Stratonauts Pioneers Venturing into the Stratosphere /

Stratonauts chronicles humankind's quest for ever higher altitudes from ancient times to the present. It is based upon history, science and technology, and tells some interesting and fascinating stories along the way. It pays tribute to those killed while attempting to reach the stratosphere ov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: von Ehrenfired, Manfred "Dutch" (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Atmospheric science.
Science-History.
Solar system.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Atmospheric Science.
History of Science.
Space Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Atmosphere
  • The Problems
  • Pressure Suit History
  • The Ancient Would-Be Stratonauts
  • The Early War Years
  • The Exploration Years
  • The Experimental Pilots
  • The U2 Stratonauts
  • The Blackbird Stratonauts
  • The Long Wing Stratonauts
  • Other Unique High Altitude Aircraft
  • Modern Aeronauts
  • Qualifications & Training.

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