rocket, in aeronautics: Bibliography

See G. P. Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements: An Introduction to the Engineering of Rockets (6th ed. 1992); F. H. Winter, Rockets into Space (1993); D. Baker, Spaceflight and Rocketry: A Chronology (1996); M. Stoiko, Pioneers of Rocketry (1997); R. Snedden, Rockets and Space (1998).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Development of Rockets
• Staging of Rockets
• Design of the Exit Nozzle
• Rocket Propellants
• Rocket Design
• Rocket Propulsion
• Bibliography

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