Rocket Propulsion

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Table of contents

1. Introduction to Rocket Propulsion
2. History of Rocket Propulsion
3. Fundamental Principles of Rocket Propulsion
4. Rocket Propulsion Using Solid Propellant
5. Rocket Propulsion Using Liquid Propellant
6. Rocket Propulsion Using Gaseous Propellant
7. Rocket Propulsion Using Hybrid Propellant
8. Nuclear Rocket Propulsion
9. Electric Propulsion
10. Advanced Rocket Propulsion Concepts
11. Boost From A Planet

Further reading

• This book focuses on rocket propulsion. For a wide overview of a variety of propulsion methods, see Space Transport and Engineering Methods.
• NASA's Beginner's Guide to Rockets and
• Ideal Rocket Equation
  
• Federation of American Scientists, Rocket Basics
• Amateur Experimental Rocketry