02727nam 2200601Ia 450 991078611520332120230913190915.01-4962-1168-50-8032-4684-6(CKB)2670000000340284(EBL)1160985(SSID)ssj0000856988(PQKBManifestationID)11503096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856988(PQKBWorkID)10855588(PQKB)10372323(MiAaPQ)EBC1160985(MdBmJHUP)muse24616(Au-PeEL)EBL1160985(CaPaEBR)ebr10680795(CaONFJC)MIL471835(EXLCZ)99267000000034028420130222d2013 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe X-15 rocket plane[electronic resource] flying the first wings into space /Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. EngleLincoln University of Nebraska Press20131 online resource (480 p.)People's history of spaceflightDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-2840-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 sOutward odyssey.Aerodynamics, HypersonicResearchUnited StatesHistoryResearch aircraftUnited StatesX-15 (Rocket aircraft)Aerodynamics, HypersonicResearchHistory.Research aircraftX-15 (Rocket aircraft)629.133/38Evans Michelle1955-1495418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786115203321The X-15 rocket plane3719498UNINA