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Amateur Rocket Motor Construction: A Complete Guide To The Construction Of Homemade Solid Fuel Rocket Motors
Summary: Author - David Sleeter (Teleflite Corporation);
This book is an extremely-detailed description of the construction of simple but perishable sugar-based motors to black powder-type rocket motors, ranging from C8 to I65. Excellent, nicely done book which carefully balances the politics, the theory and the practical considerations of making your own rocket motors. Includes the original 1983 formulas and methods. 500+ pages, beautiful photos, extremely clean and clear drawings. Information on almost every aspect of motor construction including: photos of ingredients; making tooling without a lathe; machining instructions for those who do have a lathe; where to get and how to extract potassium nitrate; types of paper that can be used for casings and what not to use; formulations that use sodium nitrate; stepwise photos and drawings of the motor-making procedure.

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Modern High-Power Rocketry 2
Summary: Author - Mark Canepa;
Mark is a member of the Central California and South Carolina chapters of the Tripoli Rocketry Association, an international organization devoted to the subject of high-power rocketry. His coverage of rocketry events includes launches throughout the United States and in 2004 he covered LDRS23 for Extreme Rocketry. Mark flew his first model rockets by Estes as a young boy and then as a teenager in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the mid-1990s he discovered high-power rocketry and has since flown rockets at local, regional and national events. This Second Edition of Modern High-Power Rocketry contains more than 800 photographs and illustrations specifically created to introduce the model rocket enthusiast to the exciting world of high power. Completely rewritten, photographed and designed, this book provides tips and simple advice on motor retention, ejection charges, the high-power launch and building your first Level One, Level Two and Level Three rockets.

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50 Model Rocket Projects for the Evil Genius
Summary: Author - Gavin Harper;
Harper is an amateur hobbyist and enthusiast who has been constructing car computers and other car projects for years. He is a member of several car clubs and online message boards. He is the author of our upcoming title, 50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius, to be published in October of 2005. The fun, hands-on way to learn about rocket science Yes, as a matter of fact, is IS rocket science! And because this book is written for the popular Evil Genius format, it means you can learn about this fascinating and growing hobby while having run creating 50 great projects. You will find a detailed list of materials, sources for parts, schematics, and lots of clear, well-illustrated instructions. Projects include a camera rocket, video camera rocket, hydrogen-fueled rocket, UFO, and more Projects start out basic and gradually become more sophisticated Perfect for science fairs and school projects.

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Ultimate Rocket Kit
Summary: Author - David Eckold;
Eckold's educational equipment can be found in classrooms around the world. He developed the brilliant TechCard construction system and is the creator of both the Ultimate Robot Kit and the Robot Challenge Kit. For all those kids who have a burning desire to launch a rocket, DK is pleased to offer another fabulous creation from the man who brought us the Ultimate Robot Kit and the Robot Challenge Kit. The Ultimate Rocket Kit contains four different rockets, each with its own mission. Read up on rockets in the enclosed book, build one, and get it ready to soar into space.

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Experimenting With Model Rockets
Summary: Author - Cary Sneider;
G. Harry Stine's Handbook of Model Rocketry is the bible of model rocketry. This book is the teacher's field guide. Nicely illustrated and simply written, anyone who wants to start model rocketry should treat themselves to this simple, yet thorough study in model rocketry, and a guide to the experimentation in the hobby. The authors and editors of this book have given something to the hobby that all of us enthusiasts should be proud of.

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Modern High-Power Rocketry: An Illustrated How-To Guide
Summary: Author - Mark Canepa;
Mark is a member of the Tripoli Rocketry Association and is the publisher and editor of the Central Valley Rocket News. He has authored several articles on High-Power rocketry, which have appeared in Extreme Rocketry magazine. He has also successfully achieved his Level One, Level Two and Level Three certifications as a High-Power rocketeer. Like most people, he needed more information, and this book is the result.

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Rocket Boys - Paperback
Summary: Author - Homer Hickam;
Inspired by Werner von Braun and his Cape Canaveral team, 14-year-old Homer Hickam decided in 1957 to build his own rockets. They were his ticket out of Coalwood, West Virginia, a mining town that everyone knew was dying. Hickam's smart, iconoclastic mother wanted her son to become something more than a miner. He grew up to be a NASA engineer and his memoir of the bumpy ride toward a gold medal at the National Science Fair in 1960 -- an unprecedented honor for a miner's kid--is rich in humor as well as warm sentiment. Hickam is candid about the deep disagreements and tensions in his parents' marriage, even as he movingly depicts their quiet loyalty to each other. The portrait of his ultimately successful campaign to win his aloof father's respect is equally affecting.

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Rocket Boys - Hardback
Summary: Author - Homer Hickam;
Inspired by Werner von Braun and his Cape Canaveral team, 14-year-old Homer Hickam decided in 1957 to build his own rockets. They were his ticket out of Coalwood, West Virginia, a mining town that everyone knew was dying. Hickam's smart, iconoclastic mother wanted her son to become something more than a miner. He grew up to be a NASA engineer and his memoir of the bumpy ride toward a gold medal at the National Science Fair in 1960 -- an unprecedented honor for a miner's kid--is rich in humor as well as warm sentiment. Hickam is candid about the deep disagreements and tensions in his parents' marriage, even as he movingly depicts their quiet loyalty to each other. The portrait of his ultimately successful campaign to win his aloof father's respect is equally affecting.

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Fly Me to the Moon : Lost in Space With the Mercury Generation
Summary: Author - Bryan Ethier;
The author, a freelance writer and fan of space exploration, tells the story of space flight, beginning with Project Mercury, from the perspective of the astronauts and their families, their neighbors, reporters, and space buffs. Drawing on interviews, Ethier offers glimpses of the astronauts as ordinary people and recaptures the excitement Americans felt watching each launch. He highlights the events that sparked the imagination of an entire generation of children. Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon, his book will be inspirational to parents, young adults, children, their teachers, and even guidance counselors. For school and public libraries. 256 pages. Hardback;

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Model Rocketry Handbook: 21st Century Edition
Summary: Author - Stuart Lodge;
Taking model rocketry past the basic kit stage and into the realms of sport models, high power rockets and competition space modelling. This is the most comprehensive book available today, covering the latest technological developments from around the world. Author Stuart Lodge has experienced all forms of model rocketry and built up a depth of experience of the science and practice of this futuristic hobby. This book describes the physics and chemistry for those who want to explore the hobby in-depth but also enables the newcomer to model rocketry and gain the knowledge to safely enjoy it. The whole spectrum of the hobby is covered including history, scale and functional model construction, propellants, stability, recovery and ground support systems plus much more. Paperback.

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