Beschreibung:
Liquid propellant rocket engines have propelled all the manned space flights, all the space vehicles flying to the planets or deep space, virtually all satellites, and the majority of medium range or intercontinental range ballistic missiles.
Introduction; Merits of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines and their Applications; Technical Trends and Historical Changes; Technology and Hardware; The Early Years, Visionaries, and Pioneers, 1903 to 1940; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Organizations Worldwide, 1941 to 2002; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the USA; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Russia and the Ukraine; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Germany; France's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Japan's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines United Kingdom or Britain; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the People's Republic of China; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in India; General Finding, Comments, and Conclusions.