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Originally posted by Jared Fenton
Curious as to how they support the shuttle on the pad. Those two big towers don't cradle the wings of the shuttle do they? Or do the ends of the SRB's handle all the weight? Noticed that the shuttle kind of lurches over towards the cockpit during launch...
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Here is part of the information on the connection - "Each SRB is attached to the ET at the SRB’s aft frame by two lateral braces and a diagonal attachment. The forward end of each SRB is attached to the ET at the forward end of the SRBs forward skirt. On the launch pad, each SRB is fastened to the mobile launcher platform (MLP) at the SRB aft skirt by four large bolts that are severed by explosive charges at liftoff. " taken from
here.