Lynndel Humphreys wrote:


You can't ditch the SRBs when they are lit.
You have to wait until burnout.



IF the ship could detach from the stack (which continues on its way) , what
are the chances the shuttle could survive the SRB plume(s) falling away?

I don't think that the shuttle can seperate from the stack when the
SRBs are lit, as the thrust holds them on.

This was discussed a lot after the challenger problem.
If you jettison the SRBs lit, then bad things happen as the plumes impinge
on the stack.

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