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	Thiokol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thiokol (variously Thiokol Chemical Company, Morton-Thiokol Inc., and Cordian Inc.) is a U.S. corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems.
		Thiokol gas generators were used in the airbags on Mars Pathfinder.
		Thiokol bags were first used in U.S. military aircraft, before being adapted to space exploration ( Mars Pathfinder bounced down on Mars on Thiokol airbags) and automotive airbags.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thiokol (760 words)

	Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
		The Thiokol Corporation, which operated a facility at Redstone Arsenal, received the contract to rehabilitate a World War II era liquid fuel facility into a solid fuel rocket motor plant.
		In 1955, Plant 3, which was operated by Thiokol Corporation (later Morton Thiokol, Inc.), was designated to produce solid propellant rocket motors.
		Thiokol also produced propellants and motors for the Falcon, Lacrosse, Honest John, and Sergeant missiles.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/aap-longhorn.htm (329 words)

	Construction Law Review
		Thiokol's plans and specifications designated the three tanks as T32, T33 and T34, and required the tanks to be constructed in accordance with "applicable requirements" of NBS/PS 15-69, the national standard governing the construction of fiberglass tanks.
		After a thorough analysis, the Court concluded that the "free from defects" contractual provision cited by the court of appeals is insufficient as a matter of law to exempt Thiokol's suppliers from strict tort or negligence liability.
		Here, Thiokol was unable to prove that any defect in the design or manufacture of T33 proximately caused the August 24, 1989 failure.
	www.constructlaw.com /construct-cfm/show_article.cfm?rid=56&volsrch=199608 (602 words)

	Articles of Incorporation
		The corporation shall not operate for the purpose of carrying on a trade or business for profit, or accumulate income, invest income, or divert income, in a manner endangering any exempt status that it may acquire by virtue of the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
		The members of this corporation shall be limited to current and former employees of the Huntsville Division of Thiokol Corporation (or, Morton Thiokol Incorporated from 1982 through 1989) and spouses (including surviving spouses of deceased former employees) thereof.
		The officers of the corporation shall consist of, as a minimum, a presiding officer known as the President, a designated successor known as the Vice President, an officer known as Secretary to maintain records, and an officer known as Treasurer to hold financial resources and maintain suitable financial records.
	home.hiwaay.net /~hdaa/HDAA_ART_INC.HTM (695 words)

	thiokol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thiokol produce the giant solid rocket motors for NASA's Space Shuttle program and a broad range of propulsion systems for launching and positioning systems for military and commercial customers worldwide.
		Thiokol's space and defense capability is the industry's premier research and development organization.
		Thiokol Propulsion is the name under which we manufacture and market our solid rocket propulsion systems and advanced composite materials.
	www.propaneperformance.com /html/thiokol.html (1314 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		In the contract, Thiokol warranted that the motors would be free of defects in material, labor, and manufacture and that the motors would comply with contract drawings and specifica- tions.
		McDonnell Douglas maintains that Thiokol promised to deliver goods that (1) were "free from defects in labor, mate- rial, and manufacture," and (2) complied with "any drawings or specifications incorporated [into] or referenced" by the contract.
		Thiokol made a sepa- rate promise -- that the goods would be free of defects in labor, material, and manufacture.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /getcase/9th/case/9655239.html (3241 words)

	PDM Report - Too Late to Worry About Y2K? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Not only would Thiokol have to buy new equipment if it made the change, but the company might lose the use of custom software that passed work instructions from the PDM program to the manufacturing department.
		Although Thiokol managers finally arranged with Sherpa to make the changes needed in the PDM program, the process of looking at the software and making necessary revisions was time-consuming.
		Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) was a company that had a lot of concerns about the millenium bug, especially in software programs such as Computervision's Optegra and EPD.Connect, which it recently acquired, said Brian Shephard, vice-president of technical marketing for the company.
	www.pdmic.com /articles/y2k.shtml (1599 words)

	Out From the Shadow
		Its shadow loomed across Thiokol's motors for the Minuteman, Trident, and Peacekeeper missiles, the boosters for the early Bomarc and Matador missiles, and the Hermes, the world's first big solid-fuel rocket and the rocket that put Thiokol, which spent its early years as a small-time producer of synthetic rubber, squarely in the missile business.
		Thiokol gets its name from the Greek words for sulfur and glue, two substances used by Kansas City chemist Joseph Patrick when he attempted to create a new type of antifreeze in April 1926 and stumbled onto a formula for an artificial rubber.
		In 1974 the company won the contract to produce solid rocket motors for the space shuttle; eight years later it was purchased by a corporate entity originally known as a salt producer, and it acquired the name it was known by at the time of the Challenger accident--Morton Thiokol.
	www.airspacemag.com /ASM/Mag/Index/1996/AM/ofts.html (4717 words)

	Rocket Basics by Morton-Thiokol
		Demonstration by Thiokol Chemical Corporation in 1949 of the principle of internally burning material bonded to the case proved the applicability of solid propellants in large rocket motors.
		In 1974 Thiokol was awarded the contract to develop the twin solid propellant booster motors for NASA's Space Shuttle fleet.
		Thiokol is continuously developing new materials to improve its products and meet the needs of the future.
	www.aeroconsystems.com /thiokol_rocket_basics.htm (10772 words)

	98-4106 -- Kimber v. Thiokol Corp. -- 11/10/1999
		Kimber first argues that Thiokol acted arbitrarily and capriciously by limiting his long term disability benefits to two years pursuant to a plan provision capping benefits for disabilities "due to a mental condition." Second, Mr.
		Kimber argues that Thiokol acted arbitrarily by finding that there was a lack of objective evidence of total disability based upon diabetes.
		While [Thiokol's disability] plan differentiated between types of disabilities, this is a far cry from a specified disabled employee facing differential treatment due to her disability.
	www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/1999/11/98-4106.htm (3990 words)

	Stupid and Dangerous: "Nature cannot be fooled."
		The engineers were concerned that O-rings in the joints between sections of the solid rocket boosters manufactured by Thiokol would not seal properly in temperatures that low.
		Thiokol Vice President of Engineering Robert Lund gave the Thiokol engineering recommendation: The shuttle should not launch if the O-ring temperature was less than 53 degrees Fahrenheit.
		Thiokol Senior Vice President Jerry Mason told that caucus, "We have to make a management decision." Mason asked Lund (who had presented the engineering recommendation against launch) to "take off his engineering hat and put on his management hat." Thiokol managers, including Lund, voted to recommend launching the Challenger.
	www.hesstupidanddangerous.com /2004/04/nature_cannot_b.html (568 words)

	THIOKOL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC Securities Registration Statement (simplified form) (S-3) PART II
		A corporation has the power to purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent of the corporation whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify that person against liability under section 317 of the California General Corporation Law.
		Under Section 48-18-502 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, a corporation may indemnify a present or former director if he or she conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the corporation's best interests.
		A corporation may not indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation or, in connection with any other proceeding, whether or not involving action in his or her
	sec.edgar-online.com /2004/06/15/0001047469-04-020382/section24.asp (2812 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I Robert Steele began his employment with Thiokol in 1987, working as a Rocket Test Technician in the main plant test area.(1) In 1988, after a year with the company, he was promoted and received a raise.
		(2) As the district court explained, "Thiokol refers to its graduated levels of written discipline as `phases.' Phases are a significant part of the matrix Thiokol uses to select employees for termination during a reduction in force." App.
		To meet this burden, he relies solely on the fact that Thiokol was aware of his disability and the medications he was taking, and that one of his supervisors evinced concern about his mood swings and asked the company nurse if these mood swings could be a side effect of Mr.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /getcase/10th/case/994126.html (3668 words)

	Bird repellent products to repel and get rid of birds effectively.
		Thiokol is a giant in the aerospace industry.
		Then a Thiokol maintenance worker read about a highly effective bird repellant gel called Bird-Proof, made by Bird-X, Inc. in Chicago.
		Getting rid of bird pests means getting rid of a potential health hazard, since bird droppings often harbor fungi that can cause serious -- even fatal -- lung diseases (namely, histoplasmosis and crypotococcosis) when the spores are transmitted to humans who may breathe in the harmful fecal dust.
	www.bird-x.com /casestudies/blast.html (1390 words)

	Box Elder County Attractions - Thiokol
		Born in 1926 as a result of a serendipitous laboratory experiment that produced the world's first synthetic rubber, the company was formally created as the Thiokol Chemical Corporation in 1929.
		The company name (Thiokol) refers to that discovery and stems from the Greek words for sulfur and glue.
		In 1998, we changed our corporate name from Thiokol Corporation to Cordant Technologies Inc. Thiokol Propulsion is the name under which we manufacture and market our solid rocket propulsion systems and advanced composite materials.
	www.boxelder.org /tourism/visitor/thiokol (1108 words)

	This isn't Antifreeze! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thiokol is put into commercial production by the Thiokol Corporation of Yardville, NJ in 1930 and is sold as a specialty rubber for about $0.30 per pound, or about 2 or 3 times the price of natural rubber at the time.
		Thiokol's only problems are it's strong sulfur odor, lower elasticity than natural rubber.
		People are willing to suffer a little, however, and pay the extra cost due to Thiokol's great oil and solvent resistance.
	www.pslc.ws /macrog/exp/rubber/synth/thiokol.htm (448 words)

	BASF Corporation BASF team recognized with NASA Space Flight Awareness Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The BASF employees, who were honored during a ceremony at the BASF Performance Chemicals Group site here, mounted a cooperative effort over an 18-month period to ensure continued delivery of a critical performance chemical used to make a binder in the propellant for the solid rocket boosters in NASA's space shuttle.
		BASF Corporation is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
		ATK Thiokol Propulsion, headquartered at Promontory, Utah, is a leader in the design, development and production of solid propulsion systems for commercial and government space launch vehicles, strategic missiles and missile defense interceptors.
	www.basf.com /static/OpenMarket/Xcelerate/Preview_cid-1036679735345_pubid-974236850984_c-Article.html (577 words)

	TELSTAR 3
		Telstar 3C was launched on the space shuttle 30 August 1984, and Telstar 3B was launched on the space shuttle 17 June 1985.
		Telstar 3A is in geosynchronous orbit at 96 degrees West longitude, Telstar 3C is at 86 degrees West longitude, and Telstar 3B is at 125 degrees West longitude.
		The apogee motor that places the satellite into near geosynchronous orbit is a Thiokol Corporation Star 30 solid propellant rocket used on all HS 376 spacecraft.
	www.boeing.com /defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/376/telstar_3/telstar_3.html (673 words)

	Thiokol CL-20 CRADA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On June 19, 1996, NAWCWD and Thiokol Corporation of Ogden, Utah, entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the ultimate goal of which is to test a warhead containing a CL-20-based explosive that will demonstrate performance significantly above that of existing explosives.
		Thiokol with continuous assistance and collaboration from China Lake researchers has scaled up its process to the point that it can now produce 1,000-plus pound batches of the ingredient.
		Thiokol has made the jump to mass production of CL-20, so we know it can be done.
	www.nawcwpns.navy.mil /techtransfer/cradas/thiokol.htm (1496 words)

	Qualification of a New MAPO Source and ERL-510 Curing Agent for Minuteman Stage I UF-2121 Liner - Storming Media
		Thiokol changed MAPO vendors and, therefore, qualification of the new source MAPO was required.
		Thiokol prepared specimens from the new source and also specimens from the original source which are to be used as the control material in the 10 year surveillance testing program.
		Therefore, the capability of the linear from the new source material is expected to perform satisfactorily.
	www.stormingmedia.us /93/9357/A935731.html (279 words)

	Industry News
		Pioneer Rocketplane Corporation signed an agreement with Thiokol Corporation for the development and acquisition of a range of upper stages for its new reusable launch vehicle, Pathfinder.
		The three-part agreement provides upper stages for Pioneer as it brings Pathfinder from the test and development stage through to full operation, when the vehicle will be launching payloads in the 2,000 to 4,000 pound class.
		In part one of the agreement with Thiokol, Pioneer will purchase six Star 2OB's, to be used for launch testing under Cycle 2 of the Bantam program, if Pioneer is selected for the next phase of that effort.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /2in07287.htm (460 words)

	Far West Bulletin - China Lake and Thiokol Corporation sign a CRADA on Hexa-what??? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Both China Lake and Thiokol have worked to bring down the cost of production, and customers can now pay around $400 per pound -- with a further reduction to around $100 per pound expected.
		CL-20-based products are in a "dual use" technology category with applications for the military, as well as commercial use that should help in the government's efforts to stimulate the economy.
		Thiokol has been commercially marketing the basic ingredient as well as end-product formulations for explosives, gun propellants and, to a lesser degree, rocket propellants.
	www.zyn.com /flcfw/fwnews/fwarch/fwb9703f.htm (464 words)

	MITRE - About Us - Board of Trustees - General Robert T. Marsh
		He served as the chairman of Thiokol Corporation from 1989 to 1991 as it transitioned from Morton Thiokol Corporation to independent status.
		He was appointed by the President as chairman of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection in 1996 and served in that capacity through 1997.
		Currently he serves as a director of Verint Technology Inc., Teknowledge Corporation, and SI International, Inc. He is trustee emeritus of The MITRE Corporation.
	www.mitre.org /about/bot/marsh.html (705 words)

	PolySpec - Thiokol - Polysulfide Sealants & Coatings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		THIOKOL®; Coatings and Sealants are based on many years of proprietary polysulfide technology for building, construction and industrial applications.
		The advantages of coatings and sealants formulated with polyulfide polymers derive from their excellent UV resistance and weatherability, their ability to remain flexible down to –65°F, and their outstanding fuel and solvent resistance.
		THIOKOL®; Sealants will provide as long as twenty-year service life under normal application conditions, which surpasses that of commonly used polyurethane sealants.
	www.polyspec.com /Technology/Thiokol.html (351 words)

	CAUSE NO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The waste disposal activities of the Morton Thiokol defendants at the Longhorn facility contaminated the water and caused contamination of groundwater wells and further migration of mercury into the lake.
		Defendant Morton Thiokol was aware of the discharge of mercury into nearby ponds and landfills.
		The operations of AEP, TXU and Morton Thiokol constitute "ultra hazardous activities" for which they should be strictly liable since their noxious and deadly fumes have escaped their facilities and invaded the plaintiffs' property and interfered with their rights in and to property.
	www.caddodefense.org /download/mercury030710a.htm (4325 words)

	chapter 5
		The Arcon was named by the Corporation and the Iris was named by Eleanor Pressly of Goddard Space Flight Center, which managed the rockets.
		Arritt and a group of his colleagues chose "Aries"; it was the name of a constellation (the rocket would be used for astronomy projects) and it was "a name that was available." It also was Arritt's zodiac sign.
		The Tomahawk, a sounding rocket upper stage used with the Nike booster stage, was named by Thiokol Corporation for the Indian weapon, in Thiokol's tradition of giving its motors Indian-related names (see Cajun).
	history.nasa.gov /SP-4402/ch5.htm (2317 words)

	GPN-2000-000053 - Static Test Firing DM-2 for Solid Rocket Booster
		As one of the major components of the Space Shuttle, SRBs provide most of the power, their combined thrust of some 5.8 million pounds, for the first two minutes of flight.
		The SRBs take the Space Shuttle to an altitude of 28 miles and a speed of 3,094 miles per hour before they separate and fall back into the ocean to be retrieved, refurbished, and prepared for another flight.
		MSFC has the management responsibilities with Thiokol Corporation as the prime contractor.
	www.cofdev.hq.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000053.html (138 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1970 he was appointed by the president to serve in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and during 1971-72 he served as special assistant and staff secretary to President Richard Nixon.
		He was co-founder of Huntsman Container Corporation, one of the major producers of plastic packaging products in the United States.
		In the past few years Thiokol Corporation, Campbell Soup, and the Bankers Trust of New York each asked Mr.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/h/HUNTSMAN,JOHN.html (481 words)

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