Book cover of Rockets, satellites, and space travel

Rockets, satellites, and space travel

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195864 pagesRandom House

Explore the fascinating world of rockets, satellites, and space travel. This book provides an introduction to guided missiles, rocketry, and the concepts behind space exploration. Discover the principles that allow humanity to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Avg. reading time: 1h 13m
Prose complexity: 4/10

Informative Intellectual

Jack Coggins (10 July 1911 - 30 January 2006) was a British American artist, science fiction illustrator and nonfiction illustrator-writer.

Murray Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and history. He is best known for his works on naval history and on the American Civil War and for fiction written with L. Sprague de Camp.

Technology Science

Guided missiles Rockets (Aeronautics)Space ships

Rockets, satellites, and space travelUnknown, 1958

64 pages

Random HouseLanguage: English

2 editions available

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