rocketry

A comprehensive biography of German scientist Wernher von Braun, who was a major figure in Germany's pre-war rocket development program and designer for the V-2 rocket; and describes his defection to the U.S. and work within America's space program after the war.

LEGO man describes how two boys sent him eighty thousand feet into the atmosphere with the use of a weather balloon and a parachute. Includes instructions for related science projects.

A simple introduction to the development of rockets from their use by the Chinese in the thirteenth century to some of the many kinds that exist in the twentieth century.

True story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

Explains the many types of rockets used for space exploration.

Shortly after the German army's secret V-2 bombs begin falling on London, U.S. Army Lt. Tyrone Slothrop realizes the bombing locations exactly match the sites of his own sexual liaisons, and that the coincidence has been noticed by British intelligence, sending Slothrop on a journey across Europe in hopes of escaping British officers who think he has knowledge about the attacks.

Thirty years after her childhood, when her mother was dying from cancer and her father disappeared into his work at the Jet Propulsion laboratory, the author records her journey of discovery from childhood to the present.

Chronicles humankind's quest into space, from the development of rockets to the Apollo moon landing.

Profiles non-government figures who are using their personal fortunes to advance the field of space flight, building their own rockets and space stations, which will open up space exploration for ordinary people.

Discusses rocketry technology as it relates to the launching of satellites and the limitless usefulness of artificial satellites.