Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!pyrdc!pyrnj!rutgers!noao!asuvax!system 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 Lines: 23 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Lesure / Arizona State University / Tempe, AZ "Between the world of men and make-believe, I can be found..." "False faces and meaningless chases, I travel alone..." "And where do you go when you come to the end of your dream?" UUCP: ...!ncar!noao!asuvax!lesure Internet/CSNET/ARPA: lesure@asuvax.asu.edu