Re: Griffin Wants Inline SDLV and 5 Segment SRB/CEV

On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:16:39 GMT, Reed Snellenberger
<rsnellenberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Is there any data (optically-derived, obviously) on the roll
>characteristics of the Challenger boosters, post-breakup? I know they
>flew solo for several seconds before range safety blew their charges.

Probably not, as the SRBs flew out of view of most cameras as I
recall, while the cameras maintained lock on the debris cloud. Only
one would be useful anyway, as the starboard SRB had a massive leak on
one side and a smashed nose cone.

Brian
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