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Rocketry-The Occult- Jack Parsons
Preservation and Annihilation of Memory (2022)
  • Kathleen de la Peña McCook
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Abstract
Jack Parsons (1914-1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist associated with Caltech. He was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets.
He was friends with Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury.
Konx Om Pax
Parsons found an occult book at a used car dealer’s shop in Pasadena, CA— Konx Om Pax by Aleister Crowley.4
Keywords
  • Jack Parsons,
  • Rocketry,
  • Aleister Crowley,
  • Konx Om Pax,
  • Jet Propulsion Lab,
  • Thelema
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Publication Date
April 16, 2022
Citation Information
McCook, K. "Rocketry-The Occult- Jack Parsons: A book began his magical journey in The Preservation and Annihilation of Memory. April 16, 2022. https://kathleenmccook.substack.com/p/rocketry-the-occult-jack-parsons?s=w
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