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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     MacDonald, Fraser, 1972- author.     Subjects     Malina, Frank J.     Parsons, Jack, 1914-1952 -- Friends and associates.     Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) -- History.     Rocketry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Aeronautical engineers -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      MacDonald, Fraser, 1972- author.       by title:      Escape from Earth : ...         MARC Display

Escape from Earth : a secret history of the space rocket / Fraser MacDonald. by MacDonald, Fraser, 1972- author. New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2019. Subjects Malina, Frank J.   Parsons, Jack, 1914-1952 -- Friends and associates.   Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) -- History.   Rocketry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Aeronautical engineers -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9781610398718 (hardcover) : 1610398718 (hardcover) Description:  371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First US edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 621.4356 Malina Ma Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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