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solid fuel - How were the Space Shuttle SRBs ignited? (with what?) - Space Exploration Stack Exchange
![NASA's Exploration Ground Systems on Twitter: "Two @NASA_SLS solid rocket boosters are readied for mating to the rocket's two aft skirts on June 16, 2020, inside @NASAKennedy's Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility. NASA's Exploration Ground Systems on Twitter: "Two @NASA_SLS solid rocket boosters are readied for mating to the rocket's two aft skirts on June 16, 2020, inside @NASAKennedy's Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbruBGoXsAAU5oW.jpg)
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems on Twitter: "Two @NASA_SLS solid rocket boosters are readied for mating to the rocket's two aft skirts on June 16, 2020, inside @NASAKennedy's Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility.
What were the benefits of the Space Shuttle using solid rocket boosters? I know that there were more bad things to come from the use of SRBs than good, but I'm curious
![Figure A. The Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) is a primary booster... | Download Scientific Diagram Figure A. The Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) is a primary booster... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3422334/figure/fig3/AS:670018874396685@1536756356210/Figure-A-The-Reusable-Solid-Rocket-Motor-RSRM-is-a-primary-booster-for-NASAs-Space.png)