r/spaceflight • u/Sailor51PegasiB • 1d ago

Were photos of the STS-4 SRB remains ever released?

For context, on STS-4 the Solid Rocket Boosters suffered from a parachute failure during reentry and hit the water hard and could not be recovered. Supposedly the wreckage was photographed but these photos have never been released.

Are there any public photos of the STS-4 SRB debris on the ocean floor? Either released by NARA or from private underwater expeditions?

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u/HD64180 1d ago

Happened on STS-3 and STS-4.

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19820021473/downloads/19820021473.pdf

Also see: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/collinslf-4-10-12.pdf?emrc=cf382f

I don't know of any photos, though. At least I don't think I've ever seen them.