Table of Contents

Introduction; Merits of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines and their Applications; Technical Trends and Historical Changes; Technology and Hardware; The Early Years, Visionaries, and Pioneers, 1903 to 1940; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Organizations Worldwide, 1941 to 2002; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the USA; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Russia and the Ukraine; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in Germany; France's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Japan's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine History; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines United Kingdom or Britain; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in the People's Republic of China; Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines in India; General Finding, Comments, and Conclusions.

Reviews

George Sutton couples his tremendous technical knowledge and experience with a unique historical perspective to provide a fascinating look at the development of the liquid rocket engine. This book locates and traces the threads of the liquid rocket engine technology development and weaves those threads together to provide a truly remarkable and insightful book.--Mark F. Fisher, Manager, MSFC Office of Exploration Systems