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UNINA9910961724703321 |
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Autore |
Evans Michelle <1955-> |
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The X-15 rocket plane : flying the first wings into space / / Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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9781496211682 |
1496211685 |
9780803246843 |
0803246846 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (480 p.) |
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Collana |
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People's history of spaceflight |
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Soggetti |
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Aerodynamics, Hypersonic - Research - United States - History |
Research aircraft - United States |
X-15 (Rocket aircraft) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The whole nine yards -- A record high -- Gaining speed -- Naval engagement -- Changing course -- Straight and steady -- Skipping out -- On a roll -- Inconel meets celluloid -- Fastest man alive -- Chasing experiments -- In the line of duty -- Snow at Edwards. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 throttle, and how to s |
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