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From: ch-tkr@wasatch.utah.edu (Timothy K Reynolds)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: space news from May 1 AW&ST
Summary: Say goodbye to Morton Thiokol on ASRM contract????
Message-ID: <1969@wasatch.utah.edu>
Date: 1 Jun 89 17:49:50 GMT
References: <1989May29.032320.2277@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
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In article <1989May29.032320.2277@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> 
> NASA picks Lockheed/Aerojet team to build the ASRM, despite safety panel
> urgings that the project be dropped.
>
> . . . . .  The plant will
> supposedly ship its first flight-cleared motors in 1994, after which use
> of the current Morton Thiokol SRBs will be phased out over three years.
> Apart from getting rid of MT [about time!], ......
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Hmmmm.  When this contract award was announced, there was a big splash in the
Salt Lake City Deseret News about MT being a sub-contractor for Aerojet on this
proposal.  MT spokesman said how this will insure continued participation in
NASA and shuttle programs.  Perhaps Henry's farewell is a bit premature?


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