Liquid Rocket Space Engines | V. N. Bychkov, G. A. Nazarov, V. I. Prishchepa

Liquid rocket engines are the main engines of space rockets and space­ craft. One of the outstanding achievements of mankind — launching of the first artificial earth satellite — was acconplished by using liquid rocket engines. And somewhat later powerful liquid rocket engines

iinserted the first cosmonaut of the planet — Yu. A. Gagarin — into orbit around the earth. These engines, their design and use in cosmo­ nautics are discussed in the pamphlet. It is intended for a wide range of readers.