At the Edge of Space The X-15 Flight Program

Name: At the Edge of Space The X-15 Flight Program
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ISBN: 9781588340788

ISBN-10: 1588340783

ISBN-13: 9781588340788

Edition: 2003

Authors: Milton O. Thompson, Neil A. Armstrong

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Thompson's adrenaline-fueled account of the X-15 program is the ultimate insider's view. It is all in this text, from late-night uncertainties in desert bars to the monumental technical challenges, to the record-breaking flights themselves.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 2/17/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.03" wide x 9.01" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Men


Flight 3-65-97


The Ingredients


The Machine


The Operation


The Program


Program Phases


Demonstration Phase (1959-1962)


In the Contrails of Giants (1962-1964)


Trial by Fire and Water (1964-1968)


Results and Unanticipated Problems


Triumph and Tragedy


Toward Mach 7--The X-15A-2


Sometimes the Bull Wins


The End


Author's Note


Flight Logs


Pilot Statistics


Aircraft Availability


Typical X-15 Flight Plan


Index