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Rockets
Today rockets vary in size from those used in model rocketry to the massive Saturn 5 which carried the Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
Several countries now operate space missions and rockets. These include the USA, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, Israel and India.
Europe - ESA
Arianne 5 mock-up (full size) from Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse Author: Poppy
Europe -
Arianne 5 mock-
India
Indian PSLV rocket at Sriharikota
The PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Russia
Launch of a Russian Proton rocket. (NASA)
With a total of about 300 launches, the Proton has a 96% success rate.
Japan
Japanese M-V rocket with Astro-E satellite in Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Further Reading
Handbook of Model Rocketry by G Harry Stein (John Wiley and Sons, 1994)
Official handbook of the US National Association of Rocketry, considered the bible of model rocketry.
Rocket Propulsion Elements: An introduction to the engineering of rockets by George
P. Sutton (John Wiley and Sons, 2000)
Investigates different rocket types including
liquid, solid, hybrid fuel and electric propulsion.
Twentieth Century Inventions: Rockets and spacecraft by Robert Snedden and Tim Berke
(Hodder Wayland, 1997)
Explains the history of rockets and their uses and explores
the spin-
Rockets Into Space by Frank Winter (Harvard University Press, 1993)
Discusses the
technological breakthroughs of the evolution of rocket propulsion and vehicle design
over the last 30 years.
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