| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 505 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Contents |
Foundations: The Ballistic Missile Force Underpins the Air Force Space Launch Enterprise, 1945-1965 -- The Atlas, Thor, and Titan Triumvirate: From Ballistic Missiles to Space Launch Vehicles, 1957-1972 -- West Coast Development: Vandenberg Air Force Base and the Western Test Range, 1956-1972 -- East Coast Development: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Patrick AFB, and the Eastern Test Range, 1948-1972 -- The Space Transportation System: Challenges of the Space Shuttle, 1969-1986 -- Tragedy and Response: The Challenger and the Road to the New Century, 1986-1999 -- Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles: 1995-2019 -- The Twenty-First Century: A Responsive Space Launch Enterprise and Assured Access to Space |
| Summary |
"Assured Access: A History of the United States Air Force Space Launch Enterprise, 1945-2020 is a study of more than six decades of Air Force launch support for the nation's military, intelligence, and civilian space communities. From their inception as refurbished ballistic missiles, Air Force boosters have launched national security space payloads for the Defense Department (DOD) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), as well as for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and commercial and other civilian elements. Throughout this period, Air Force launch strategy has been to provide assured access to space by means of affordable, reliable, and responsive launch in order to guarantee assured access to space"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-493) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (AU Press website, viewed June 30, 2022) |
| Subject |
United States. Air Force -- Equipment -- History
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Air Force fast |
| Subject |
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) -- United States -- History
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Ballistic missiles -- United States -- History
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Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Launching -- History
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Space vehicles -- Transportation -- United States -- History
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Armed Forces -- Equipment and supplies
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Ballistic missiles
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Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
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Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Launching
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Space vehicles -- Transportation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Air University (U.S.). Press, issuing body.
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| LC no. |
2021038457 |
| ISBN |
9781585663118 |
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1585663115 |
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