Rocketing into the future : the history and technology of rocket planes / Michel van Pelt.
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TextSeries: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration: Publisher: New York : Springer, c2012Description: xviii, 366 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9781461431992 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 1461431999 (pbk. : acid-free paper)Other title: History and technology of rocket planes | Rocket planesSubject(s): Rocket planes | Rocket planes -- History | Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History | Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Technological innovations | Rocket planes -- Technological innovations -- History | Space flight -- Technological innovationsLOC classification: TL781 | .V358 2012Also available online via SpringerLink.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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 -- Man versus robot -- Conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-356) and index.
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