Rocketing into the future : the history and technology of rocket planes / Michel van Pelt.

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.

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