Raketen - Die Internationale Enzyklopädie

The use of launch vehicles is diverse: they transport satellites, components for space stations, or astronauts and supplies into space. Without rockets, there would be no access to space, and our world with its global communication would be unthinkable! As a recognized expert, Eugen Reichl presents all significant rocket systems from the beginnings of space travel to the present and introduces the types that will shape space travel in the future. In addition to data and facts about the launch systems, the reader also learns about the history of the individual space-faring nations. Unique graphics by Dietmar Röttler complete the volume.