Rockets into space / Frank H. Winter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winter, Frank H., 1942-

Series:

Frontiers of space ; 1.

Frontiers of space ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rocketry--History.

Rocketry.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1990.

Summary:

Since ancient times, men and women have dreamed of soaring among the stars, but only in this century has that dream been realized. In 'Rockets Into Space', Frank Winter tells the fascinating story of the modern launch vehicle, from the mythological musings of the Babylonians and Greeks to the present-day reality of manned and unmanned space flight.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-156)

ISBN:

0674776607

OCLC:

20492207