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Image: Von Karman and JATO Team - GPN-2000-001652 (cropped)

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Description: Dr. Theodore von Kármán (black coat) sketches out a plan on the wing of an airplane as his JATO engineering team looks on. From left to right: Dr. Clark B. Millikan, Dr. Martin Summerfield, Dr. Theodore von Kármán, Dr. Frank J. Malina and pilot, Capt. Homer Boushey. Captain Boushey would become the first American to pilot an airplane that used JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) solid propellant rockets.
Title: Von Karman and JATO Team - GPN-2000-001652 (cropped)
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Author: NASA JPL
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