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Tom Turner moved to Huntsville in 1960; his father worked on quality control for the Saturn rockets. Tom became a mechanical engineer, earning his degree from UAH in 1981. He worked briefly at the Air Force's propulsion wind tunnels, and joined…

Tom Bryant was born in SW Missouri. He came to Huntsville in 1963 via a CO-OP program. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1966 with a degree in Engineering. His first job was with LTV working on the US Army's Lance Missile. He…

Samuel was born in Louisville, KY, in 1936. He earned his degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt in June 1958, and joined Thiokol on the recommendation of Roy Willis. He began and largely remained in the process development & research…

Roy was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. When trying to complete an engineering degree, he joined the Army to avoid being drafted, and served in a communication reconnaissance outfit. After his service was complete, he finished his degree at…

Ron Clements was born in 1939 in Reform, Alabama. He earned his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alabama and his MS in AE from the University of Illinois. He started working at Thiokol in June, 1963 in the Stress Group -…

Richard "Dick" Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957 through 1985. He worked in Testing & Data Reduction, took over Testing in 1965, and stayed…

Rich worked at Thiokol from 1982 - 1992. He currently works for Jacobs building Solid Rocket Boosters for NASA's Space Launch System. This was filmed at a restaurant.

Phillip Franklin was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He started his career at Southern Research Institute before he joined Thiokol in 1984. He worked in…

Patricia is from the Chicago area, she graduated high school in Huntsville, and attended a secretarial school. She worked for Dr Cruzy, who was a propellent chemist, for Jesse Smith, and for Mike Difatta. Mike Diffata was in the Programs area and…

Nita worked for Thiokol from 1966 - 1995. She worked as a secretary in Engineering, RND, and Manufacturing. She stated that Thiokol was a family and was a wonderful place to work. This was filmed at a restaurant.