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| | Ordway 1960 |
 | | Of great historical interest is the account of early rocket firings in Kummersdorf and Peenemünde, the development and use of the V2, and the transfer of von Braun and his team to the US after World War II. |
 | | Among the topics considered are design elements, aerodynamics, rocket propellants, rocket motor systems, instrumentation, nozzles, fins, cones, pre-flight testing, simple launchers, launching site setup, launching procedure, tracking, telemetering, evaluation of data, construction activity, range safety procedures, adult super vision, club organization, safety rules, and legal regulations. |
 | | Considering principally the rocket engine, the book discusses reaction propulsion, generation of action force, acceleration of the action gases, liquid propellant rocket engines, solid propellant rocket engines, future rocket engines, rockets into space, symbols, and formulas. |
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