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From: system@asuvax.UUCP (Marc Lesure)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Heavy Lift Capacity Boosters
Message-ID: <359@asuvax.UUCP>
Date: 23 Sep 88 05:38:44 GMT
References: <677@eplrx7.UUCP> <2240@ssc-vax.UUCP> <1402@viper.Lynx.MN.Org>
Organization: Arizona State Univ, Tempe
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In article <1402@viper.Lynx.MN.Org>, dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) writes:
> In article <2240@ssc-vax.UUCP> eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) writes:
>  >
>  >By varying the number of segments in the SRBs and the
>  >number of SSMEs used, you can get different payloads.  For reference,
>  >the Space Shuttle uses two 4-segment SRBs and 3 SSMEs.
> 
> How can you vary the number of segments in the SRBs?  Wouldn't
> that change the combustion-chamber pressure rather
> drasticaly?

Adding SRB's to the shuttle would also increase vibrational, aerodynamic,
and g-force characteristics (among other factors).  I can just see the
tiles or wings getting "ripped-off" during launch.

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