The Rocket Team

A great history of the German Rocket Team from the 1920's to modern U.S. Rockets, including a very interesting account of our Explorer One satellite.

This book gives an accurate account of the Development of one of Germany's secret weapond in the second world war, the V-2 rocket, from the Germans scientist's point of view that developed it. It accurately describes the experiments, the tests and shows what the scientists behind Germany's V-2 rocket program were really like. I recommend this book to all that are intrested in the seeds of space travel or World War Two.

This book is a retrospective account of the development of the V-2 rocket in Germany during the second world war at Peenemunde by Werner Von Braun and his rocket team. Frederick Ordway draws upon interviews with the engineers and scientists involved, many of whom came to the US under "Project Paperclip" after they were captured by American troops during the end of the war in Europe. The book's attention to detail is excellent, although at times the detailed specifications of the various technologies is why I only give it 4 stars instead of 5.I first heard about this book in the early days of the net (before the Web when you could read all messages posted to usenet in an afternoon!). It was recommended in the sci.space FAQ as the best treatment of the early days of rocketry that culminated in the V-2 for Germany and became the seed crystal for NASA in the US.Recommended for all space buffs.