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Space/Science » in reply to Enviromental concern- is the A&M bonfire a tradition that needs to die?

Shuttle boosters

They should have replaced them with liquid boosters for safety reasons alone, years ago. Liquid boosters can be throttled, and more importantly, shut down in emergencies. There are blowout ports that can be used to kill the thrust on a solid booster, but they didn't do that either.

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