02898nam 2200685Ia 450 991096172470332120200520144314.09781496211682149621168597808032468430803246846(CKB)2670000000340284(EBL)1160985(SSID)ssj0000856988(PQKBManifestationID)11503096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856988(PQKBWorkID)10855588(PQKB)10372323(MdBmJHUP)muse24616(Au-PeEL)EBL1160985(CaPaEBR)ebr10680795(CaONFJC)MIL471835(MiAaPQ)EBC1160985(Perlego)4519296(EXLCZ)99267000000034028420130222d2013 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe X-15 rocket plane flying the first wings into space /Michelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle1st ed.Lincoln University of Nebraska Press20131 online resource (480 p.)People's history of spaceflightDescription based upon print version of record.9781496229847 1496229843 9780803228405 0803228406 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 Michelle1955-1806417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961724703321The X-15 rocket plane4355577UNINA