Thiokol

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Thiokol was an American aerospace and chemical company best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters used on NASA’s Space Shuttle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerospace company
chemical company
collaboratedWith NASA
Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developed polymer binders for solid propellants
synthetic rubber-based solid propellants
facilityLocation Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
surface form: Promontory, Utah
foundedAs Thiokol self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thiokol Chemical Corporation
headquartersLocation Utah
industry aerospace
chemicals
rocket propulsion
involvedIn Space Shuttle Challenger disaster investigation
knownFor manufacturing solid rocket boosters for NASA Space Shuttle
solid rocket motors
laterOwnedBy Alliant Techsystems
surface form: Alliant Techsystems (ATK)

Northrop Grumman
laterPartOf Alliant Techsystems
surface form: ATK Launch Systems

Alliant Techsystems
Northrop Grumman
surface form: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
mergedInto Morton Thiokol
notableProject Minuteman missile solid rocket motors
Peacekeeper missile solid rocket motors
Solid Rocket Booster
surface form: Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster program
operated large solid rocket motor test facilities in Utah
parentCompanyAfterMerger Morton International
product elastomer products
rocket propellant
solid rocket boosters
solid rocket motors
responsibilityInAccident design and manufacture of SRB field joint O-rings
roleInProgram prime contractor for Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters
specializedIn aerospace propulsion systems
industrial elastomers
solid propellant technology
successor Morton Thiokol

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Thiokol foundedAs Thiokol self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thiokol Chemical Corporation
Morton Thiokol predecessor Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Chemical Corporation
Morton Thiokol formedByMergerOf Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Corporation
Morton Thiokol parentCompanyAfter Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Inc.
Morton Thiokol successor Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Propulsion
Morton Thiokol hasDivision Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Propulsion division
Morton International acquiredBy Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Corporation
Brigham City, Utah hasMajorEmployer Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol (historical)
Brigham City, Utah hasMajorEmployer Thiokol
this entity surface form: ATK Thiokol (historical)
Wasatch rocket motor plant, Utah formerlyOperatedBy Thiokol
this entity surface form: Thiokol Corporation