The Exploration of SpaceTemple Press, 1951 - 198 pagini |
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... matter in the least what happens to the bricks after they have left the hand of the thrower : all the recoil or thrust is produced during the act of throwing itself . The method of propulsion is , therefore , indepen- dent of any ...
... matter in the least what happens to the bricks after they have left the hand of the thrower : all the recoil or thrust is produced during the act of throwing itself . The method of propulsion is , therefore , indepen- dent of any ...
Pagina 53
... matter of weightlessness is perhaps the cause of more confusion than anything else in astronautics . One can , however , avoid all difficulty by remembering the simple rule that , outside an atmosphere , a spaceship and its contents are ...
... matter of weightlessness is perhaps the cause of more confusion than anything else in astronautics . One can , however , avoid all difficulty by remembering the simple rule that , outside an atmosphere , a spaceship and its contents are ...
Pagina 64
... matter , as the rapidly moving gases could contaminate a very large area . This fact may well make it unsafe for nuclear - powered rockets to take off from the Earth's surface , but would not rule out their use in space . Once again ...
... matter , as the rapidly moving gases could contaminate a very large area . This fact may well make it unsafe for nuclear - powered rockets to take off from the Earth's surface , but would not rule out their use in space . Once again ...
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FRONTISPIECE Automatic Rocket Surveying Mars PLATE I HighAltitude ManCarrying Rocket | 3 |
Spaceships Refuelling In Free Orbit | 4 |
The Earth and its Neighbours | 9 |
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