His experiments with solid rocket fuel led to significant advancements in propulsion technology, laying the groundwork for future space missions.
John “Jack” Whiteside Parsons, a founder of the legendary Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a maverick visionary honored with a moon crater bearing his name, gave no early hint of the inner stirrings that propelled him to worship the devil and lead an extraordinary double life: respected scientist by day, dedicated occultist by night.
Including a spectacular (and odd) CATO
It rained all day Friday and into early Saturday morning, followed by a heavy fog. We decided late Saturday morning to give the launch a try. Although overcast a good bit of the day, it was about 64 degrees with hardly any wind. Besides the ground being mushy, it was a great day to launch rockets, with most landing near the pad.
Act of religious censure
I was posting about Kirstie Alley passing away and noticed that she was a member of the Church of Scientology. I then saw that even their “church” had rules for excommunicating their members and thought I would look into the subject. Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to end or at least regulate the communion of a member of a congregation with other members of the religious institution who are in normal communion with each other.
