Strap on problems

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Strap on problems

Adam — 4/11/2005 9:33:47 PM (archived)

Hi Jacob

Doesn't the failure probability go up with every additional SRB tacked on to a rocket? Better to go the chemical booster option that is the Energia-Zenit cluster surely?

Adam

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Nasa needs Energia. - Lee - 4/11/2005 8:30:50 AM
- I'm stunned! - Jacob Samorodin - 4/11/2005 3:42:58 PM
  - Well the Russians have "borrowed" enough hardware from us over the past few decades. - Lee - 4/12/2005 7:43:22 AM
  - Strap on problems - Adam - 4/11/2005 9:33:47 PM
    - Some of those Delta IV options sound like a bad B movie. - Lee - 4/13/2005 2:54:06 AM
    - How about a Hybrid Launcher - AndyMc - 4/12/2005 7:28:10 PM
      - Actually those SRBs... - Adam - 4/13/2005 1:44:20 AM
    - On the otherhand wouldn't the redundancy allow for almost unlimited abort options? (n/t) - Scott Evil - 4/11/2005 10:34:16 PM
      - Instability - Adam - 4/12/2005 9:49:43 PM
        
        Blow off the pressure dome - Gary - 4/13/2005 4:18:41 PM

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