![Most Powerful Solid Rocket Booster Ignites in Milestone Test, Propelling NASA on Path to Deep Space - Universe Today Most Powerful Solid Rocket Booster Ignites in Milestone Test, Propelling NASA on Path to Deep Space - Universe Today](https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/QM-1_Feb20_2015-003.png)
Most Powerful Solid Rocket Booster Ignites in Milestone Test, Propelling NASA on Path to Deep Space - Universe Today
What were the benefits of the Space Shuttle using solid rocket boosters? I know that there were more bad things to come from the use of SRBs than good, but I'm curious
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solid fuel - How were the Space Shuttle SRBs ignited? (with what?) - Space Exploration Stack Exchange
![swishchee @ FWA on Twitter: "A rare view inside a solid rocket booster segment before shipment. lotta calories needed to launch rockets https://t.co/pagIqZBPD8" / Twitter swishchee @ FWA on Twitter: "A rare view inside a solid rocket booster segment before shipment. lotta calories needed to launch rockets https://t.co/pagIqZBPD8" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdKyu9gU0AAsVbS.png:large)