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MeteorWayne":1q13iq4s said:And interestingly, the main engine chemical reaction is one of the most basic; combining hydrogen and oxygen to make water, in VAST quantities. The propellant (Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxyen for the main engines) is consumed at a rate of 5.5 TONS per second.
The SRB (Solid Rocket Boosters), which provide additional thrust for the first2 minutes or so, are a more complex reaction that Dr Rocket would be more qualified to describe.
DrRocket said:Each solid contains about 1.3 million pounds of solid propellant.... composed primarily of aluminum (fuel), ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer) and a polymer binder called PBAN (polybutadiene acrylonitrile....
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