Explosion of Space Shuttle Tested CEO of Morton Thiokol

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Obituary: Charles Locke, a blunt-speaking CEO, was in a difficult position after the Challenger space shuttle exploded in 1986

Nothing in Charles Locke’s career prepared him for the public role thrust upon him when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch on Jan. 28, 1986.

Mr. Locke, who had a soft Southern drawl and once described himself as a cold-eyed accountant, was chief executive of Morton Thiokol Inc., best known for Morton’s table salt, whose blue cylinders featured a girl with an umbrella and the tagline “When it rains it pours.” The company also made rocket boosters used in the space shuttle. Investigators blamed a ruptured...

 

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