Rocket and spacecraft propulsion principles, practice and new developments

The revised edition of this practical, hands-on book discusses the range of launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the very latest details of some of the advanced propulsion systems currently being developed. The author covers the fundamentals of the subject, from the basic...

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Main Author: Turner, Martin J. L. 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin Chichester Springer published in association with Praxis Pub. c2009
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering.
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