Rocketing into the future : The history and technology of rocket planes /
<p><i>Rocketing into the Future</i> journeys into the exciting world of rocket planes, examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last one hundred years. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs, it recounts the history of rocket...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2012.
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| Series: | Springer Praxis Books
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| Summary: | <p><i>Rocketing into the Future</i> journeys into the exciting world of rocket planes, examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last one hundred years. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs, it recounts the history of rocket planes from the early pioneers who attached simple rockets on to their wooden glider airplanes to the modern world of high-tech research vehicles.</p><p>The book then looks at the possibilities for the future. The technological and economic challenges of the Space Shuttle proved insurmountable, and thus the program was unable to fulfill its promise of low-cost access to space. However, the burgeoning market of suborbital space tourism may yet give the necessary boost to the development of a truly reusable spaceplane. </p><p> |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVIII, 366 pages) 162 illustration, 60 illustration in colour, digital. |
| ISBN: | 9781461432005 |