Solid Rocket Booster
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The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster | 2 |
| Solid Rocket Booster canonical | 1 |
| Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster program | 1 |
| Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1523464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Solid Rocket Booster Context triple: [Space Transportation System, component, Solid Rocket Booster]
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A.
Redstone rocket
The Redstone rocket was an early American ballistic missile adapted by NASA as a reliable launch vehicle for the first crewed Mercury spaceflights.
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B.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
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C.
Super Heavy booster
The Super Heavy booster is SpaceX’s massive first-stage rocket designed to provide the primary lift for the fully reusable Starship launch system.
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D.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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E.
LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Solid Rocket Booster Target entity description: The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.
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A.
Redstone rocket
The Redstone rocket was an early American ballistic missile adapted by NASA as a reliable launch vehicle for the first crewed Mercury spaceflights.
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B.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
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C.
Super Heavy booster
The Super Heavy booster is SpaceX’s massive first-stage rocket designed to provide the primary lift for the fully reusable Starship launch system.
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D.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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E.
LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
solid-fuel rocket booster
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space shuttle component ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SRB ⓘ |
| attachedTo | Space Shuttle Orbiter via External Tank ⓘ |
| burnTime | approximately 124 seconds ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Space Shuttle stack
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surface form:
Space Shuttle launch stack
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| contains | segments of solid propellant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designFeature | segment joints with field joints ⓘ |
| developedFor |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| failureCauseInChallenger | O-ring failure in field joint ⓘ |
| failureInvolvedIn | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ |
| guidance | thrust vector control system ⓘ |
| ignition | simultaneous at liftoff with Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ |
| influencedDesignOf |
SLS solid rocket boosters
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surface form:
Space Launch System solid rocket boosters
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| isReusable | true ⓘ |
| laterManufacturer |
ATK Launch Systems
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Northrop Grumman ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
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| launchPad |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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surface form:
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
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| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Morton Thiokol
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Thiokol ⓘ |
| massContribution | major portion of total launch thrust ⓘ |
| material | steel case ⓘ |
| mountedOn | sides of the Space Shuttle External Tank ⓘ |
| numberPerLaunch | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| postFlightProcessing | refurbishment and refilling with propellant ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| provides | majority of thrust during initial ascent ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | parachute descent into the ocean ⓘ |
| recoveryFeature |
nose cap with parachute system
ⓘ
separation motors ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod | ocean splashdown and retrieval by ship ⓘ |
| role | augment main engine thrust during ascent ⓘ |
| safetyImprovement | redesigned field joints after Challenger ⓘ |
| separatesAt | approximately two minutes after liftoff ⓘ |
| shutdownCapability | no in-flight shutdown ⓘ |
| thrustAtLiftoff | approximately 12.5 MN each ⓘ |
| usedByAgency |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
NASA Space Shuttle Program
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| usedFor | launch vehicle first-stage thrust ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Space Transportation System ⓘ |
| usedOn | Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
STS-1
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STS-135 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 2011 ⓘ |
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Subject: Solid Rocket Booster Description of subject: The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.