Author:
Van Pelt, Michel.
Imprint:New York : Springer published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2012]
Descriptionxviii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Crash course in rocket plane design -- Germany's wonder weapons -- Non-German wartime rocket fighters -- The rise and fall of the rocket interceptor -- Breaking the barrier -- Rocket plane spaceflight -- Future spaceplanes -- Joyriding a rocket plane -- Man versus robot -- Man versus robot -- Conclusions.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-356) and index.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries