Review of rocket propulsion development for United States space flight program is divided into four phases -- early unmanned orbital flights and deep space probes, early manned sub-orbital and orbital flights of Mercury program, as well as orbital and rendezvous flights of Gemini program, development of booster power for large new payloads such as Apollo and its successors, and formulation of propulsion requirements for future space flight program; descriptions of various rockets employed.


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    Title :

    Propulsion for space flight


    Additional title:

    Roy Aeronautical Soc -- J


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    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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