To reach the high frontier : a history of U.S. launch vehicles / / edited by Roger D. Launius and Dennis R. Jenkins |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (528 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.47/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) - United States - History
Rocketry - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8131-4807-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Episodes in the Evolution of Launch Vehicle Technology; 1. Rocketry and the Origins of Space Flight; 2. Stage-and-a-Half: The Atlas Launch Vehicle; 3. Delta: The Ultimate Thor; 4. Titan: Some Heavy Lifting Required; 5. History and Development of U.S. Small Launch Vehicles; 6. Minuteman and the Development of Solid Rocket Launch Technology; 7. The Biggest of Them All: Reconsidering the Saturn V; 8. Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Saga; 9. Broken in Midstride: Space Shuttle as a Launch Vehicle
10. Eclipsed by Tragedy: The Fated Mating of the Shuttle and Centaur11. The Quest for Reusability; 12. Epilogue: ""To the Very Limit of Our Ability"":Reflections on Forty Years of Military-Civil Partnership in Space Launch; Notes on Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460399203321 |
Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To reach the high frontier : a history of U.S. launch vehicles / / edited by Roger D. Launius and Dennis R. Jenkins |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (528 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.47/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) - United States - History
Rocketry - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-8131-4807-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Episodes in the Evolution of Launch Vehicle Technology; 1. Rocketry and the Origins of Space Flight; 2. Stage-and-a-Half: The Atlas Launch Vehicle; 3. Delta: The Ultimate Thor; 4. Titan: Some Heavy Lifting Required; 5. History and Development of U.S. Small Launch Vehicles; 6. Minuteman and the Development of Solid Rocket Launch Technology; 7. The Biggest of Them All: Reconsidering the Saturn V; 8. Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Saga; 9. Broken in Midstride: Space Shuttle as a Launch Vehicle
10. Eclipsed by Tragedy: The Fated Mating of the Shuttle and Centaur11. The Quest for Reusability; 12. Epilogue: ""To the Very Limit of Our Ability"":Reflections on Forty Years of Military-Civil Partnership in Space Launch; Notes on Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787380803321 |
Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To reach the high frontier : a history of U.S. launch vehicles / / edited by Roger D. Launius and Dennis R. Jenkins |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (528 p.) |
Disciplina | 629.47/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) - United States - History
Rocketry - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-8131-4807-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Episodes in the Evolution of Launch Vehicle Technology; 1. Rocketry and the Origins of Space Flight; 2. Stage-and-a-Half: The Atlas Launch Vehicle; 3. Delta: The Ultimate Thor; 4. Titan: Some Heavy Lifting Required; 5. History and Development of U.S. Small Launch Vehicles; 6. Minuteman and the Development of Solid Rocket Launch Technology; 7. The Biggest of Them All: Reconsidering the Saturn V; 8. Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Saga; 9. Broken in Midstride: Space Shuttle as a Launch Vehicle
10. Eclipsed by Tragedy: The Fated Mating of the Shuttle and Centaur11. The Quest for Reusability; 12. Epilogue: ""To the Very Limit of Our Ability"":Reflections on Forty Years of Military-Civil Partnership in Space Launch; Notes on Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814439803321 |
Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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