Marvel Whiteside Parsons, a.k.a. John “Jack” Parsons, was a Thelemite and student of Aleister Crowley. He was a co-founder of the company that was to become Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and invented the first viable solid rocket fuel, literally launching the American space program.
Marvel Whiteside Parsons, a.k.a. John “Jack” Parsons, was a Thelemite and student of Aleister Crowley. He was a co-founder of the company that was to become Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and invented the first viable solid rocket fuel, literally launching the American space program.

