SRBs

The problem with dropping the SRBs is that they are what holds the rocket up when it is on the pad.

Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch 2009

OIG on Conflict of Interest Issues With Constellation SRBs is the next entry in this blog.

NASA's JPL Page Needs Some Tweaking - NASA Watch 2009

The Ares V has 5.5 segment SRBs, so they're actually a separate set of SRBs from the Ares I. Core Stage - The Jupiter 120 configuration has the same core stage as the 232 configuration.

Transition Team Update - NASA Watch 2009

Let's handle the myriad of hazardous chemicals that go into the SRBs from a factory in St. Louis, or Detroit.

Less Pizza, More NASA - NASA Watch 2009

SRBs - Jupiter uses off-the-shelf SRBs from the shuttle.

Transition Team Update - NASA Watch 2009

The failure of an O-ring seal of a joint on one of the SRBs was the primary cause of the Challenger loss.

Columbia « worlds in a grain of sand 2005

The failure of an O-ring seal of a joint on one of the SRBs was the primary cause of the Challenger loss.

2005 February 01 « worlds in a grain of sand 2005

The failure of an O-ring seal of a joint on one of the SRBs was the primary cause of the Challenger loss.

Columbia Andrew 2005

The failure of an O-ring seal of a joint on one of the SRBs was the primary cause of the Challenger loss.

Archive 2005-02-01 Andrew 2005

They've extracted colonies of sulfate-reducing bacteria, also known as SRBs, from pits in the interior of copper pipes.

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