Word: thiokol
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...memorable scenes from the second half of the book is his portrayal of a teleconference which took place the night before the launch between engineers at Morton Thiokol, makers of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters, and NASA officials. Thiokol's engineers spent almost an hour explaining why they believed that cold temperatures at Cape Canaveral would impair the performance of their now infamous O-rings. The Thiokol engineers voted unanimously to recommend against launching...
...colossal and historic misjudgement, Thiokol managers vetoed the recommendation of their own engineers. The Challenger flew...
...Specialist Ellison Onizuka and Payload Specialist Gregory Jarvis. The families, who initiated the talks in August, are expected to receive at least $750,000 each, paid out over several years. In exchange, they have waived their rights to future claims against NASA and its personnel and contractors, including Morton Thiokol, the company that built Challenger's solid-fuel rocket boosters. Last year a Government commission concluded that a failure in one of the boosters caused the orbiter to explode...
...Morton Thiokol has agreed to shoulder 60% of the payments--a contribution the Justice Department insists is not an admission of guilt. Besides, a settlement is in the interests of both the Government and the company. Had Morton Thiokol been brought to court, it would have faced the risk of an even higher payout. In fighting the lawsuits, moreover, the company would be likely to sue the Government...
NASA and Morton Thiokol have yet to come to terms with the survivors of Pilot Michael Smith and Mission Specialists Ronald McNair and Judith Resnik. While Resnik, who was single, has no claims entered on her behalf, McNair's widow is suing Morton Thiokol, and Smith's widow Jane has entered a $15.1 million claim against NASA...