wat do the 2 solid- fuel rocket boosters on a space shuttle do????

Question

also what exactly does the external fuel tankwith liquid oxygen and hydrogen provide????? thanx much!!!!!!!!1

Answer 1

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) is the rocket that provides 83% of liftoff thrust for the Space Shuttle. It is the largest and most powerful solid rocket ever flown, and the most powerful rocket motor of any type (solid or liquid) ever flown. Each SRB produces 1.8 times the liftoff thrust of the F-1 engine used in the Saturn V moon rocket.

Answer 2

The SRB break free the gap commute 2 minutes after launch. yet another 2 or 3 minutes later the parachutes are deployed and the boosters fall decrease back to Earth the position they're recovered and refurbished for use yet over again. that is - at the same time as the shuttles the position nonetheless getting used.

Answer 3

To answer your question on the external tanks, they provide the fuel and oxygen for the Shuttles main engines. The solid rockets have their oxygen incorporated into the solid fuel.

Answer 4

Hi. They add thrust to get the shuttle higher much faster. When they burn out and are released the shuttle is out of the bulk of the atmosphere and the fuel load is much less in the liquid fuel tank.

Answer 5

These provide thrust to get out of the atmosphere, once there, they are released so the shuttle may carry out its journey. (The shuttle alone could not make it there.)

Answer 6

They help out with the thrust, as the shuttle's main engines are not sufficient to take it into orbit.

Answer 7

Provide additional thrust

Answer 8

thrust baby thrust, for some big time propulsion of that large projectile. Prepare for re-entry