Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: What Are Rockets?; 1.1 The History of Rockets; 1.1.1 400 BCE; 1.1.2 100 to 0 BCE; 1.1.3 0 to 100 AD; 1.1.4 850 AD; 1.1.5 904 AD; 1.1.6 1132 to 1279 AD; 1.1.7 1300 to 1600 AD; 1.1.8 1600 to 1800 AD; 1.1.9 1800 to 1900 AD; 1.1.10 1900 to 1930 AD; 1.1.10.1 A Perspective; 1.1.11 1930 to 1957 AD; 1.1.12 1957 to 1961 AD; 1.1.13 1961 to Present; 1.1.14 X PRIZE; 1.1.15 Other Space Agencies; 1.2 Rockets of the Modern Era; 1.2.1 ESA and CNES.
1.2.2 ISRO (India)1.2.3 ISA (Iran); 1.2.4 Israeli Space Agency; 1.2.5 JAXA (Japan); 1.2.6 CNSA (People's Republic of China); 1.2.7 Russian FSA (also known as RKA in Russian-Russia/Ukraine); 1.2.8 United States of America: NASA and the U.S. Air Force; 1.2.9 Other Systems Are on the Way; 1.2.10 NASA Constellation Program; 1.2.11 NASA SLS Program; 1.3 Rocket Anatomy and Nomenclature; 1.4 Chapter Summary; Exercises; Chapter 2: Why Are Rockets Needed?; 2.1 Missions and Payloads; 2.1.1 Missions; 2.1.2 Payloads; 2.2 Trajectories; 2.2.1 Example 2.1: Hobby Rocket.
2.2.2 Fundamental Equations for Trajectory Analysis2.2.3 Missing the Earth; 2.2.4 Example 2.2: Dong Feng 31 ICBM; 2.3 Orbits; 2.3.1 Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation; 2.3.2 Example 2.3: Acceleration due to Gravity on a Telecommunications Satellite; 2.3.3 A Circular Orbit; 2.3.4 The Circle Is a Special Case of an Ellipse; 2.3.5 The Ellipse Is Actually a Conic Section; 2.3.6 Kepler's Laws; 2.3.7 Newton's Vis Viva Equation; 2.4 Orbit Changes and Maneuvers; 2.4.1 In-Plane Orbit Changes; 2.4.2 Example 2.4: Hohmann Transfer Orbit; 2.4.3 Bielliptical Transfer; 2.4.4 Plane Changes.
2.4.5 Interplanetary Trajectories2.4.6 Gravitational Assist; 2.5 Ballistic Missile Trajectories; 2.5.1 Ballistic Missile Trajectories Are Conic Sections; 2.6 Chapter Summary; Exercises; Chapter 3: How Do Rockets Work?; 3.1 Thrust; 3.2 Specific Impulse; 3.2.1 Example 3.1: Isp of the Space Shuttle Main Engines; 3.3 Weight Flow Rate; 3.4 Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation; 3.5 Staging; 3.5.1 Example 3.2: Two-Stage Rocket; 3.6 Rocket Dynamics, Guidance, and Control; 3.6.1 Aerodynamic Forces; 3.6.2 Example 3.3: Drag Force on the Space Shuttle; 3.6.3 Rocket Stability and the Restoring Force.
3.6.4 Rocket Attitude Control Systems3.6.5 Eight Degrees of Freedom; 3.6.6 Inverted Pendulum; 3.7 Chapter Summary; Exercises; Chapter 4: How Do Rocket Engines Work?; 4.1 Basic Rocket Engine; 4.2 Thermodynamic Expansion and the Rocket Nozzle; 4.2.1 Isentropic Flow; 4.3 Exit Velocity; 4.4 Rocket Engine Area Ratio and Lengths; 4.4.1 Nozzle Area Expansion Ratio; 4.4.2 Nozzle Design; 4.4.3 Properly Designed Nozzle; 4.4.4 Expansion Chamber Dimensions; 4.5 Rocket Engine Design Example; 4.6 Chapter Summary; Exercises; Chapter 5: Are All Rockets the Same?; 5.1 Solid Rocket Engines.