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This authoritative account of space vehicles describes not only our present rockets, but also what we can expect of future rockets. Harold L. Goodwin -- who serves the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as assistant director of the Office of Scientific and Technical information -- explains how rockets developed, how they work, and how men have begun to use them for research and exploration in outer space.

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Harold Leland (Hal) Goodwin

Harold Leland (Hal) Goodwin

1914 - 1990
American
Harold L. Goodwin serves the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as assistant director of the Office of Scientific and Technical In... See more
John Polgreen

John Polgreen

1910 - 1970
American
The late John Polgreen, a devoted amateur astronomer, once made his own 8-inch reflector. Mr. Polgreen and his wife Cathleen, both members of AAVSO,... See more

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