Welcome to the aRocket library

Welcome to the aRocket Library. Feel free to browse, there's a lot of material here. We're trying to keep bandwidth under control so we're offering some material on CD. Details to follow. We also link to material that is on other sites.

The library is divided into several sections:

For the Beginner

Ray has written the first part of a tutorial in the basics of rocketry. This is the place to start if you're interested in safe rocket building.

We also have some links of interest to beginners.

References

Guide to other publications and sites of interest. Check the FAQ page for more.

Analysis

Systems analysis for reliability, cost and performance.

Environment

Atmospheric Modeling, Space Environment, etc.

GandC

Guidance and Control, Electronics, Sensors, Power, Actuators, Telemetry, Data Collection, etc.

History

Technical Accounts of many relevant aerospace projects.

Legal

Keeping everything well within the rules.

Ops

Operations manuals.

Propulsion

Solid, Liquid, Hybrid rocket motor tech references. Rocket combustion analysis. Pyrovalve Design.

Structures

Metalworking, Composites, Tankage, Airframes, Structural Analysis, Aerodynamics, Aerothermal Modeling, Lifting Body Analysis.