Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!ut-sally!topaz!uwvax!hagens From: hagens@uwvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: SRB vs liquid Message-ID: <615@uwvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 10:59:37 EST Article-I.D.: uwvax.615 Posted: Tue Feb 4 10:59:37 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Feb-86 20:42:13 EST Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 12 On the news last night (McNeal, Leherer (sp)) two gentlemen were disagreeing on the safty of a SRB vs. liquid fuel rocket. It was implied that due to NASA budget restrictions, SRBs were used when liquid fuel was better/safer. Whats the scoop on this? Is there any truth to it? Rob Hagens -- Rob Hagens @ wisconsin ...!{allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,sfwin,ucbvax,uwm-evax}!uwvax!hagens hagens@wisc-rsch.arpa