5.5.16: Thiokol/Huntsville

• Thiokol/Huntsville

Thiokol Chemical Corp.'s Huntsville, Alabama plant was opened in 1949. In 1957 the XM33 Pollux was developed, followed by the Castor.

Thiokol/Huntsville closed in 1996.

• Solid propulsion systems

• TX-10 Lacrosse

• TX-12 for RVA-10 Hermes; XM12E1 version for Sergeant

• TX-18 Falcon

• TX-20 Sergeant (in X-17 etc) developed from TX-12

• TX-33 Castor

• TX-58 Falcon (also Thiokol/Elkton)

• TX-131-15 Bomarc booster (XM51)

• TX-135 Nike-Zeus booster

• TX-136 proposed Nike-Hercules booster