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.

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.

Lots of pages, basic to advanced, highly recommend

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.