![]() The ARF prepares the SRB aft & forward skirt, frustum & nose cap for launch |
![]() I'll take two with extra pepperoni |
![]() Leave your badge outside to help identify remains |
![]() Inside the blast proof Ordnance Build Up room, the frustum has ordnance on both the top & bottom |
![]() Aft skirt with booster separation motors removed |
![]() 1 of 4 bolt holes that secure the SRB to the pad |
![]() Aft skirt with booster separation motors before the component is covered with cork |
![]() Thrust Vector Control System within aft skirt gimbals the nozzle extension to control flight |
![]() Separation ring removes Frustum during descent |
![]() Main Parachute Support Structure contains 3 chutes |
![]() Forward booster separation motors at the top of the frustum and a nose cap on the right stand |
![]() Forward skirt, frustum, and nose cone stack |
![]() Nose cap contains the drogue and pilot parachutes |
![]() Forward skirt in a painting chamber |
![]() The curing room is empty today |
![]() David admires a painted & cured forward skirt |
![]() Extra buildup cork patches applied . . . |
![]() . . . before the component is sprayed with cork |
![]() Corked explosive bolt containment devices |
![]() Lisa's middle name is Danger |