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SRBs Put Out 144 million pounds of thrust? Don't Think So.

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
March 18, 2011
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NASA Releases First-Ever HD Footage Of SRB Recovery Ship Mission
“For the first time, NASA has released high-definition video taken during the retrieval of solid rocket booster segments from the Atlantic Ocean. The solid rocket boosters provided 144 million pounds of thrust for the final launch of space shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission.”

Keith’s 4:50 pm EST note: “144 million pounds of thrust”? I don’t think so.
Keith’s 10:00 pm EST update: They fixed it to read “horsepower”.

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