Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
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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.
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Contains essays that examine significant people, events, discoveries, collaborations, and experiments related to the development and use of rockets, and includes an extensive chronology, photographs and illustrations, and a glossary.