To my knowledge you are correct, but the info on the water noise suppression
system is not [quite]. The test stands at NSTL (National Space Technology Labs
outside Bay St. Louis) were used to test the main engines (not the SRBs),
and the system there would keep pumping 300,000 gallons per minute for a full-
duration test firing (300 seconds). So the facilities are present to keep
down flame damage -- but I still don't think that the test stands could
handle the SRB thrust; any other comments on this?
BTW, the test stands used a mock-up of the shuttle with a real fuel tank
attached, not an actual shuttle itself (as you might imagine!).
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I thought the SRBs had also been tested in the inverted position, i.e.
pointed into the ground. Is this incorrect?
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