History of rocketry and astronautics : proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics : Rio de Janeiro, 2000 / Otfrid G. Liepack, volume editor ; Donald C. Elder, series editor
pt I. Developing space countries. Teofilo M. Tabanera (1909-1981) : the divulger ; Biological studies in animals using sounding rockets ; Rocketry in Latin America in the 19th century : a historical overview ; Indian space endeavors : a historical prospective ; Rocket weapons in ancient China -- pt II. Failure and success : lessons learned for everybody. Baikonur tragedy ; Between a rocket and a hard place : episodes in the evolution of launch vehicle technology ; The true beginnings of French astronautics : 1938-1959)part II) ; Early history of Kagoshima Space Center ; the military space organization in the Soviet Union : 1946-1991 ; Rugged efficiency : a history of French liquid rocket engine developments from Véronique to MS100, 1950-2000 ; The larger solid propellant rocket motors of the United Kingdom ; History of the Department of Defense Test Program -- pt. III. People and society. Czechs in space ; Herman Potoc̆nik Noordung : Slovenian space visionary ; French youth and space activities : a historical approach (1961-1966) -- pt. IV. In memoriam. The first Soviet space flight organizations ; In memoriam : Victor Nikolaevich Sokolsky (1924-2002) ; In memoriam : Boris Viktorovitsch Rauschenbach (1915-2001)
