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NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments
Hans-Jürgen Becker
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Description for NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 164 color photos. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Around the world, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is synonymous with air and space flight. This book covers NASA’s aero space research from the agency’s beginnings as NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) in 1915 to the present-day NASA. Exciting projects and developments are portrayed, such as the first supersonic flight of the X-1 in 1947, the flights of the fastest manned aircraft, the rocket-powered X-15, which attained almost seven times the speed of sound in 1967, the flight-testing of the lunar module for the moon landings, tipping-rotor aircraft, testing new wing concepts, and much more. The ... Read more
Around the world, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is synonymous with air and space flight. This book covers NASA’s aero space research from the agency’s beginnings as NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) in 1915 to the present-day NASA. Exciting projects and developments are portrayed, such as the first supersonic flight of the X-1 in 1947, the flights of the fastest manned aircraft, the rocket-powered X-15, which attained almost seven times the speed of sound in 1967, the flight-testing of the lunar module for the moon landings, tipping-rotor aircraft, testing new wing concepts, and much more. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764338793
SKU
V9780764338793
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About Hans-Jürgen Becker
Hans-Jüergen Becker has been fascinated with aeronautics since childhood, including the developments in air and space flight by NASA. He has been writing about his passion since the 1980s.
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