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Originally Posted by Von Due
A bit unrelated to the main theme but related to rocketry, here's a bit of trivia:
Here is a picture of one of the nuts that held the strap-on booster attached the core of the Shuttle launch vehiecle.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jetforme/5028220753
The Shuttle had big ones for sure. And to think every gram counts when calculating the launch. |
I'm not sure if you're reading the description right. It says it's one of the frangible nuts for a hold-down bolt. Not for how the booster was attached to the rest of the launch system.