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Safety lapses cited in Thiokol inspections over shuttle booster
Congressional GAO findings show Morton Thiokol skipped three of seven mandatory O ring inspections on the solid rocket booster blamed for the Challenger disaster. Officials stressed the missteps were not deemed contributing causes, but urged reinstating inspections and pursuing a second supplier. NASA cites potential delays to 1988 shuttle flight plans.
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Washington
Congressional
Morton Thiokol Corp
General Accounting Office
Congress
House
Utah
Space Agency
Edward G. Dorsey Jr
Morton Thiokol
Space Division
Thiokol
Florida
Dorsey
Accounting Office
Jack Brooks
D-Texas
NASA
Milton Socolar
Compt
Air Force-Thiokol
Thomas L. Mosher
Space Agency For Space Flight
Mosher
GAO
James C. Fletcher
Socolar
Brooks
Fletcher
George Brown
Aerojet Strategic Propulsion Co
Brown