Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room D
Start Date
1-5-1997 1:00 PM
Description
The launch of the Space Shuttle creates two large exhaust plumes. They are commonly called the ground cloud, or ground plumes. One plume is created by the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). The SSMEs are powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen so the ground cloud created by the SSMEs is basically a large steam cloud which does not have a very big impact on the plants. The other plume, the one my study focuses on is produced by the twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). This plume has the potential for much more environmental damage than the other.
Paper Session III-D - The Environmental Impact of Space Shuttle Exhaust, Year Three
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room D
The launch of the Space Shuttle creates two large exhaust plumes. They are commonly called the ground cloud, or ground plumes. One plume is created by the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). The SSMEs are powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen so the ground cloud created by the SSMEs is basically a large steam cloud which does not have a very big impact on the plants. The other plume, the one my study focuses on is produced by the twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). This plume has the potential for much more environmental damage than the other.
