Rocketing into the future : the history and technology of rocket planes /
Pelt, Michel van,
Rocketing into the future : the history and technology of rocket planes / Michel van Pelt. - New York ; Heidelberg [u.a.] : Springer [u.a.], 2012. - XVIII, 366 S. : Ill., graf. Darst. ; 24 cm. - Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration. .
Introduction -- Crash course in rocket plane design -- Germany's wonder weapons -- Non-German wartime rocket fighters -- The rise and fall of the rocket interceptor -- Breaking the barrier -- Rocket plane spaceflight -- Future spaceplanes -- Joyriding a rocket plane -- Man versus robot -- Conclusions.
9781461431992 1461431999
Rocket planes.
TL670 / .P46 2012
Rocketing into the future : the history and technology of rocket planes / Michel van Pelt. - New York ; Heidelberg [u.a.] : Springer [u.a.], 2012. - XVIII, 366 S. : Ill., graf. Darst. ; 24 cm. - Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration. .
Introduction -- Crash course in rocket plane design -- Germany's wonder weapons -- Non-German wartime rocket fighters -- The rise and fall of the rocket interceptor -- Breaking the barrier -- Rocket plane spaceflight -- Future spaceplanes -- Joyriding a rocket plane -- Man versus robot -- Conclusions.
9781461431992 1461431999
Rocket planes.
TL670 / .P46 2012