Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower

Jim was born in San Angelo, Texas, but quickly moved back to Tennessee. He earned a BS in Chemistry from MTSU, entered the Army via the ROTC, then joined Thiokol in 1957, working at various company branches until retiring in 1999. He primarily worked in solid rocket motor R&D, then transitioned into management and marketing. Jim particularly discusses various categories of Huntsville division developments (propellant binders, burning rate catalysts, insulation adhesives/asbestos-free insulation, propellant demonstrations, and a large non-segmented rocket motor). He closes by discussing particular areas in the field of rocket motors that he believes are due further development.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

2017-02-22

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