>>13336814>Solid rocket boosters are dumb and exist to subsidize nuclear missile companies.They re fine for launching stuff that is replaceable. Since in general we consider people to not be expendable during a launch, they are very bad idea for crewed launches. As would be any other system with no "off" switch.
>>13335550O-ring failure causes a solid rocket booster to leak. What was inside it to leak was. you know, very hot fire under pressure. That sprayed out of the booster. By bad luck, it sprayed up against a giant tank full of stuff that goes "boom." Seems to me that could indeed cause the disaster.
