A vertical empire : the history of the UK rocket and space programme, 1950-1971 /

"A Vertical Empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the US and Russia. The projects were cancelled one by one as Britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hill, C. N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Imperial College Press, 2001.
Temas:
Astronautics > Great Britain > History.
Astronautique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Astronautics
Ruimtevaart.
Raketten.
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Rocket motors
  • 3. Rocket interceptors
  • 4. The Blue Steel Stand Off missile
  • 5. Blue Streak: the origins
  • 6. Blue Streak: the cancellation
  • 7. B.S.S.L.V.
  • 8. ELDO and Europa
  • 9. Black Knight
  • 10. Black Arrow
  • 11. The could have beens
  • 12. The U.K. and space.

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