[AR] Re: SpaceX F9 Launch/Update -- Live Link
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:42:37 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 25 Dec 2015, George Herbert wrote:
The 260 inch solids predate the SRB program, and there were a number of
1 or 2 SRB monolithic shuttle alternatives examined. 3 of the 260s were
fired. But... Nothing that had flown.
Nothing that had been thoroughly tested. Or even moved from the pit where
it was cast. The 260in-solid effort was interesting, but never got near
establishing any sort of operational feasibility, never mind a successful
operational track record. It was, at best, the promising beginnings of
big-one-piece solid technology. And the whole point of picking solids for
shuttle boost was to severely minimize development cost.
Henry
Other related posts: