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Shuttle Gallery
Category: North American Rockwell Phase C/D
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The Space Shuttle
PEP
Construction In Space
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Deployment
SRB Separation
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Ted Brown Gallery
SRB Separation
The solid-rocket boosters (SRB’s) are separated during ascent when Space Shuttle is about 28 miles (45 km) above the earth. Landing in the ocean, the SRB’s are recovered, refurbished and reused. Propelled by it’s three own engines, Shuttle continues its climb with increasing velocity.
Rockwell International
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