Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships
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@snowman374th... You cannot find a video of it because there is none... However when the shuttle's engines shut off they are already in orbit and there's no where for the orange tank to go except for straight down... Because of the heat of reentry the tank burns up
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@AmunExorbis- I can't find you either one.
Of it destroyed/Burned out / explosding Etc. Or recovered. Seems to me it should be as well. So I remain skeptical regardless.
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@sledger25- At's cool too.!
Cause I can't find 1 video showing this ET explode / Burn/ Or hit anywhere. But many are certain of where it goes and what happens to it.
I remain skeptical. I bet it's reused. But that's my bet. lol It's not wasted you can count on that. Regardless.
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@Snowman374th you're wrong and @powerfulpup is right... the External Tank (the orange fuel tank) is not retrieved after launch... it is the only part of the shuttle stack that is not re-usable
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i thought they would have had some kind of flotation devices on them so they dont sink
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Link to the video? No? Gee, I wonder why.
There's no of it being retrieved, because it's obliterated by the thermal and aerodynamic forces of hypersonic re-entry. It wasn't designed to be recovered, and, unsurprisingly, it isn't recovered.
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@ Snowman374th
Kewl ! Never knew the ET could survive a reentry, let alone be salvaged.
Could you please give us a link to this video ?
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Really? Everything I've ever read says the ET is jettisoned after MECO and breaks up in the atmosphere, the pieces landing in the Indian Ocean.
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Great video, Its about time someone showed the work that goes into retrieving the boosters. The men on these ships have a very dangerous job and they do it very well.
lar321 2 years ago 4
Yes, the External Tank makes half an orbit around the Earth and re-enters over the Indian Ocean, breaking up into many tiny pieces. By the time they hit the ocean, they're really too small to do any damage.
thesouthparkguy 3 years ago 4