Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: ILRV results and the Space Design Division
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: Technical and programmatic maturity
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: The reusability issue
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973: Prime source selection to letter contract
Author: John Francis Guilmartin (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A Shuttle Chronology, 1964-1973
Author: John Francis GuilmartinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space shuttles
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane
Author: Energiya-Buran
Author: Bart HendrickxPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 038773984X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
This absorbing book describes the long development of the Soviet space shuttle system, its infrastructure and the space agency’s plans to follow up the first historic unmanned mission. The book includes comparisons with the American shuttle system and offers accounts of the Soviet test pilots chosen for training to fly the system, and the operational, political and engineering problems that finally sealed the fate of Buran and ultimately of NASA’s Shuttle fleet.
Beyond the Ionosphere
Author: United States National Aeronautics andPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344563126
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
NASA Historical Data Book
Author: Jane Van NimmenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Facing the Heat Barrier
Author: T.A. HeppenheimerPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486834514
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This volume from The NASA History Series presents an overview of the science of hypersonics, the study of flight at speeds at which the physics of flows is dominated by aerodynamic heating. The survey begins during the years immediately following World War II, with the first steps in hypersonic research: the development of missile nose cones and the X-15; the earliest concepts of hypersonic propulsion; and the origin of the scramjet engine. Next, it addresses the re-entry problem, which came to the forefront during the mid-1950s, showing how work in this area supported the manned space program and contributed to the development of the orbital shuttle. Subsequent chapters explore the fading of scramjet studies and the rise of the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) program of 1985–95, which sought to lay groundwork for single-stage vehicles. The program's ultimate shortcomings — in terms of aerodynamics, propulsion, and materials — are discussed, and the book concludes with a look at hypersonics in the post-NASP era, including the development of the X-33 and X-34 launch vehicles, further uses for scramjets, and advances in fluid mechanics. Clearly, ongoing research in hypersonics has yet to reach its full potential, and readers with an interest in aeronautics and astronautics will find this book a fascinating exploration of the field's history and future.