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From: ewiles@netxcom.UUCP (Edwin Wiles)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: SRB Separation?
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Date: 2 Oct 88 21:25:53 GMT
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A friend and myself were discussing the Shuttle launch earlier, and she
suggested something intrigueing(sp?):

	The SRB separation must occur when the thrust from the SRBs
	exactly balances their own weight.  If they separate before
	this point, then they would flash ahead of the shuttle and
	possibly damage it.  If they separated after that point, they
	would pose a structural stress in the form of 'dead weight'.

Well?  Is this so?  What's the real answer?  (Eugene?)

					Thanks!
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