| 11. | Thiokol pioneered the short-burn rocket motors used in aircraft ejection seats.
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| 12. | About 430 Thiokol employees work on the shuttle.
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| 13. | Thiokol plans to boost its ownership in Howmet to as much as 64 percent.
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| 14. | LMC was formed in 1978 when John DeLorean purchased the snowcat division from Thiokol.
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| 15. | Thiokol was ultimately selected as the solid rocket booster provider on 20 November 1973.
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| 16. | Thiokol still has about 250 jobs to cut this year as it completes its restructuring.
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| 17. | Thiokol also has consolidated its propulsion operations in northern Utah to reduce its operating costs.
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| 18. | Despite its own engineers'concerns, Thiokol signed off on the launch the following morning.
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| 19. | Thiokol owns 49 percent of Howmet.
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| 20. | After the weather forecast, NASA personnel remembered Thiokol's warnings and contacted the company.
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