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From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Challenger SRBs
Message-ID: <261@hadron.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 10:20:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 10:20:39 1986
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Reply-To: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler)
Organization: Hadron, Inc., Fairfax, VA
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Keywords: SRB Destruct Mechanism


  Before the discussion gets totally out of hand, and not to shed doubt
  on the knowledge of our TV news personallities...

  From the February 10 Aviation Week and Space Technology article
  entitled "Solid Rocket Motor Designed with Conservative Margins"
  (page 53-57).  On page 57...

	"The range-safety destruct system on the motors had to be used
	Jan. 28 when one of the boosters began flying back toward the
	Florida coast following explosion of the external tank and
	orbiter.

	That destruct system is a linear-shaped charge that runs down
	the side of the motor and when fired splits the moter open
	extinguishing combustion in the motors."