Comments

"'It's Only Rocket Science' gives a really useful plain English introduction to astronautics, from orbits to rockets and satellites and beyond. An excellent primer for anyone who wants to get the big picture without the maths that usually goes with it."
Dr Chris Welch
Principal Lecturer in Astronautics
Kingston University.

Reviews

"This is a book I’ve really mixed feelings about – it does what it sets out to do very well. And it does what it says on the tin. It’s a plain English introduction to rocket science. … I would highly recommend it if you want to absorb all the basic facts about rocketry and space travel."
Brian Clegg, PopularScience, June, 2008

"It should provide a welcome read for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of an area previously thought of as the preserve of the specialist."
Professional Engineering Magazine, the Journal of the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineering.

"With the background provided by this book future rocket scientists and astronomy students should have less trouble than Hermann Oberth, known as the German 'father' of rocketry, did."
Reginald Turnill, Astronomy Now Magazine, September, 2008

"Lucy Rogers' book It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English tries to demystify what is a notoriously complicated subject. When students and young aerospace professionals don't quite understand what their lectureres are trying to tell them, Rogers will be there to help them out."
Piers Bizony, Sky At Night Magazine, September, 2008.

"The term ‘rocket science’ implies that one needs a very sophisticated level of technological and scientific knowledge to understand the principles of this field. However, Rogers (Isle of Wight, UK) attempts to explain these seemingly complex phenomena in relatively simple terms, i.e., without reference to mathematics. … Rogers does a good job in explaining … topics in accessible language. The chapters include line drawings and half-tone and color photographs; technical appendixes and a glossary augment the text. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers."
J. Z. Kiss, CHOICE, Vol. 46 (01), September, 2008

"Anyone wanting to get the technology details right, or at least have a check list of points to consider, while writing a hard SF near present day space adventure would do well to have this book on their desk"
Gary Dalkin, Vector Magazine - The Critical Journal of the British Science Fiction Association (Number 258, Winter 2008).

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