Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index.
Summary
Profiles seven engineers and scientists who made space flight possible, including Robert Goddard, Sergei Korolev, and Wernher von Braun.
Contents
Robert Goddard and the liquid-fuel rocket -- Wernher von Braun and the moon rocket -- Max Faget and the space capsule -- John Houbolt and lunar orbit rendezvous -- William Pickering and the planetary prpbe -- Sergei Korolev and the Soviet space program -- Dale Reed and the lifting body.
