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From: rck@ihuxx.UUCP (Kukuk)
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Subject: Re: SRB destruction
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Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 12:29:05 EST
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> 
> > One aspect of the SRB self-destruct mechanism which has bothered me the
> > most is the fact that a single action will destroy BOTH SRB's ........
> 
>     Another interesting fact is that in the SRB the fuel is burning the
>    entire length of the rocket. When they send a destruct signal to the
>    SRBs it DOES NOT BLOW UP THE WHOLE THING!! I never realized this.
>    What is does is blow off the top of the rocket. ...
> 
> 					Jerry Ruhno
> 					epsilon!mb2c!gbr

NBC Nightly News on Tue., Feb 4, described the SRB destruct mechanism as
being made up of a strip of RDX running down the outside length of each
SRB.  This placement is intended (so stated Bob Bazell) to split each
SRB lengthwise.  Who's right?

					Ron Kukuk