"The tremendous interest in rocket development by high school and college students has been the source of much gratification to those who are most interested in the future of rockets and guided missiles. ... To further assist our young scientists, the United States Army Field Artillery School has prepared this booklet. ... Other sources may be more detailed and may develop this subject to a higher degree in certain respects. However, we believe that this booklet will be of assistance to those high school and college students who are beginning their experimentation in the development of rockets."--Excerpted from preface, September 1969 edition.