![]() ![]() Although Werner von Braun received the press attention and Time magazine covers, it was the American-born Malina who researched and developed the U.S.’s first space-capable rockets. His first, the one he is best known for-but not nearly well enough-was as an aeronautical engineer. Patrick McCray picks up where that article left off, with this look into Malina’s later life as a professional artist. As the article notes, Malina’s life took an interesting turn in the 1950s, when he “cut loose from everything and became an artist.” Historian W. rocket program and founding the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Johnson explored the engineer’s pivotal role in establishing the early U.S. Editor’s Note: In his 2014 article “ Frank Malina: America’s Forgotten Rocketeer,” James L. ![]()
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