¶ Rocket Engineering
¶ Chalmers Aerospace Society for Advanced Rocketry
Rocket engineering is often seen as an intimidating and highly complex field. In reality, once you begin exploring the fundamentals, many concepts become far more approachable than they first appear. Drawing inspiration from existing rocket projects and applying a bit of creativity can take you a long way. The resources below are intended to help you get started and build a solid understanding of the subject.
- NASA: Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
- NASA: Guide to Rockets
- NASA: Guide to Aerodynamics
- Science learning hub
- Nakka Rocketry
- Introduction to Experimental Rocket Design
- Andøya Space: Student rocket program
- MIT Course: Introduction to propulsion systems
- MIT Course: Rocket propulsion
- MIT Course: Advanced Rocket Propulsion
- Hybrid Rocket
¶ Books
- Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion (access through Chalmers Library)
- Rocket Propulsion Elements (access through Chalmers Library)
- Elements of Propulsion - Gas Turbines and Rockets (access through Chalmers Library)
- Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles
- Theory of Aerospace Propulsion (access through Chalmers Library)
¶ Tools
¶ History
¶ Forces
¶ Propulsion
¶ Structural and functional components of rockets
¶ Materials and manufacturing
- List of manufacturing processes
- MIT Course: Materials Processing
- [Article] 16 Manufacturing Processes and Methods
- [Article] Manufacturing Processes and Techniques