- All rocket systems from the beginnings of space flight to the present day
- Fascinating images and graphics
- Includes large rocket poster
Launch vehicles have a wide range of applications: they transport satellites, components for space stations or astronauts and supplies into space. Without rockets, there would be no access to space, and our world with its global communication would be unthinkable!
As a proven expert, Eugen Reichl presents all the important rocket systems from the beginnings of space flight to the present day and introduces the types that will shape space flight in the future. In addition to facts and figures about the launch systems, readers also learn about the history of the individual space-faring nations and receive information about all the important spaceports.
The author Eugen Reichl was a long-time employee of a major international manufacturer of launch vehicles and space flight propulsion systems. He is the author of numerous highly regarded publications on space flight and space flight history.
