The X-15 rocket plane flying the first wings into space
Title:
The X-15 rocket plane flying the first wings into space
Author:
Evans, Michelle, 1955-
ISBN:
9780803246843
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Publication Information:
Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (480 pages)
Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Whole Nine Yards; 2. A Record High; 3. Gaining Speed; 4. Naval Engagement; 5. Changing Course; 6. Straight and Steady; 7. Skipping Out; 8. On a Roll; 9. Inconel Meets Celluloid; 10. Fastest Man Alive; 11. Chasing Experiments; 12. In the Line of Duty; 13. Snow at Edwards; Afterword; Glossary; Sources; Index.
Abstract:
With the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight. Drawing on interviews with those who were there, Michelle Evans captures the drama and excitement of, yes, rocket science: how to handle the heat generated at speeds up to Mach 7, how to make a rocket propulsion system that could thrott.
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