The library is a categorized, searchable database of reference books that we have found useful. The focus of the library is on liquid rocket engine design and space plane / lifting body information; things relevant to the type of engines and vehicles XCOR is in the business of designing and creating.

This library grew out of a request at the last Space Access Society meeting for an expanded recommended reading list.

The database has been initially populated with information from 52 books, all of them from our personal collection. We know there are many still to be added, and ask our readers to submit books they feel are worthy of inclusion that we have left out.

Keep in mind that the database is limited to liquid fuel engines and lifting body technology, as well as general engineering references and ethics/inspiration. You can email book submissions to webmaster@xcor.com.

We have included notes with some books discussing why we find a particular book valuable. We will be adding more notes as time goes on.

As an Amazon.com affiliate, we also offer links to Amazon.com for each book, as long as it has an ISBN number. We also have included URLs to book-specific websites. A small portion of these books are over 40 years old and are mostly out of print. These tomes were largely written by aerospace pioneers during the heyday of experimental aircraft programs and rocket engine design.

The information they left us is still extremely relevant, so if interested, seek out these excellent books at used bookstores and used book search services. In the near future we hope to post a list of links to aid in the search for these items.

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