Description

This article is from the Space FAQ, by Jon Leech leech@cs.unc.edu and Mark Bradford tla@surly.org with numerous contributions by others.

56 Solid rocket booster fuel composition

Reference: "Shuttle Flight Operations Manual" Volume 8B - Solid Rocket
Booster Systems, NASA Document JSC-12770

Propellant Composition (percent)

Ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer) 69.6
Aluminum 16
Iron Oxide (burn rate catalyst) 0.4
Polybutadiene-acrilic acid-acrylonitrile (a rubber) 12.04
Epoxy curing agent 1.96

End reference

Comment: The aluminum, rubber, and epoxy all burn with the oxidizer.

 

Continue to:

• prev: 55 Amateur radio frequencies for shuttle missions
• Index
• next: 57 Planetary probes - historical missions

Share and Enjoy

Tags

science, engineering, space, Landsat, NASA, planetary maps, solar system, astronauts, shuttle, planetary probe, acronyms