
The Challenger Disaster
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How Does the Rocket Booster Work?
The rocket booster is made of four different segments. They are built in utah, and then they're trucked to florida for the launch. The most important thing for creating an air tight seal is this rubber band,. And they put a bunch of very advanced silly putty around it. So when you think of an o ring, you think of something that's like two f inches in diameter. Well, so that is what is holding together these four segments. It's a 38 foot rubber band.
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