Skip to content
AsteriaStar
Rocket stage

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

Also known as SRB

Rockets

Overview

The pair of reusable solid rocket boosters that provided most of the Space Shuttle's liftoff thrust before being recovered from the ocean by parachute.

Components & hardware

Propellants

Solid (APCP)

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.