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From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: SRB's
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Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 23:20:20 EST
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> I'm a bit surprised that the hold-downs can't take full SRB thrust -- the
> Saturn V hold-downs could and did take its (rather higher) full thrust, since
> they weren't released until the engines were at full power -- but maybe
> there was some sort of compromise needed in the engineering for the Shuttle
> hold-downs.  It would explain the timing.

I remember watching a film of a test where the shuttle was fired while
being restrained, or was this just the SMEs?

-Ron