Thiokol (variously
Thiokol Chemical Corporation,
Morton-Thiokol Inc.,
Cordant Technologies Inc.,
Thiokol Propulsion,
AIC Group,
ATK Thiokol; finally
ATK Launch Systems Group before becoming part of
Orbital ATK) was a
U.S. corporation concerned initially with rubber and related chemicals, and later with rocket and missile propulsion systems. Its name is a
portmanteau of the
Greek words for
sulfur (θειον
"theion") and
glue (κολλα
"kolla"), an allusion to the company's initial product,
Thiokol polymer.