The Road to Modern Rocketry: Launch Bases, Centers, Museums, Memorials, and Monuments
Book Details
Author(s)Doug Gangler
PublisherChampion Books
ISBN / ASINB01DO9B0GG
ISBN-13978B01DO9B0G0
Sales Rank293,284
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
'The Road to Modern Rocketry' contains 129 SUPERB IMAGES (color and black/white)--one of the BEST (if not the best ever) set of pictures ever assembled which are associated with ROCKET HISTORY.
In 'The Road to Modern Rocketry' Doug Gangler brings alive the fast-moving yet intensive history of the modern rocket. Featured are forth-one rocket and space sites spread over the five countries--Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States--in which the story of the modern rocket occurred. Thoroughly discussed are:
-- Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, American Robert Goddard, Austro-Hungarian-German Hermann Oberth, France's Robert Esnault-Pelterie, German-American Wernher von Braun, the Soviet Union's Sergei Korolev, and other great rocketeers.
-- The A-4/V-2 which was the critical link, the common story, to modern rocketry. This wartime rocket was controversial, but marked amazing technological progress for the era.
-- The latter 1940s and 1950s which saw rocket efforts first aimed at ballistic missiles; major resources and technologies were soon also directed toward developing the great launch vehicles--to this day taking magnificent payloads to space.
Pure, fascinating history with a good dose of rocket technology, 'The Road' relies on Doug's seamless blending of sources including great publications, archival work, and a superb collection of images, to bring a fresh perspective to rocketry. The launch bases, rocket centers, World War II bunkers, museums, memorials, and monuments--all presented with details for an intended visit by you!-- are an almost unique set of sites telling the incredible, inspirational history of the modern rocket. 'The Road' includes an excellent Glossary, and several Appendices on rocket and space-related concepts.
Reviews:
"Doug Gangler has written a comprehensive guide... at the same time composing a very interesting history of rocketry from the earliest use of black powder... to the advent of commerical cargo launchers. Whether someone has read 500 rocket and space history books or just one, 'The Road to Modern Rocketry' will be enjoyable to read and a valuable resource."
Steve Adamczyk, National Space Society
"Excellent guide to events and places across North America and Europe where most important events in rocket history took place in the 20th century. Informative, educational, and practically helpful for visits of these fascinating historic sites."
Mike Gruntman, Professor of Astronautics at the University of Southern California
"For its intended purpose, 'Road' is a success... Gangler's writing is accessible and engaging..."
Gideon Marcus, American Astronautical Society
"Doug Gangler's book provides a helpful guide to rocket history, and especially to the sites where modern rocketry and spaceflight were born. Rocket and space enthusiasts will appreciate the many valuable tips to visiting those sites and related museums."
Michael J. Neufeld, Author of Von Braun and The Rocket and the Reich
In 'The Road to Modern Rocketry' Doug Gangler brings alive the fast-moving yet intensive history of the modern rocket. Featured are forth-one rocket and space sites spread over the five countries--Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States--in which the story of the modern rocket occurred. Thoroughly discussed are:
-- Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, American Robert Goddard, Austro-Hungarian-German Hermann Oberth, France's Robert Esnault-Pelterie, German-American Wernher von Braun, the Soviet Union's Sergei Korolev, and other great rocketeers.
-- The A-4/V-2 which was the critical link, the common story, to modern rocketry. This wartime rocket was controversial, but marked amazing technological progress for the era.
-- The latter 1940s and 1950s which saw rocket efforts first aimed at ballistic missiles; major resources and technologies were soon also directed toward developing the great launch vehicles--to this day taking magnificent payloads to space.
Pure, fascinating history with a good dose of rocket technology, 'The Road' relies on Doug's seamless blending of sources including great publications, archival work, and a superb collection of images, to bring a fresh perspective to rocketry. The launch bases, rocket centers, World War II bunkers, museums, memorials, and monuments--all presented with details for an intended visit by you!-- are an almost unique set of sites telling the incredible, inspirational history of the modern rocket. 'The Road' includes an excellent Glossary, and several Appendices on rocket and space-related concepts.
Reviews:
"Doug Gangler has written a comprehensive guide... at the same time composing a very interesting history of rocketry from the earliest use of black powder... to the advent of commerical cargo launchers. Whether someone has read 500 rocket and space history books or just one, 'The Road to Modern Rocketry' will be enjoyable to read and a valuable resource."
Steve Adamczyk, National Space Society
"Excellent guide to events and places across North America and Europe where most important events in rocket history took place in the 20th century. Informative, educational, and practically helpful for visits of these fascinating historic sites."
Mike Gruntman, Professor of Astronautics at the University of Southern California
"For its intended purpose, 'Road' is a success... Gangler's writing is accessible and engaging..."
Gideon Marcus, American Astronautical Society
"Doug Gangler's book provides a helpful guide to rocket history, and especially to the sites where modern rocketry and spaceflight were born. Rocket and space enthusiasts will appreciate the many valuable tips to visiting those sites and related museums."
Michael J. Neufeld, Author of Von Braun and The Rocket and the Reich
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