Make: Rockets: Down-to-Earth Rocket Science

This book is an amazing addition to your rocketry library. All of the projects are detailed with a huge number of color photos and complete building instructions. Starts simple and goes all the way to getting you deep into a great hobby. You won't be disappointed in making this purchase. The sky's the limit.

Lots of pages, basic to advanced, highly recommend

To say that this book is comprehensive is an understatement. It features the math and physics behind rocketry. Lots of exploration is possible. The project rockets are also well-described and do-able. Great for middle-school and high-school students with an interest in rockets and rocket propulsion. Also, of course, good for adult hobbyists. This book supports much more than just a passing interest in things that go “zoom.” It dives in.

This is a very good book for rocket builders. It has a lot of information on supplies, tools, formulas and coding.

This book is absolutely loaded with great experiments for the beginner or the professional. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I believe anyone that has an interest in rocketry will also thoroughly enjoy this book. I don't believe that anyone can go wrong purchasing this if you're interested in getting in to the rocketry hobby.

Good book to learn for small projects

My goal is to build a scale model of a MIM-3 Nike Ajax Missile. This book provides the fundamental information I need. It’s a great technical resource.

Move over G. Harry Stine and the 7 versions of The Handbook of Model Rocketry. Mike Westerfield has written the definitive book on 21st century model rocketry. This is from someone who flew his first Estes rocket in October 1967.

I'm 74 years old, but just getting started in model rocketry. This book covers just about everything, and includes over a dozen projects. I've built four of the rockets so far, but have not launched any yet due to the weather here in Alberta. I might have to build one of the water rockets next, since I could launch that in the rain!

Apesar do livro dizer sobre foguetes, seu foco são os espaço-modelos, que usam motores comerciais e tem muitas informações para quem quer iniciar nesse maravilhoso e desafiador hobby.

Sicherlich aktuell das beste Buch über Modellraketenbau, das es derzeit gibt. Layout und graphische Darstellung sind sehr schön.An vielen Stellen merkt man natürlich den Bezug zur US-Modellraktenszene, was aber der Nützlichkeit nicht schadet. Einzig die Vermischung von Imperialen Einheiten und SI-Einheiten ist manchmal etwas nervig. Da hier auch handwerkliche Grundlagen mit betrachtet werden, können Einsteiger mit einem Starterset und diesem Buch direkt loslegen.

Good

This book takes the reader through building and flying several rockets, powered by air, water and rocket motors. The book also introduces the reader to the science of model rockets, from simple stability to comprehensive rocket science. For anybody who enjoys some of the physics, or wants to explore a bit further, this book is fascinating. Safety and rocket law are also explained. However the book is largely in imperial, not metric, and the parts listed are often not available in UK stores. However I have had little problem finding similar parts in UK DIY shops, and of course, from Amazon.