A series of five programmes in which John STOBBS , a journalist with a non-scientific education, asks some eminent scientists and engineers to discuss and explain the tools, techniques, and rewards of space research.
2-Vehicles for Space Research
How does a rocket work ... what does ' the speed of escape ' mean ... what is mass ratio ... how is a missile steered ... how are its instruments powered?
Speakers:
A. V. CLEAVER , Chief engineer (rocket propulsion) Rolls-Royce, Ltd.
D. J. Lyons. Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
H. G. R. ROBINSON , Royal Aircraft Establishment. Farnborough