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

Informationen zum Autor Roy F. Houchin II Klappentext 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. 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. 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

Product details

• Authors: Roy F. Houchin II
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2006
• EAN: 9780415362818
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36281-8
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Space Power and Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; 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