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Rockets of the World
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Defence and Discovery
The Cold War space race between the United States and the Soviet Union is well documented, but few are aware of Canada's early activities in this important arena of global power. Defence and Discovery represents the first comprehensive investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974. Meticulously researched, it demonstrates the central role of the military in Canada's early space research, illuminating a significant yet understudied period in Canada's growth as a nation.
Rocket Propulsion
Equips students with an up-to-date practical knowledge of rocket propulsion, numerous homework problems, and online self-study materials.
Jamaica
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Retro Rockets
"It is the aim of this book to bring the rockets themselves to the modeling public. The stories of the rocketeers of the 1930's are told to give the rockets a historical context ... I have made an effort to provide drawings of every liquid-propelled vertical-ascent rocket flown before World War II ... A few notable solid-fueled rockets are [also] included"--Introd.
The Truth of Valor
Bestselling author Tanya Huff returns to the Confederation series of military science fiction, where after centuries of fighting, the dangers of peacetime prove as alien as any new galaxy. Once Torin Kerr was a gunnery sergeant, secure in the embrace of the Confederation Marine Corps. Now the war is over. Torin is free to delve the depths of space with Craig Ryder in a tiny salvage ship, responsible only for keeping them in enough ready credit to breathe and eat. But when she discovers pirates, actual pirates, are a deadly threat to salvage operators, she can’t imagine not taking action. Even if Ryder’s motley group of colleagues and quasi-family think it’s ridiculous. After all, she doesn’t have the Marines behind her anymore. Then Ryder goes missing. Of course Torin is going after him. And whatever the odds, there will always be some who follow Torin Kerr into battle. But this time, instead of Other armies, she’s facing ruthless criminals who’ve seen her story on broadcasts. She’s fighting through all the scars and fears experience has left with her—with none of the rules that told her when to stop. And whatever happens, no one’s coming to rescue her...
A History of the Atomic Space Age and Its Implications for the Future
The Atomic Space Age has been and continues to be an engine for future wealth creation. Humanity stands on the verge of becoming an interplanetary species. We know we are made of star-stuff precisely because many of the isotopes in our bodies originated in the death throes of dying suns. With the discovery of nuclear fission in 1938, mankind was for the first time able to glimpse both our distant past and our possible future. As with the discovery of fire and agriculture thousands of years ago, wind power hundreds of years ago, and steam power and electricity in the nineteenth century, we must now learn to tame this powerful new force locked within the heart of the atom. Buckminster Fuller once observed that wealth is nothing more than energy compounded by ingenuity. Since (mass-)energy can never decrease, and ingenuity will only increase, there is no limit to the quantity of wealth that our species can and will create using nuclear space propulsion.
A Guide to Aerial Photo Interpretation
This book is all about Photo Interpretation (PI). However, it's not about the esthetic qualities of photographs, nice as they may be. PI is a quantitative analysis of a photo where you measure things and do some calculations to derive all kinds of valuable information, stuff you probably didn’t realize you can get off of even the simplest photos. Before getting into the calculations there's a brief review of the history of taking photos from above followed by a much more complete history of cameras designed for model rockets. If you're not up-to-date on your trigonometry basics, there's a helpful primer at the end in Appendix A. Finally, Ted Mahler tells a story of how hard it is to actually take a photo of a specific target from a model rocket as a report on his "Target Photography" Fun Event at NARAM 36.
The First Space Race
Offers an account of the competitive technological and political race between the United States and the Soviet Union and their leaders to launch satellites.
