Thiokol Corporation

Near Brigham City, Utah
Trip Day Twenty-five: Thursday, July 6, 2000
Space Shuttle
Reusable Solid Rocket Motor

Developed for NASA by Thiokol in the mid-1970s, this is the largest man-rated solid rocket motor ever flown and the only booster capable of recovery and reuse.


Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor

This is the largest unit in the display, immediately behind the two vertical rockets and the large cylinder.


Try that on for size!





Page last updated August 18, 2000.