Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!zardoz.cpd.com!dhw68k!ofa123!rick From: rick@ofa123.FIDONET.ORG (Rick Ellis) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Single SRB Ignition Message-ID: <109.261E583A@ofa123.FIDONET.ORG> Date: 7 Apr 90 21:06:44 GMT Organization: Universal Electronics Inc. (Gateway) Lines: 16 In a message of , Larry Wall (lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV ) writes: LW> Uh, numeracy check. Did he mean 1.2 megapounds, or 1.2 kilotons? LW> LW> A loaded space shuttle stack only weighs about 2.2 kilotons. I don't LW> think solid fuel and H2/O2 is THAT much more powerful than TNT. SRB propellant masses about 1.1 million pounds. (for each SRB) -- Rick Ellis ...!{dhw68k,zardoz,lawnet,conexch}!ofa123!rick rick@ofa123.FIDONET.ORG 714 544-0934 2400/1200/300