The Morton Thiokol lobby in DC helped that happen. It also reduced the original
design diameter so the train hauling them could pass through a couple of
tunnels on the way to Florida from Utah. The largest employer in Utah trumps
cost and practicality. The United States has the best government money can buy.
😊
Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
(905) 887-2370 x222 Toronto
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John Dom
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Subject: [AR] Re: Valley Tech throttleable restartable solids (!)
Ariane boosters avoided segmentation, went for monolithic and got away with it
in practice.
Last I recall Shuttle SRB booster solids segmentation had to do with
transporting them to the Cape..
John D.
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Speaking of the Shuttle and solids, I vaguely recall having read somewhere that
in the mid-1960's a corporate predecessor of Morton Thiokol (UTC?) suffered an
explosion while testing a large, monolithic solid and thereafter switched to
segmented solids. Is there any truth to my recollection?