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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships
KSC Release No. 46-81
Revised June 1998
To make Space Shuttle launches as economical as
possible, the reuse of flight hardware is crucial. Unlike rocket boosters
previously used in the space program, the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket booster
(SRB) casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The expended
boosters are disassembled, refurbished and reloaded with solid propellant for
reuse.
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