Historical Chemist and Rocket Engineer; Jack Parsons, was more than your ordinary genius…He was a known Marxist accused of espionage by the US government, his extra-curricular activities earned him the title “the sex-cult rocket man” and his death remains a controversial mystery to this day. Join Carly and Tab in this week’s episode as they unpack the shocking history behind the birth of NASA.
Case Sources:
- https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/aerospace-engineering/rocketry/jack-parsons-occult-roots-jpl/
- https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/jack-parsons/
- https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/the-occult-history-behind-nasas-jet-propulsion-laboratory
- https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20230921350801/7-celebrities-associated-with-the-occult-1/
- https://nypost.com/2018/06/19/this-sex-crazed-cultist-was-the-father-of-modern-rocketry/
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-19-me-10501-story.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqprZIfcsTs
- https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/aerospace-engineering/rocketry/jack-parsons-occult-roots-jpl/
- CBS all Access: “Strange Angel”
- John Carter’s Book: “Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons”
Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan.
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