Rockets history

Ref 130, p 220) and by Great Britain (Vol 3, C498-R). These rockets utilized BlkPdr as proplnt, fuse (Ref 122) and as an expl. Up to the middle of the last century the history of pyrotechnics is the history of BlkPdr. Even now, as will be discussed in Section 7, large quantities of BlkPdr are used as an igniter. By the late 18 th century a new age in pyrotechnics commenced thru the synthesis of K chlorate (Vol 2, C190-R), the discovery of Fulminates (Vol 6, F216-R) and the identification of the minerals which would impart color to a flame. The discovery of electricity brought about pure chemicals and hence, better flame colors, new oxi-... 

Baker, D. The Rocket. The History and Development of Rocket and Missile Technology, New Cavendish Books, London 1978 Cornelisse, J. W., Schoyer, H.F.R. und Walker, K.F Rocket Propulsion and Spaceflight Dynamics, Pittman, London 1979 Davenas, A. u.a. Technologie des propergols solides, Serie SNPE, Masson, Paris 1988... 

The initial development of the firework rocket and the military rocket probably occurred during the same period in history. Both used black powder as the rocket propellant. 

History. The cast double-base process was developed under U.S. Government auspices during World War II, the initial work being done by Kincaid and Shuey (7). The process filled a need for rocket charges significantly larger than those conveniently made by the then existing extrusion processes. 

The first category is traditional in the solid rocket industry, and variations on this approach have been many and diverse. The second category is appealing its generality and possible mathematical rigor but has been hampered in its development by experimental difficulties. Until recently, however, most failure relationships have been based on a single loading history or first stretch conditions. 

Section A gives a concise history of the development of rockets and air flow jet engines. Section B gives definitions of thrust and various efficiencies and-derives relationships for the performance of the different jet propulsion systems. Section C gives the performance analysis of turbojets based on the internal solution of matching the compressor, combustor, turbine, and nozzle. It includes a discussion of off-design performance and describes the problems of... 

J.D. Clark, "Ignition. An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants ,... 

Next to roman candles, these are perhaps the moSt popular article of the pyrotechnical craft and on good authority, seem to have antedated the candle. So much has been written about sky rockets that any general description would be superfluous. The French, in pnitis-ular. have left a moA detailed history, aomelnnes amusing in view ol present day condsdons, regarding its manU" failure. 

By 1959, interest in the human potential of these new (to us) substances was expanding rapidly in scientific, intellectual and artistic circles. The psychedelic rocket of the sixties had been conceived and built the countdown to launch time silently ticked off another whole year, as if history was forced to wait for the new decade to actually begin. Then, in the summer of 1960, Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary, while on vacation in Mexico, had his first psychedelic experience - on psilocybin mushrooms. 

Operation Ordnance items and rockets are routinely reinspected for training and similar applications. Reuse is, of course, applicable only to devices that are in good condition and have a well-documented history. 

Engehnann, Joachim (1990). V2 Dawn of the Rocket Age. West Chester, PA Schiffer. Fumiss, Tim (2001). The History of Space Vehicles. San Diego, CA Thunder Bay Press. 

W. Ley, Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel, Viking, New York, 1957, This is an excellent history of the rocket business, which can be read and understood by high school graduates. The author was involved in much of the early German rocket work and has many amusing tales to tell about it. 

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