Jack Parsons: America's favorite occultist/engineer
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Jack Parsons: America’s favorite occultist/engineer

2026-04-16

John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons;October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Aerojet. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets.

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