rocketry

Presents the history of rocketry from the "Chinese arrow" to the space shuttle with emphasis on the work of such people as Congreve, Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, and Von Braun.

Diagrams, illustrations, and text describe the steps involved in designing and building a rocket.

Traces the life and achievements of German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun from his childhood dreams of human interplanetary travel to their realization as von Braun became a prominent figure in modern rocketry.

Examines the history of rockets from their origins in China as early as the second century to the modern rocketry of the twenty-first century.

Contains essays that examine significant people, events, discoveries, collaborations, and experiments related to the development and use of rockets, and includes an extensive chronology, photographs and illustrations, and a glossary.

A biography of the American physicist responsible for many of the underlying principles of modern rocketry. Includes instructions for a model multistage rocket and an explanation of rocket flight.

Profiles some of the different missile and rocket systems used by the United States and other nations around the world, describing their designs and uses.

Provides a brief introduction to the life of scientist Robert Goddard and discusses how his creation of the liquid rocket engine changed world history.

Cartoon illustrations and text provide information about space travel, discussing the history of space exploration, gravity, conditions on the moon, and how rockets work.

A group of Space Camp trainees go through the Rocket Park and Space Museum in Huntsville, Alabama, as the history of rocketry is told in text and photographs.