Testing aircraft, exploring space : an illustrated history of NACA and NASA / Roger E. Bilstein
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TextPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003Description: xv, 218 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780801871580
- 0801871581
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Foundations for flight, 1915-1930 -- Aeronautics in peace and war, 1930-1945 -- Jets, sonic speed, and satellites, 1945-1958 -- On the fringes of space, 1958-1964 -- Dress rehearsals, 1964-1969 -- Aerospace dividends, 1969-1973 -- International ventures, 1973-1980 -- Aircraft and aerospace craft, 1980-1986 -- Post-Challenger years, 1986-1990s -- Toward century 21 -- Retrospect and prospect