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Search for "Shuttle Seal Erosion" A brief summary is here: https://books.google.ch/books?id=XsuqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=srb+%22seal+erosion%22+shuttle&sour
by extropy 6y ago
Search for "Shuttle Seal Erosion"
A brief summary is here: https://books.google.ch/books?id=XsuqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=srb+%22seal+erosion%22+shuttle&source=bl&ots=Okk5cB7nmN&sig=ACfU3U0Wo-fhjuHFA9SOmsKppSxCPfFtWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjalq7Q-OjpAhWyyYUKHb4IBZUQ6AEwAnoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=srb%20%22seal%20erosion%22%20shuttle&f=false https://books.google.ch/books?id=XsuqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT...
Edit: This one is better: https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/17321/did-the-challenger-srbs-fail-due-to-design-for-reuse https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/17321/did-the-chal...
- m4rtink 6y agoAFAIK the SRBs were made in segments to make them rail transportable from the factory (in a state with a friendly congressman ;-)) to the launch pad. There should be pictures of the segments being transported on rail from that one time the train derailed due to trestle collapsing under it.