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| Published: |
Facts On File,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Frontiers in space |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 254 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0816057710 (hc.) 9780816057719 |
| Index Number: | V42 |
| CLC: | V42-49 |
| Call Number: | V42-49/A584 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index. From fire arrows to Mars missions -- Rocket propulsion fundamentals -- Pioneering rocket planes -- Military missiles and rockets -- Space launch vehicles -- Launch sites -- Upper-stage rockets and orbital transfer vehicles -- Sounding rockets -- Nuclear rockets to Mars and beyond -- Electric propulsion for deep-space missions -- Advanced propulsion systems for the 21st century -- Interstellar probes and starships -- Conclusion -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index. |