Description: The X-15 Rocket Plane by Michelle Evans, Joe H. Engle Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The story of the X-15, the pioneering research flight program in the fifties and sixties, and its pilots. Publisher Description With the Soviet Unions launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight. Drawing on interviews with those who were there, Michelle Evans captures the drama and excitement of, yes, rocket science: how to handle the heat generated at speeds up to Mach 7, how to make a rocket-propulsion system that could throttle, and how to safely reenter the atmosphere from space and make a precision landing. This book puts a human face on the feats of science and engineering that went into the X-15 program, many of them critical to the development of the space shuttle. And, finally, it introduces us to the largely unsung pilots of the X-15. By the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing, thirty-one American astronauts had flown into space-eight of them astronaut-pilots of the X-15. The X-15 Rocket Plane restores these pioneers to their rightful place in the history of spaceflight. Author Biography Michelle Evans is the founder of Mach 25 Media and is an aerospace writer, photographer, and education specialist. She served in the U.S. Air Force working on nuclear missiles, is the producer of several documentaries about space exploration, and is a contributor to Space Daily, space.com, and Ad Astra. Joe H. Engle was the eighth pilot of the X-15 research aircraft and flew sixteen rocket plane missions. He later orbited the earth as the commander of the space shuttle Columbia and again with Discovery. Details ISBN 1496229843 ISBN-13 9781496229847 Title The X-15 Rocket Plane Author Michelle Evans, Joe H. Engle Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 484 Publisher University of Nebraska Press GE_Item_ID:135117300; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Location: Fairfield, Ohio
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ISBN-13: 9781496229847
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Book Title: X-15 Rocket Plane : Flying the First Wings Into Space
Number of Pages: 484 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Physics / Astrophysics, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Science, History
Item Weight: 25.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Michelle Evans
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback