Van Pelt, Michel. <br/><br/>
Rocketing into the future :  the history and technology of rocket planes / 
 History and technology of rocket planes  Rocket planes 
Michel van Pelt. 
 - New York :  Springer,  c2012. 
 - xviii, 366 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
 - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration .
 - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-356) and index. 
<br/><br/> Crash course in rocket plane design --  Germany's wonder weapons --  Non-German wartime rocket fighters --  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 --  Introduction --  The  Conclusions. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781461431992 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1461431999 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012932254 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rocket planes.<br/>Rocket planes--History.<br/>Rockets (Aeronautics)--History.<br/>Rockets (Aeronautics)--Technological innovations.<br/>Rocket planes--Technological innovations--History.<br/>Space flight--Technological innovations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL781  / .V358 2012