Thiokol

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aerospace company chemical company

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

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company → chemical company →
collaboratedWith	NASA → U.S. Department of Defense →
country	United States →
developed	polymer binders for solid propellants → synthetic rubber-based solid propellants →
facilityLocation	Promontory, Utah →
foundedAs	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 (ATK) → Northrop Grumman →
laterPartOf	ATK Launch Systems → Alliant Techsystems → Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems →
mergedInto	Morton Thiokol →
notableProject	Minuteman missile solid rocket motors → Peacekeeper missile solid rocket motors → 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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NASA Space Shuttle program →	developedBy
Morton Thiokol ("Thiokol Corporation") →	formedByMergerOf
Thiokol ("Thiokol Chemical Corporation") →	foundedAs
Morton Thiokol ("Thiokol Propulsion division") →	hasDivision
Morton Thiokol ("Thiokol Inc.") →	parentCompanyAfter
Morton Thiokol ("Thiokol Chemical Corporation") →	predecessor
Morton Thiokol ("Thiokol Propulsion") →	successor