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200 14$aThe X-15 rocket plane$b[electronic resource] $eflying the first wings into space /$fMichelle Evans ; foreword by Joe H. Engle
210   $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (480 p.)
225 1 $aPeople's history of spaceflight
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8032-2840-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe 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.
330   $aWith the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight.  Drawing on interviews with those who were there, Michelle Evans captures the drama and excitement of, yes, rocket science: how to handle the heat generated at speeds up to Mach 7, how to make a rocket propulsion system that could throttle, and how to s
410  0$aOutward odyssey.
606   $aAerodynamics, Hypersonic$xResearch$zUnited States$xHistory
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606   $aX-15 (Rocket aircraft)
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