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- Thiokol - Wikipedia
Thiokol was an American corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems Its name is a portmanteau of the Greek words for sulfur (Greek: θεῖον, romanized: theion) and glue (Greek: κόλλα, romanized: kolla), an allusion to the company's initial product, Thiokol
- THIOKOL® 2235M | PolySpec Thiokol - holcimpolyspec. com
THIOKOL® 2235M is a high performance, non-sag, NSF approved chemical resistant elastomeric joint sealant Due to its high polysulfide polymer content, it is resistant to many chemicals, shrinkage, aging, thermal stress and the effects of outdoor exposure
- Thiokol Explosion: 50 Years Later, Families Seek To Be Remembered
Workers like Hattie Fogle, who was a 19-year-old single mother when she went to work for Thiokol, didn’t know just how dangerous the job was until that gruesome day 50 years ago when a fire sparked an explosion so powerful that it shook the Earth for miles around The blast killed 29 of her coworkers including her brother and a sister-in-law
- Thiokol (polymer) - Wikipedia
Thiokol is a trade mark for various organic polysulfide polymers [1] Thiokol polymers are used as an elastomer in seals and sealants The distinction between the polymers first commercialized by the Thiokol Chemical Company and subsequent polysulfide materials is often unclear [2]
- Thiokol Corporation -- Company History
Thiokol Corporation is the world's largest producer of solid rocket motors and other parts for the aerospace and defense industries
- Thiokol Corporation records - Hagley Museum and Library
The Thiokol Chemical Corporation was a United States company that initially produced synthetic rubber and related chemicals but later expanded into producing solid rocket fuel, rocket motors, and propulsion systems
- Morton Thiokol
History: 1926: Thiokol is founded, making a solvent resistant material called Thiokol 1945: JPL discovers that Thiokol can be used as a stabilizer in solid rocket motors 1958: Thiokol merges with Reaction Motors Inc (RMI) 1974: Thiokol wins contract to build the SRBs for the Space Shuttle
- Aeroengines AZ | THIOKOL
-At a public level, Thiokol is well known for having built the RSRM boosters for the Shuttle, launch ships to position satellites in orbit and supply material to space stations like the ISS
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