Ignition!

An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

by John D Clark


Front Cover (120KB)an image of the front cover of <I>Ignition!</I> Inside Cover (168KB) an image of the inside of the front cover of <I>Ignition!</I> Figure 1 (312KB)an image of a nicely-running rocket motor in a test cell Figure 2 (296KB) an image of the same test cell and its surroundings, destroyed by an explosion
In Re John Clark (1.3MB) by Isaac Asimov (pdf) Preface (2.2MB) (pdf) Contents (344KB) (pdf) 1. How It Started (4.3MB) (pdf)
2. Peenemunde and JPL (5.4MB) (pdf) 3. The Hunting of the Hypergol... (10MB) (pdf) 4. ...and Its Mate (8.7MB) (pdf) 5. Peroxide - Always a Bridesmaid (2.7MB) (pdf)
6. Halogens and Politics and Deep Space (8.3MB) (pdf) 7. Performance (7.0MB) (pdf) 8. Lox and Flox and Cryogenics in General (6.8MB) (pdf) 9. What Ivan Was Doing (2.9MB) (pdf)
10. "Exotics" (5.8MB) (pdf) 11. The Hopeful Monoprops (25MB) (pdf) 12. High Density and Higher Foolishness (7.2MB) (pdf) 13. What Happens Next (1.1MB) (pdf)
Glossary (1.3MB) (pdf) Index (8.3MB) (pdf) About the Author (256KB) (pdf) Back Cover (144KB)an image of the back cover of <I>Ignition!</I>, showing the author conversing with Issac Asimov
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The reader may also find Air Products Safetygram #39, Chlorine Trifluoride, to be of interest, as it describes the ClF3 spill mentioned in Chapter 6 ("Halogens and Politics and Deep Space") of Dr. Clark's book.