| Year | 1955 |
| Date | 15-Sep |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 2,834 |
| Page | 344 |
| Category | Spaceflight |
| Part | 3 |
| Title | Escape from Earth. Earth's gravitational pull |
| Author | L.J.Carter |
| Notes | Velocities and mass ratio, rate of acceleration, building step rockets, definition of structural weight, structures of rockets, "Er, Harris - I think there are one or two things you should know about space travel" (Derek Fullarton), German V2 rocket, strength of tanks, propellant remains after shut-down, metering the propellant, the most effective rocket, manned space-ships, orbital refuelling, a round trip to the Moon, escape velocities |