X-15 Research at the Edge of Space
| Author | : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 1964 |
| Genre | : Aerodynamics, Supersonic |
| ISBN | : |
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The X-15 Rocket Plane
| Author | : Michelle L. Evans |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 2013-06-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0803246846 |
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 safely reenter the atmosphere from space and make a precision landing. This book puts a human face on the feats of science and engineering that went into the X-15 program, many of them critical to the development of the Space Shuttle. And, finally, it introduces us to the largely unsung pilots of the X-15. By the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing, thirty-one American astronauts had flown into space—eight of them astronaut-pilots of the X-15. The X-15 Rocket Plane restores these pioneers, and the others who made it happen, to their rightful place in the history of spaceflight.
X-15
| Author | : Dennis R. Jenkins |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 704 |
| Release | : 2010-12-08 |
| Genre | : Aerodynamics, Hypersonic |
| ISBN | : 9781470025854 |
The X-15 was the ultimate "X" vehicle. Built in the 1950s, she became the fastest and highest-flying winged aircraft of its time. During 199 flights from 1959 through 1968, she collected data about hypersonic flight that was invaluable to aeronautics and to developers of the space shuttle. This book describes the genesis of the program, the design and construction of the aircraft, years of research flights and the experiments that flew aboard them.-publisher description.
North American X-15
| Author | : Peter E. Davies |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2017-05-18 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1472819926 |
The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly. Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The only recently broken 'sound barrier' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in the X-15, including Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon. The three X-15s made 199 flights, testing new technologies and techniques which greatly eased America's entry into manned space travel, and made the Apollo missions and Space Shuttle viable propositions. With historical photographs and stunning digital artwork, this is the story of arguably the greatest of the X-Planes.
Stratospheric Balloons
| Author | : Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2021-03-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030681300 |
Stratospheric balloons are powerful tools used to study the Earth and its atmosphere, as well as the greater cosmos beyond. This book describes the science and technology behind modern stratospheric ballooning, along with the surprising ways it has impacted our daily lives. The book takes you through every step of the process, starting with an in-depth introduction to basic balloon types and their uses before delving into balloon construction and mission planning. Along the way, you will learn about the novel technologies that have radically changed these balloons and their ability to launch, control and navigate them over specific ground targets. Next follows an exploration of their incredible applications, including research in atmospheric science, cosmology and astronomy, earth studies, meteorology, and aerobiology, and also commercial capabilities such as Internet networks and high-altitude tourism. The community of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs involved in stratospheric ballooning is only ever growing. This book shows you how these national and international efforts have truly soared in recent years, and it will be an enjoyable read for anybody interested in learning more about how science and commerce are conducted in the stratosphere, at the edge of space.
US Hypersonic Research and Development
| Author | : Roy F. Houchin II |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 459 |
| Release | : 2006-09-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1134230265 |
An essential new account of some of the most valuable research and development in international military history. Roy F. Houchin II shows how the roots of US Air Force hypersonic research and development are grounded in Army Air Force General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold's identification of the need for advanced airpower weapon systems to meet the anticipated postwar enemy threat. The technology for a smooth transition to military spaceflight seemed within reach when Bell Aircraft Corporation executive Walter Dornberger (the former commander of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket research) made an unsolicited proposal to William E. Lamar (the chief of Wright Aeronautical Development Center's New Development Office of the Bomber Aircraft Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH) for a hypersonic boost-glide weapon system. Visionaries like Arnold, Dornberger, and Lamar believed a hypersonic boost-glider would represent the ultimate expression of the US Air Force's doctrine by performing strategic bombardment and reconnaissance more successfully any other type of vehicle. As this aspiration reached maturity in Dyna-Soar, the service's leadership never gave up their beliefs. This book shows how the struggle to persuade the secretary of defence and his advisors, who did not share the Air Force's vision for a military spaceplane, illustrates the ebb and flow of an advanced technology program and its powerful legacy within American society.
At the Edge of Space
| Author | : Milton O. Thompson |
| Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
| Total Pages | : 426 |
| Release | : 2003-02-17 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1588340783 |
In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each pilot's participation, including many heroic and humorous anecdotes and highlighting the pilots' careers after the program ended in 1968.
First Man
| Author | : James R. Hansen |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 755 |
| Release | : 2012-11-27 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1476727813 |
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person ever to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also--as NASA historian Hansen reveals in this authorized biography--misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as an engineer, a test pilot, and an astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield the first in-depth analysis of this elusive, reluctant hero.
NASA Scientific and Technical Reports
| Author | : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1152 |
| Release | : 1965 |
| Genre | : Aeronautics |
| ISBN | : |
