President’s Shelf

Here listed are physical books that may be borrowed from the President’s personal collection. Check back often as more books become available. If you would like to donate a book to the President’s Shelf, please contact the president at president@skarclub.org

Aeronautics


Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Aeronautical History


Flights of Discovery
Probing the Sky: Selected NACAA Research Airplanes and Their Contributions to Flight

Astronomy and Astrophysics


Astronomy 101
Stars and Planets

Electronics and Payloads


Exploring Arduino
Getting Started with Arduino

RF and Telemetry


Introduction to RF Propagation

Rocket Engineering


Make: Rockets
PVC Rocket Engine
The Handbook of Model Rocketry
Understanding Space: an Introduction to astronautics
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics

Rocket History


Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intellegence Program the Brought Nazi Scientists to America
The History of Rockets
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

Space Engineering


 

Elements of Spacecraft Design
Human Spaceflight: Mission Analysis and Design
Manned Spacecraft Engineering Design and Operation
Safety Design for Space Systems
Space Vehicle Design
The Lunar Base Handbook

Space History


Emerging Space Powers
Europe in Space
From Runway to Orbit
Leaving Earth
On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini
The History of Space Vehicles
This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury