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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702806203321

Autore

Heppenheimer T. A. <1947->

Titolo

Facing the heat barrier : a history of hypersonics / / T.A. Heppenheimer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mineola, New York : , : Dover Publications, Inc., , 2018

ISBN

0-486-83451-4

Edizione

[Dover edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 pages)

Collana

NASA SP ; ; 2007-4232

Disciplina

629.132/3060973

Soggetti

Aerodynamics, Hypersonic - Research - United States - History - 20th century

Research aircraft - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This Dover edition, first published in 2018, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 2007 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington DC, as part of "The NASA History Series"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- First steps in hypersonic research -- Nose cones and re-entry -- The X-15 -- First thoughts of hypersonic propulsion -- Widening prospects for re-entry -- Hypersonics and the Space Shuttle -- The fading, the comeback -- Why NASP fell short -- Hypersonics after NASP.