Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Discovery Zumdahl, Zumdahl, DeCoste, World of Chemistry 2002, page 238 Right solid rocket booster Left solid rocket booster Space shuttle main engines Orbiter vehicle Space shuttle Discovery stacked for launch External fuel tank (153.8 feet long, 27.5 feet in diameter) feet
Solid Fuel Rocket Engine Zumdahl, Zumdahl, DeCoste, World of Chemistry 2002, page 238
Challenger Explosion January 28, seconds after lift off The Challenger Shuttle Crew Back row, from left: mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher in Space Participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and Mission specialist Judy Resnik. Front row, from left: Pilot Mike Smith, Commander Dick Scobee, and Mission specialist Ron McNair.