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From: allen@mmm.UUCP (Kurt Allen)
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Subject: Re: SRB's
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 11:47:09 EST
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> I have a question about the SRB's. The way I understand it is that 
> once the are lit that the continue burning till all of the fuel is 
> consumed. My question is, what happens if only one SRB ignites and the
> other one doesn't.

The information I have seen in Aviation Week and Space Tech. says that
this would result in destruction of the orbiter and all aboard.