Rocket Manual - 1942 onwards: An insight into the development and technology of space rockets and satellite launchers

Dr. David Baker

Haynes Publishing UK, Jan 20, 2015 - Science - 192 pages

The Rocket Manual tells the story of rocket motors, how they were first developed, how they work, what they are used for and how they are operated. It also explains the origin and operating record of satellite launchers around the world. Rocket motors large and small are listed and explained, including small motors used to push satellites and spacecraft into different orbits, throttleable rockets for controlling spacecraft descending to the Moon and the surfaces of other planets, restartable motors for adjusting orbits and reusable motors such as those developed for the Shuttle.

About the author

Dr. David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programmes between 1965 and 1990. He has written more than 80 books on spaceflight technology and is the author of the Haynes NASA Space Shuttle Manual, International Space Station Manual, NASA Mars Rovers Manual, Apollo 13 Manual, Soyuz Manual, Rocket Manual and forthcoming Hubble Space Telescope Manual. He lives in East Sussex.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Rocket Manual - 1942 onwards: An insight into the development and technology of space rockets and satellite launchers; Owners' Workshop Manual
• Author: Dr. David Baker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK, 2015
• ISBN: 0857333712, 9780857333711
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Science / Space Science / General; Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics; Transportation / Aviation / History