en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons
Founded JPL and Aerojet He was also a Thelemite occultist
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underscores@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
NASA has a huge history of nerdy names with mythological references, allegedly rituals too
haxboar@hexbear.net 1 day ago
AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 53 minutes ago
Oh wow! I just learned about this dude yesterday lmao
Atrocity Guide just posted a video about him recently, wild shit
He also got scammed by Elron Hubbard out of his mansion and fortune which Hubbard basically used to found scientology
Coopr8@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Wow, and doesnt he look just like you might imagine one.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
The stache really sells it 😄
Chakravanti@monero.town 17 hours ago
I think Thanos sells it. Mostly because he a gave fuck about Mani. Totally.
emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours ago
The tv show strange angel is about him and its wild.
Tonava@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Most people doing the science there are likely on the spectrum, so I wouldn’t expect anything less