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"Everything in the universe is moving, and over centuries humanity learned to understand and master that motion—eventually building the rockets, satellites, and space systems that now form the infrastructure of modern life."
The Beautiful Chaos of Flight
What do a 3,000-tonne rocket roaring through the sky at Mach 25, a carpenter's clock, and a spilled glass of wine have in common? All of them obey the same wonderfully chaotic rules that govern motion, orbit, and flight.
A Remarkable Journey
In Everything Is Flying, Ross Hamilton tells the remarkable story of how humanity learned to understand motion—and used that knowledge to build rockets, satellites, and the technologies that now shape life on Earth.
Far from a dry textbook, the book reveals the extraordinary journey behind our quest to master motion. Beginning with early thinkers such as Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton, and continuing through the pioneers of modern rocketry—including Tsiolkovsky and Goddard—Hamilton shows how centuries of curiosity and ingenuity helped us decode the skies, master fluid mechanics, and launch satellites into orbit.
The Real-World Impact
Along the way, readers discover why the Apollo 11 computer triggered alarms seconds before landing on the Moon, and how surviving the vacuum of space produced technologies that shape everyday life—from GPS navigation and hurricane forecasting to global communication networks.
The Future of Spaceflight
As humanity prepares to return to the Moon through the Artemis program and looks toward Mars and deeper exploration of the solar system, Everything Is Flying explores the engineering that will carry us there.