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The Soviet Air and Rocket Forces

Book by Asher Lee; Praeger, 1959

Subjects:

Aeronautics, Military--Soviet Union, Air Power--Soviet Union

Collections: History, Entire Library

THE SOVIET AIR AND ROCKET FORCES ALSO BY ASHER LEE The German...Force Air Power THE SOVIET AIR AND ROCKET FORCES EDITED BY Asher Lee FREDERICK...Soviet long range rockets 153...
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Rocket to the Moon, a Romance in Three Acts

Book by Clifford Odets; Random House, 1939

Subjects:

Drama

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

ROCKET TO THE MOON Rocket to the Moon A ROMANCE IN THREE ACTS BY CLIFFORD ODETS RANDOM...ODETS CAUTION: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that Rocket to the Moon, being fully protected under the copyright laws of the...
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Planet Dora: A Memoir of the Holocaust and the Birth of the Space Age

Book by Yves Baeon, Michael J. Neufeld, Richard L. Fague; Westview Press, 1997

Subjects:

Dora (Concentration Camp), Rocketry--Germany--History, V-1 Bomb, V-2 Rocket, World War, 1939-1945--Conscript Labor--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners And Prisons, German

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

An extraordinary memoir by a survivor of the Nazi camps, Yves Beon, Planet Dora is a recollection of life & death in a concentration camp like no other. Dora was a cavernous underground factory designed to build the world's first operational rockets: the V-1 & V-2 missiles, Hitler's vengeance ...
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An extraordinary memoir by a survivor of the Nazi camps, Yves Beon, Planet Dora is a recollection of life & death in a concentration camp like no other. Dora was a cavernous underground factory designed to build the world's first operational rockets: the V-1 & V-2 missiles, Hitler's vengeance weapons. In an account that reads like a nightmarish vision from Dante, Beon sheds new light on the very foundations of the space age.
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales

Book by Oscar Wilde; D. Nutt, 1910

Subjects:

Fiction

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...57 The Remarkable Rocket 87 The Happy Prince. -2- The Happy Prince...And I quite agree with her. -86- The Remarkable Rocket. The Remarkable Rocket. The Remarkable Rocket. THE Kings son was going...
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Scientists and Scoundrels: A Book of Hoaxes

Book by Jerome Snyder, Robert Silverberg; Thomas Y. Crowell, 1965

Subjects:

Science--Miscellanea

Collections: Entire Library

...hardly any monsters from outer space in it, and only a single rocket ship. Our heroes and our villains are chiefly men of science...188 Twelve Otto Fischers Rocket Ride 207 Thirteen...

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Journal Articles on: rocket

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Ideas into Hardware." A History of the Rocket Engine Test Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center

Journal article by James A. Painter; Air Power History, Vol. 54, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Ideas Into Hardware. a History of the Rocket Engine Test Facility at the NaSa Glenn Research Center (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Ideas into Hardware." A History of the Rocket Engine Test Facility at the NASA Glenn...Ideas into Hardware." A History of the Rocket Engine Test Facility at the NASA Glenn...information about why it was so designated. The Rocket Engine Test Facility (RETF) at what is...
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Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002

Journal article by James A. Painter; Air Power History, Vol. 52, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002. by James A. Painter Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002. By Virginia P. Dawson and Mark D. Bowles. Washington, D.C.: NASA History Office...
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To the End of the Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket

Journal article by Rick W. Sturdevant; Air Power History, Vol. 51, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, To the End of the Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket. by Rick W. Sturdevant To...Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket. By James A. Dewar. Lexington: The University...of the Rover/NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) program in January...
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Science Education It Isn't Rocket Science

Journal article by Jeffrey Weld; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 80, 1999

Subjects:

Science--Study and teaching, Students--Attitudes

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Science Education It Isnt Rocket Science. by Jeffrey Weld Mr. Weld describes an approach to science education that meets the demands of a technological...
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Risk Analysis of the Space Shuttle: Pre-Challenger Prediction of Failure

Journal article by Siddhartha R. Dalal, Edward B. Fowlkes, Bruce Hoadley; Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 84, 1989

Subjects:

Challenger Space Shuttle Accident, 1986--Analysis, Risk assessment--Methods, Rocket engines--Environmental aspects, Space shuttles--Accidents, System failures (Engineering)--Models

Collections: Entire Library

...Morton Thiokol (manufacturer of the solid rocket motor), Marshall Space Flight Center NASA...O-rings seal the field joints of the solid rocket motors, which boost the shuttle into orbit...combustion gas leak through the right Solid Rocket Motor aft field joint initiated at or...

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Magazine Articles on: rocket

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Rocket Men: A Daughter Explores the Male-Dominated Universe of Her Father

Magazine article by Michael Upchurch; American Scholar, Vol. 74, Winter 2005

Subjects:

Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

Rocket Men: A Daughter Explores the Male-Dominated Universe of...Michael Upchurch ASTRO TURF: The Private Life of Rocket Science By M. G. Lord Walker Company $24 Put together...and father," she writes. "What we had was a Cold War-era rocket engineer, who embraced the values of his profession: work...
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Safety Critical to Thiokol's Mission: As the Maker of Space Shuttle Rocket Motors, the 2001 Champions of Safety Winner Has a Lot Riding on Its Safety Program -- Both Its Employees and NASA's Astronauts

Magazine article by Todd Nighswonger; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 63, November 2001

Subjects:

ATK Thiokol Propulsion--Safety and security measures, Aerospace engines, Occupational health and safety--Management, Occupational safety and health--Management, Rocket engine industry--Safety and security measures

Collections: Entire Library

...Mission: As the Maker of Space Shuttle Rocket Motors, the 2001 Champions of Safety Winner...manufactured and refurbished reusable solid rocket motors for NASAs Space Shuttle and Americas...safely and producing reliable, high-quality rocket motors. "In the case of the Space Shuttle...
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Rocket to the Moon: Long Wharf Theatre

Magazine article by T. Charles Erickson; American Theatre, Vol. 24, January 2007

Subjects:

Drama--Planning, Plays--Planning, Rocket to the Moon (Play)--Planning, Stage lighting--Planning, Theater set design--Planning, Theater--Planning, Theater--Stage-setting and scenery

Collections: Entire Library

Rocket to the Moon: Long Wharf Theatre. by T. Charles Erickson Daniel Fish, DIRECTOR: Theres a lot of stasis in Rocket to the Moon--it takes place in a dentists office in New...Jane Cox, LIGHTING DESIGNER: When this team first did Rocket to the Moon last summer at Bard College, Daniel had called...
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Pynchon from A to V: Rocket Redux; Gerald Howard on Gravity's Rainbow: Remembered, Reread, Reconsidered

Magazine article by Gerald Howard, Don Delillo, George Saunders, Joanna Scott, Percival Everett, Tom Robbins, Jeffrey Eugenides, Lorrie Moore, Andrew Hultkrans, Kathryn Kramer, Lydia Davis, Carter Scholz, Erik Davis, Trey Ellis, Robert Polito, Jim Shepard, Emily Barton, Jay Cantor, Richard Powers, Steve Erickson; Artforum International, Vol. 43, Summer 2005

Subjects:

American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Gravity's Rainbow (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Pynchon, Thomas--Achievements and awards, Pynchon, Thomas--Criticism and interpretation, Pynchon, Thomas--Works, The Crying of Lot 49 (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, V. (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Pynchon from A to V: Rocket Redux; Gerald Howard on Gravitys Rainbow...and exploded there like, well, a V-2 rocket. It was precisely the book I needed at...has become obsessed with the idea of a rocket with his name written on it--if theyre...
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Rocket Scientists with Attitude

Magazine article by Ivan Cintron, Kimberly Lanise Seals; Black Enterprise, Vol. 30, June 2000

Subjects:

African American business enterprises--Management, Financial institutions--Management, Financial services industry--Analysis, Rice Financial Products Co.--Management

Collections: Entire Library

Rocket Scientists With Attitude. by IVAN CINTRON , KIMBERLY...office on the 52nd floor in the World Trade Center. FROM ROCKET SCIENTIST TO ENTREPRENEUR Before striking out on his...calls upon other members of his team--his inner circle of rocket scientists, if you will--to describe his firms operations...

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Newspaper Articles on: rocket

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Quartet of Film Newcomers on Launching Pad with 'Rocket': Whimsical Feature Is First for College Pals

Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, February 23, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of film newcomers on launching pad with Rocket: Whimsical feature is first for college...in a fresh new feature titled "Bottle Rocket," Mr. Wilson is indulging an amiable...arranging a two-week promotional tour for a "Rocket" delegation. Washington was the final...
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'Macabre' Menorah Makes Political Point; Candlesticks Crafted from Spent Rocket Casings

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 12, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Point; Candlesticks Crafted from Spent Rocket Casings. Byline: Paul Martin, THE...candlesticks. Eight spent and twisted rocket casings constituted the Hanukkah structure...large red candle burned within a Qassam rocket casing, celebrants sang a traditional...
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Rocket Launch Puts Bloomingdale Boy on Cloud Nine

Newspaper article by Leslie Cummings; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 22, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Rocket Launch Puts Bloomingdale Boy on Cloud Nine. by Leslie Cummings Ryan Lenahan is an old pro at rocket launching. The 12-year-old Bloomingdale boy has been setting off 3- and 4- foot rockets for years. But those exercises paled in comparison to...
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Lockheed Charged in Aiding China with Rocket Data

Newspaper article by Bill Gertz; The Washington Times, April 6, 2000

Subjects:

Aerospace industry, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd., Cellular telephone services industry, China, Lockheed Martin Corp.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Lockheed charged in aiding China with rocket data. by Bill Gertz The...illegally helping China develop satellite rocket technology that could be useful in launching...problems with a Chinese-made solid-fuel rocket motor used to position satellites in orbit...
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Stephenson's Rocket Was the Greatest; N. Wales Railway Trial's Official Verdict:

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 12, 2002

Subjects:

British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Stephensons Rocket Was the Greatest; N. Wales Railway Trials...bosses were right to chose Stephensons Rocket for the worlds first passenger Inter-City...1829 Rainhill Trials on Merseyside. The Rocket, designed and built by George and Robert...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rocket

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Rocket , in Aeronautics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ROCKET , in aeronautics any vehicle propelled by ejection...gases produced by combustion of self-contained propellants. Rockets are used in fireworks, as military weapons, and in scientific applications such as space exploration. Rocket Propulsion The force acting on a rocket, called its...
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Rocket , in Botany

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ROCKET , in botany in botany, popular name for several...family). The dames, or damask, violet, damewort, or sweet rocket is Hesperis matronalis, a hardy, herbaceous Old World...parts of North America, where it has escaped from gardens. Rocket salad ( Eruca sativa ) is the roquette of France and Italy...
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Goddard, Robert Hutchings

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1882 1945, American physicist and rocket expert, b. Worcester, Mass., grad...designed and built early high altitude rockets. In 1926 he completed and successfully fired the worlds first liquid fuel rocket. He developed the first smokeless...
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Von Braun, Wernher

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...von broun, 1912 77, German-American rocket expert, b. Germany, grad. Berlin Technological...building and firing small liquid fuel rockets. From 1937 to 1945, von Braun was technical director of the German rocket research center at Peenemunde and was...
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Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...tseolkov ske, 1857 1935, Russian inventor and rocket expert. He lost his hearing in childhood...was concerned with the possibility of rocket flight into outer space. Tsiolkovskys...earths gravitational pull by means of rockets. He also suggests the use of reaction...

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