Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. In Re John D. Clark xi
4. Preface xiii
5. 1. How It Started 1
6. 2. Peenemunde and JPL 9
7. 3. The Hunting of the Hypergol... 20
8. 4. ...and Its Mate 41
9. 5. Peroxide— Always a Bridesmaid 59
10. 6. Halogens and Politics and Deep Space 65
11. 7. Performance 82
12. 8. Lox and Flox and Cryogenics in General 94
13. 9. What Ivan Was Doing 105
14. 10. “Exotics” 110
15. 11. The Hopeful Monoprops 120
16. 12. High Density and the Higher Foolishness 159
17. 13. What Happens Next 173
18. Glossary 177
19. Index 181