Airfield The early beginnings The scientific method meets rocketry The Era of Modern Rocketry The Space Race – to the moon and beyond New approaches Rocket Science 101: Operating Principles The rocket equation Rocket Science 101: Fuel, engine and nozzle Supersonic Aerodynamics: Designing Rocket Nozzles An Application: Convergent-divergent Nozzles Designing Convergent-divergent Nozzles Lightweight rocket shells The Birth of the Jet: The Engine that Shrunk the World Jet Engine Design and Optimisation Jet Engine Detail Design: The Compressor The Turbine Turbine Cooling Thrust Reversal The Scramjet Jet Engine Design: Afterburning