Episode 513: Jack Parsons Part II - A Two Edged Sword
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The New Category of Rocket Fuel
Parsons created a fuel called Galset 53, which opened up a whole new category of rocket fuel. It would be used to fire ballistic missiles like Polaris Poseidon and the Minutemen series. And it would also propel space shuttles out of Earth's orbit decades later. "You never know when you're a hero or you're confetti," Parsons says.
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