U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology : Viking to Space Shuttle /

For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This 2-volume work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch vehicles in the 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hunley, J. D., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lanceurs (Astronautique) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Fuseologie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Navettes spatiales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Space shuttles.
Rocketry.
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Space shuttles > United States > History.
Rocketry > United States > History.
Launch vehicles (Astronautics) > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This 2-volume work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch vehicles in the 1960s to the refinement of the space shuttle in the 1980s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (456 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780813048116

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