| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 383 pages) : illustrations |
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 17 |
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 17.
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| Contents |
ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 German and U.S. Missiles and Rockets, 1926-66; CHAPTER 2 U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1958-91; CHAPTER 3 Propulsion with Alcohol and Kerosene Fuels, 1932-72; CHAPTER 4 Propulsion with Storable Fuels and Oxidizers, 1942-91; CHAPTER 5 Propulsion with Liquid Hydrogen and Oxygen, 1954-91; CHAPTER 6 Solid Propulsion: JATOs to Minuteman III, 1939-70; CHAPTER 7 Titan and Shuttle Boosters, Other Solid Propulsion, 1958-91; CHAPTER 8 Conclusions and Epilogue; NOTES; A NOTE ON SOURCES; Index |
| Summary |
In this definitive study, J. D. Hunley traces the program?s development from Goddard?s early rockets (and the German V-2 missile) through the Titan IVA and the Space Shuttle, with a focus on space-launch vehicles. Since these rockets often evolved from early missiles, he pays considerable attention to missile technology, not as an end in itself, but as a contributor to launch-vehicle technology. Focusing especially on the engineering culture of the program, Hunley communicates this very human side of technological development by means of anecdotes, character sketches, and case studies of problems faced by rocket engineers. He shows how such a highly adaptive approach enabled the evolution of a hugely complicated technology that was impressive?but decidedly not rocket science. Unique in its single-volume coverage of the evolution of launch-vehicle technology from 1926 to 1991, this meticulously researched work will inform scholars and engineers interested in the history of technology and innovation, as well as those specializing in the history of space flight |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems -- History
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Rocket engines -- Research -- United States -- History
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Launch vehicles (Astronautics) -- United States -- History
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
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Rocket engines -- Research
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Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
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Trägerrakete
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Antrieb Technik
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781603444538 |
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160344453X |
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