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From: lmc@cisden.UUCP (Lyle McElhaney)
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Subject: Re: SRB destruction
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 17:35:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 17:35:43 1986
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>                                 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. Now with the fuel
>    burning the entire length it ends up burning at both ends. This
>    stops the forward motion of the rocket and it falls to the ocean.

Nuts. ibid.


Lyle McElhaney
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