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    Jack Parsons - Wikipedia. John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; [nb 1] October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist.

  2. Apr 23, 2014 · Jack Parsons was a founding member of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab, with some calling him one of the 'fathers of rocketry', but you won't find much about him on Nasa's websites.

  3. Jan 2, 2015 · Born 100 years ago, Jack Parsons seemed devoted to reconciling opposites, smashing together the technical and the spiritual.

  4. May 8, 2023 · Jack Parsons was a rocket scientist, occultist, and founder of JPL and Aerojet. He had a controversial relationship with L. Ron Hubbard and a mysterious death in 1952.

  5. Jun 22, 2018 · Dan Fox What, in a nutshell, is the Jack Parsons tale? George Pendle Jack Parsons wanted to travel to the moon but the scientific establishment thought this was impossible. So, inspired by the pulp science fiction he was reading the 20-something Parsons built rockets in his backyard, inventing the science of rocketry as he went along ...

  6. Jun 14, 2018 · Jack Parsons was a real person who lived a bizarre and fascinating life. He was a rocket scientist who developed technology for NASA, a Thelemite occultist who practiced sex magick, and a friend of L. Ron Hubbard and Howard Hughes.

  7. Jack Parsons was a pioneer in rocket propulsion and a follower of the occultist Aleister Crowley. He conducted a series of magical rituals known as the Babalon Workings, which involved a mysterious entity and a controversial divorce.