Us Hypersonic Research and Development - The Rise and Fall of ''Dyna-Soar'', 1944-1963

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Establishing a Vision for the Future: Forecasting Potential Enemy Threats, 1944-1952 2. Pushing the State-of-the-Art: Justifying the Need for Routine Access to Space 3. Continuing to Push the State-of-the-Art: The Gathering Consensus for Dyna-Soar 4. The Debate over Manned Military Spaceflight: The Spaceflight Revolution and Dyna-Soar 5. Maintaining the Military Mission 6. Manned Military Space Programs: Interagency Strife 7. Cancellation Conclusion: The Legacy of Dyna-Soar

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Roy F. Houchin II

Zusammenfassung

This is a history of the US military's 'Dyna-Soar' project to build a hypersonic reusable 'space plane', which lasted from 1945 to 1963.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roy F Houchin, Roy F Houchin II, Roy F. Houchin II, Roy F. (Air Command and Staff College Houchin II
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 22.03.2013
• EAN: 9780415654715
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65471-5
• Seiten: 272
• Serie: Space Power and Politics
• Themen: Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Militärfahrzeuge, -flugzeuge, -schiffe; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Aerospace & aviation technology, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Aerospace and aviation technology