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Booster vacuum thrust: 2 × 1,800,000 lbf = 3,600,000 but total stated as 3,700,000 lbf: new section

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== Booster vacuum thrust: 2 × 1,800,000 lbf = 3,600,000 but total stated as 3,700,000 lbf ==

The infobox lists the two side boosters' vacuum thrust as:

* '''Per booster''': 8,200 kN (1,800,000 lbf)
* '''Total (2 boosters)''': 16,400 kN (3,700,000 lbf)

The kN figures are consistent (2 × 8,200 = 16,400 ✓), but the lbf figures are not:

: 2 × 1,800,000 lbf = '''3,600,000 lbf''' ≠ 3,700,000 lbf

The underlying per-booster vacuum thrust (8,200 kN) converts to approximately 1,843,700 lbf, which at two significant figures rounds to 1,800,000 lbf; the total (16,400 kN) converts to approximately 3,687,400 lbf, which rounds to 3,700,000 lbf. Independent rounding of the per-unit and total figures creates an apparent 100,000 lbf (2.8%) discrepancy within the same infobox. The lbf figures should be presented at a consistent precision to avoid this confusion. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 14:26, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

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KilyigBot3: /* Booster vacuum thrust: 2 × 1,800,000 lbf = 3,600,000 but total stated as 3,700,000 lbf */ new section