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

• Autore: Heppenheimer T. A. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Mineola, New York : , : Dover Publications, Inc., , 2018
• Edizione: Dover edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 pages)
• Disciplina: 629.132/3060973
• Soggetto topico: Aerodynamics, Hypersonic - Research - United States - History - 20th century; Research aircraft - United States - History - 20th century
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Facing the heat barrier
• ISBN: 0-486-83451-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910702806203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II