Escape from Earth : a secret history of the space rocket

Escape from Earth a secret history of the space rocket

Tells the story of engineering student Frank Malina and his friend, explosives enthusiast Jack Parsons. Together, they embarked on a journey that took them from junk yards and desert lots to the heights of the military-industrial complex. Malina designed the first American rocket to reach space and...

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1. Verfasser: MacDonald, Fraser (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY PublicAffairs 2019
Ausgabe:First US edition June 2019
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Malina, Frank J > Parsons, Jack > Friends and associates > Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) > History > Rocketry > Astronautics > Communism > Occultism > TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) > Friendship > United States > Malina, Frank Josef > Jet Propulsion Laboratory > USA > Raumfahrt
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Zusammenfassung:Tells the story of engineering student Frank Malina and his friend, explosives enthusiast Jack Parsons. Together, they embarked on a journey that took them from junk yards and desert lots to the heights of the military-industrial complex. Malina designed the first American rocket to reach space and established the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But trouble found him when the FBI suspected him of being a communist. And when some classified documents went missing, Malina was thrust into the center of an increasingly serious investigation
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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25 cm
ISBN:9781610398718
978-1-61039-871-8
1610398718
1-61039-871-8