Pelt, Michel van, <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781461431992 1461431999 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rocket planes.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL670  / .P46 2012