Rocket Feel the Force of the World's Most Powerful Machines

<p><b>The closest you will get to a rocket launch without actually being there!</b><br><br>When rocket engines fire, they burn through thousands of tonnes of fuel in seconds. Most spectators will be watching from a safe distance away, but this book takes you beyond the safety railing and gives you an all-access pass to the jaw-dropping sight of a rocket blasting off. See behind the scenes and into the hangar as engineers fine-tune the machinery ready for launch. Meet the transporter vehicles that haul these enormous engines to the launchpad. Then strap in and get ready for lift off!<br><br>Space rockets are the most powerful machines ever built. As tall as a 15-storey building, they will soon send the next generation of astronauts to the Moon and beyond. This book is a celebration of the machines that make space exploration possible, using sheer power to blast spacecraft off Earth’s surface and into orbit.<br><br>Alongside the breathtaking photographs, supporting sections lay out the history of rocketry, compare notable launch vehicles from history, and explain the science behind space flight.</p>