From CIT contract files : selected correspondence, 1944-1947.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

Parsons, Jack, 1914-1952

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John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons 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 advancemen...

Malina, Frank J.

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Frank Malina (1912-1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and kinetic artist. Born in Brenham, Texas to parents of Czechoslovakian extraction (both musicians), Malina was for many years a scientist and directed American rocket research and UNESCO projects. In 1950 he learned the basics of oil painting from Reginald Weston and began to experiment, eventually leaving his UNESCO work to devote himself entirely to the pursuit of art. An early explorer in the field of digital art and the use of ...

Ewart, J. N.

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Trichel, G. W.

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Main, Walter C.

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Stott, William Ronald

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Page, James Rathwell, 1884-1962

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Millikan, Clark Blanchard, 1903-1966

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Physicist (aeronautics). From the description of Papers, ca.1927-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80180943 ...

Larsen, Valdemar C. Jr., 1902-1978 *

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Larsen was JPL Administrator. From the description of Proposals for hard landing and radiation scientific packages on lunar missions : cover letter to Robert Jastrow, NASA, 1959 Feb 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096369 V.C. Larsen was JPL Assistant Director for Business Administration. From the description of R&D Task Orders, Manpower : letter to Robert E. Rodney, NASA Contracting Officer's Representative, 1962 J...

Pierce, Eugene M. 1900-1977.

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Seifert, Howard S.

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Biography Howard Seifert, an authority on rocket propulsion of space vehicles, was professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford from 1960 to 1976. He also directed the Physical Sciences Laboratory at the United Aircraft Corporation (1960-65) and was president of the American Rocket Society (1960). Before joining the Stanford faculty, he was on the staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Space Technology Laboratories and a visiting...

Van Deavender, B. F.

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Dunn, Louis G., 1908-1979.

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Youtz, Y. P.

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