Explaining the methods that rocket scientists use, this book illustrates the Seven Secrets with anecdotes, quotations and biographical sketches, ideas from sci-... » 

Explaining the methods that rocket scientists use, this book illustrates the Seven Secrets with anecdotes, quotations and biographical sketches, ideas from sci-fi, stories and insights, and space history. It shows that rocket science is just common sense applied to the uncommon environment of outer space and that rocket scientists are people too. «