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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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Jack Parsons: Rockets, Government Grants, and Controversial Involvements

This chapter explores the early days of rocketry and Jack Parsons' involvement, including the formation of AeroJet and the establishment of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It delves into Parsons' controversial interests in the occult and his belief in the intersection of magic and quantum physics.

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