF), Vernon Gibbs, with United Space Alliance, prepares the forward skirt of a solid rocket booster for installatio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mark Northcraft adjusts the position of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mark Northcraft adjusts the position of the parachute camera just installed on the solid rocket booster forward skirt in the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facilit... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a drawing of a solid rocket booster (S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a drawing of a solid rocket booster (SRB), Mark Northcraft, with United Space Alliance, points to the spot where a parachute camera will be installed, on the forward skirt of the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Solid Rocket Booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF), Donnie Cardigan, with United Space Alliance, installs the parachute camera on the solid rocket booster forwa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A United Space Alliance (USA) technician...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A United Space Alliance (USA) technician (center) discusses aspects of Shuttle processing performed in the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF) with... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, a United Space Alliance (USA)...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, a United Space Alliance (USA) technician discusses aspects of Shuttle processing performed in the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF) wi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) arrives at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) arrives at Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is the first SRB that will be mated to the Boeing Delta II Heavy rocket for the MESSENGER s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force St...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers check the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) waiting to be lifted up the mobile service tower. The SRB and eight others will be mated... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force St...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers steady the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) waiting to be lifted up the mobile service tower. The SRB and eight others will be mate... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delta launch arrives at Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRB is one of three to be attached to the Boeing Delta rocket that is... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delta launch is lifted off its transporter on Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRB is one of three to be attached to the Boein... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians on Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians on Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, work on the bottom of the Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delta launch before the SRB is raised into the mobile service... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Solid Rocket Booster for the Swift-Delta launch is lifted off its transporter on Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRB is one of three to be attached to the Boein... More
Icicles on the Launch Tower. NASA public domain image colelction.
(February 10, 2015) Icicles formed on the launch pad and service tower in the evening and early morning hours on January 28, 1986. When it was determined that air temperatures combined with wind speeds were goi... More