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CommentsTomorrow's @NASA_SLS booster test will burn 5.5 million tons of propellant every SECOND. #SLSFiredUp #JourneytoMars #NASAsocial
— NASA Social (@NASASocial) March 10, 2015
Keith's note: If the QM-1 SRB engine is going to burn for 126 seconds (per NASA) that means that 693 million pounds of propellant will be used - or 693 million tons - depending on which Tweet you believe. But wait: the whole SRB only weighs 1.6 million pounds. Hmm ... NASA's infographic says that it is only burning 5.5 tons per second. No "million" pounds or tons is mentioned. Clearly @NASASocial needs to spend a little more time reading before tweeting.
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Keith's note: If the QM-1 SRB engine is going to burn for 126 seconds (per NASA) that means that 693 million pounds of propellant will be used - or 693 million tons - depending on which Tweet you believe. But wait: the whole SRB only weighs 1.6 million pounds. Hmm ... NASA's ![\"\"](\"http://images.spaceref.com/news/2015/qm-1.jpg\")
