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Esnault-Pelterie, Robert A. C. (1881–1957)


Robert Esnault-Pelteries
French engineer and aviation pioneer who invented the joystick and built the first monoplane and radial engine. He also tested many liquid-propellant rocket engines, including some that used cryogenic fuels, and put forward ideas for long-range ballistic missiles which won him support from the French Army for his rocket experiments. In 1930 he published his fundamental work, L'Astronautique,1 and in 1935 a sequel, L'Astronautique-Complément.2 A crater on the Moon's farside is named after him.


References

  1. Esnault-Pelterie, Robert. L'Astronautique. Paris: A. Lahure, 1930.
  2. Esnault-Pelterie, Robert. L'Astronautique-Complément. Paris: Société des Ingénieurs Civils de France, 1935.

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   • ROCKET ENGINEERS AND SPACE SCIENTISTS
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