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Scientist or researcher

Hsue-Shen Tsien (Qian Xuesen)

1936-01-01year known, day not recorded

Caltech doctoral student under von Karman who, alongside Malina and Parsons, helped pioneer the theoretical rocket-propulsion work that led to JPL's founding. Despite no evidence of espionage, McCarthy-era suspicion of his Communist Party ties led the U.S. to deport him in 1955; he went on to found and lead China's own space and missile program.

In neither threadRuled on 3 September 2026 as belonging to NEITHER thread, by reading this entity's record rather than by a term search. It is on this map through early rocketry at JPL. AN EMPTY SUBJECT IS A RULING, NOT A GAP - a missing field would have meant nobody had looked.

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4 connections

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  • Theodore von Karman names a source we do not hold
    Caltech doctoral student under him, GALCIT rocket group
    Jack Parsons / Agape Lodge OTO history; Pendle, Strange Angel (2005)
  • Frank Malina names a source we do not hold
    fellow GALCIT rocket group pioneer and JPL co-founder
    Jack Parsons / Agape Lodge OTO history; Pendle, Strange Angel (2005)
  • NASA JPL names a source we do not hold
    helped pioneer the theoretical rocket work that led to its founding
    JPL / Caltech history (GALCIT rocket group)
  • Louis G. Dunn names a source we do not hold
    told the FBI he suspected him of espionage, feeding his eventual deportation
    Jack Parsons / Agape Lodge OTO history; Pendle, Strange Angel (2005)