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> In the US this is partly historical. The Shuttle style large solids have no practical military application. The huge Space Shuttle SRBs were never an ICBM pa
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
> In the US this is partly historical. The Shuttle style large solids have no practical military application.
The huge Space Shuttle SRBs were never an ICBM part themselves. The military angle enters the picture when you realize the SRB fuel is the same fuel used in ICBMs, made by the same company (originally Thiokol, then ATK, which merged with Orbital Sciences to form Orbital ATK, which was then purchased by Northrop Grumman.)
- panick21_ 4y agoThe fuel itself yes, but the military has no use for huge multi-part boosters.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoYou're responding to a comment in which I told you that the Space Shuttle SRBs were never missile parts.
- panick21_ 4y agoYes, I was agreeing with you. But granted, unnecessary comment.