Photos of Solid Fueled Rocket Motors

IUS Solid Rocket Motor

Photos of a Solid Rocket Motor on display at the United States Space and Rocket Center

This rocket is part of an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)

Surveyor Solid Rocket Motor

Photos of a Surveyor Solid Rocket Motor on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

Apollo Launch Escape Tower Jettison Solid Rocket Motor

Photos of Apollo Launch Escape Tower Jettison Solid Rocket Motor on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

B-3 Solid Rocket Motor

Hercules B-3 Solid Rocket Motor on display at the Udvar Hazy center.

The B-3 was developed as a retrorocket for Ranger lunar probes. The B-3 was also used as an upper stage for Athena sounding rockets.

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

X-259 Solid Rocket Motor

X-259 Solid Rocket Motor on display at the Udvar Hazy center

The X-259 propelled the third stage of the Scout launch vehicle.

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

TE-M-364 Solid Rocket Motor

Thiokol TE-M-364 Solid Rocket Motor on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

(These images were taken by Richard Kruse in 2007)

Books and Videos About Space Exploration

Cosmos:
A Vision of the Human Future in Space
by Carl Sagan.

Pale Blue Dot
by Carl Sagan.

Apollo
By Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox.

Failure Is Not an Option
Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond, By Gene Kranz.

Spacecraft Films Wave 1 Megapack
(Apollo 11 / Apollo 8 / The Mighty Saturns / Project Gemini)

The Mighty Saturns
Saturn I and IB
Spacecraft Films.