Astronautics, Journal of the American Rocket Society :] article reprints, 1939 Aug.

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Astronautics, Journal of the American Rocket Society :] article reprints, 1939 Aug.

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This journal reproduction contains all but the final page. The articles included are : New experimental program, Experiments with powder motors, Rocket range finders, and Reviews of technical articles. Jack Parsons' article is experiments with powder motors and discusses powdered propellants. The American Rocket Society was later known as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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