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That's a solid point, but the Ariane 5 does not do manned flight either. SRBs are less safe than liquid fuel engines too, no way to shut SRBs down on ignition .
by secstate 10y ago
That's a solid point, but the Ariane 5 does not do manned flight either. SRBs are less safe than liquid fuel engines too, no way to shut SRBs down on ignition ... sweet.
- raverbashing 10y agoWelcome to rocket science. Not all of this is 100% safe (see past discussion of a Shuttle mission auto-shutdown, where the Shuttle main engines were shut down seconds before lift-off)
- messe 10y ago> Welcome to rocket science. Not all of this is 100% safe Yes, but the Shuttle was far worse than most in that regard. It's abort modes were limited at best and crazy/non-existent at worst.
- 7952 10y agoIts also that when they fail they create dangerous falling debris that could threaten the pad or an escaping crew compartment.
- Retric 10y agoYet, from 270 SRB's flights one of them failed. STS-135 included parts flown on 59 previous missions, including STS-1. The main problem was actually the weight load as the shuttle was hanging off the side.