Morton Thiokol
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Morton Thiokol was an American aerospace and defense contractor best known for manufacturing the solid rocket boosters involved in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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aerospace and defense contractor → |
| associatedWith | engineering ethics debates after Challenger disaster → |
| componentInvolved |
O-ring seals in SRB joints
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solid rocket booster field joints → |
| contractorFor | NASA → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| criticizedFor | engineering and management decisions preceding Challenger launch → |
| dateFormed | 1982 → |
| employed |
aerospace engineers
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rocket propulsion specialists → |
| fate | corporate reorganization and renaming → |
| formedByMergerOf |
Morton International
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surface form: "Morton-Norwich Products Inc."
Thiokol →
surface form: "Thiokol Corporation"
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| hasDivision |
Thiokol
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surface form: "Thiokol Propulsion division"
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| hasLegalIssue | civil litigation following Challenger disaster → |
| headquartersLocation |
Brigham City, Utah
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Ogden, Utah → |
| industry |
aerospace industry
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defense industry → rocket motor manufacturing → |
| involvedInAccident | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster → |
| locationOfFacility | Wasatch rocket motor plant, Utah → |
| majorCustomer | NASA Space Shuttle program → |
| majorProduct |
rocket propellant
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solid rocket boosters → solid rocket motors → |
| manufacturerOf |
Solid Rocket Booster
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surface form: "Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters"
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| notableFor |
involvement in Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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manufacturing solid rocket boosters for NASA Space Shuttle program → |
| parentCompanyAfter |
Thiokol
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surface form: "Thiokol Inc."
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| partOf |
military–industrial complex
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surface form: "U.S. military–industrial complex"
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| predecessor |
Morton Salt Company
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Thiokol →
surface form: "Thiokol Chemical Corporation"
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| roleInEvent | manufacturer of SRBs used on Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L mission → |
| specializesIn |
large segmented solid rocket motors
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solid propellant rocket technology → |
| subjectOf |
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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surface form: "Rogers Commission investigation"
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| successor |
Alliant Techsystems
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surface form: "ATK Thiokol"
Alliant Techsystems →
surface form: "Alliant Techsystems (ATK)"
Northrop Grumman →
surface form: "Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems"
Thiokol →
surface form: "Thiokol Propulsion"
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| timePeriod | late 20th century → |
| workedOnProgram |
Minuteman missile program
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Peacekeeper missile program → NASA Space Shuttle program →
surface form: "Space Shuttle program"
U.S. strategic missile programs → |
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this entity surface form: "Morton Thiokol engineers"