Beyond Blue Skies examines the thirty-year period after World War II during which aviation experienced an unprecedented era of progress that led the United States to the boundaries of outer space.
Beyond Blue Skies examines the thirty-year period after World War II during which aviation experienced an unprecedented era of progress that led the United States to the boundaries of outer space.
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Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
Chris Petty is a space and aviation enthusiast and author of The High Frontier blog. His articles have appeared on Adam Savage’s Tested site and the Space Review. Dennis R. Jenkins is the project director for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. He worked as a contractor to NASA for thirty-three years in a variety of engineering and management roles.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations and Definitions Part 1. Breaking Barriers 1. A New Breed of Aircraft 2. Like a Speeding Bullet 3. A New Pretender 4. The Race to Mach 2 5. Facing the Heat 6. The End of the Beginning Part 2. America's First Spaceship 7. The Hypersonic Challenge 8. Higher and Faster 9. The Follow-On 10. Failure to Launch Part 3. The Lifting Bodies 11. Look Ma, No Wings! 12. The Heavyweights 13. Racehorses and Unrealized Plans Epilogue Sources Index
List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations and Definitions Part 1. Breaking Barriers 1. A New Breed of Aircraft 2. Like a Speeding Bullet 3. A New Pretender 4. The Race to Mach 2 5. Facing the Heat 6. The End of the Beginning Part 2. America's First Spaceship 7. The Hypersonic Challenge 8. Higher and Faster 9. The Follow-On 10. Failure to Launch Part 3. The Lifting Bodies 11. Look Ma, No Wings! 12. The Heavyweights 13. Racehorses and Unrealized Plans Epilogue Sources Index
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