Do Us A Solid: This Video That Explains The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters Is Awesome


Do Us A Solid: This Video That Explains The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters Is Awesome

A few weeks back we shared a cool video about the most dangerous liquid rocket fuels ever created and today we’re swapping gears into the world of solid fuel rockets. One of the most iconic parts of the vaunted Space Shuttle were the massive solid fuel rocket boosters used to heave the whole massive works into space. But how did they work? What did they use for fuel, how was the burn controlled, why did they work so well for so long? This video answers all of those questions in a really fun an informative way. It’s both amazingly basic and mind bogglingly complex.

While the Space Shuttle program has long been sent to the great scrap heap in the sky, solid fuel rocket boosters are definitely still a big part of the future of space exploration and will be used in the upcoming generation of rockets that are being used for scientific and commercial purposes.

No, this is not about piston generated horsepower but is about the highest horsepower devices that mankind has ever developed. We’ll always maintain that the Saturn V is the greatest hot rod ever built by man and all the stuff after it has been refined, made more slick, and more efficient.

We think you will dig this video if you have any interest at all in the ways, incredible power, and advanced engineering that is used to shoot people and things into outer space. So rad!

Press play for a fascinating lesson on the mighty power of solid rocket boosters!


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