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From the beginnings of rocketry in 12th century China to today's monsters that lift the space shuttle off into outer space, rockets have proved to, be a long-lasting invention. World War II proved a turning point in rocket development, and even today rockets feature in both spacecraft and in potentially deadly weaponry. On the plus side, rockets have allowed humans to walk on the moon, put satellites into orbit, and have sent probes to the outer reaches of the solar system. The book explains what rockets and spacecraft are and how they work and how they affect our daily lives in many different ways.20th Century Inventions, was published 1997 under ISBN 9780817249786 and ISBN 0817249788.
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