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... )'' Basing his judgment on successful Feb. 27 firing of Thiokol's 156-in. solid propellant rocket motor, Harold W. Ritchey, President of Thiokol Chemical Corp., predicted U.S. could produce within 30 months ... atmosphere. Firefly, containing luciferin, luciferase, and oxyGen. would glow whenever it encountered adenosine triphosphate, a chemical essential to all life known on earth. Report of any encounter with live microorganisms would ...

... in the propellant preparation building at Thiokol Chemical Corp,'s Minuteman missile facility. The accident occurred at Minuteman Plant 78, an Air Force facility operated by Thiokol. An investigation was underway to determine ... one that may be irreparable: "We may be damaging the atmosphere permanently by changing its chemical composition." ''(UPI, NYT, 10/28/65, 39)'' October 1965 October Oct 1 1965 1 Oct ...

... and stopped again. Total burn time was 70 sec. ''(Tech Wk, 3/27/67, 24)'' Thiokol Chemical Corp. presented to Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum historic liquid-propellant rocket ... ) , on Dec. 10, 1938, to test first US. successful, fully regeneratively cooled rocket engine. Other Thiokol gifts included World War II liquid-propellant jet assist takeoff (JATO) units for aircraft, and ...

... House on May 3. Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey ruled unanimously that Thiokol Chemical Corporation, producer of the rocket engines for the X-15 , was liable for property damage ... owners near the Picatinny Arsenal, Rockaway Township, for cracked foundations, floors, walls, chimneys, and fireplaces. Thiokol stated that it would have to pass these costs on to the Federal Government, since ...

... Geneva last summer but had failed to reach agreement. David J. Mann of Thiokol Chemical Corp. told American Chemical Society that Thiokol was developing new rocket fuel, oxygen difluoride, 15% more powerful than current ...

... begin development work on large solid-fuel rocket motors: Aerojet General Corp., Thiokol Chemical Corp., and Lockheed Propulsion Co. Thiokol and Aerojet would conduct parallel programs leading to demon­stration static firing of ... .-diam­eter motor of 3-million-lb. thrust, using two segments in solid­ fuel motor; Thiokol would work toward demonstration static firing of 156-in. diameter motor of one million lb ...

... , 6/7/65, A6; Houston Chron, 6/7/65)'' NASA terminated its contract with the Thiokol Chemical Corp, and its subcontractor, Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., for development of a 260 ... . During a hydrostatic pressure test April 11 of the first rocket case produced under the Thiokol contract, failure had occurred at a pressure considerably below the normal operating firing pressure with ...

... /30/73, 8/31/74; SBD, 11/21/73, 117)'' NASA announced the selection of Thiokol Corp. for negotiation of a $106- million, cost-plus-award-fee contract for design, development ... . He had held the rank of major. ''(CR, 10/20/73, S20947)'' Thiokol Chemical Corp. changed its corporate name to Thiokol Corp. following approval by a shareholders meeting. ''(Aerospace Facts, 10-12/73 ...

... . asked the General Accounting Office to set aside NASA's 20 Nov. 1973 selection of Thiokol Chemical Corp. for negotiation of a $106-million contract to design and develop the space shuttle ... made "improper adjustments" in its bid. Lockheed also maintained Thiokol 's transportation costs from Utah to Florida would be higher and that Thiokol 's proposed design would not meet program objectives without ...

... Center announced award of contract to Thiokol Chemical Corp. for "hypervelocity test device," to be part of Hypervelocity Free-Flight Facility now under construction at Ames. Thiokol would design, build, test, and deliver ...

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