Preludes to U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Goddard rockets to Minuteman III /
For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch vehicles in the 1960s to t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville, Fla. :
University Press of Florida,
©2008.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch vehicles in the 1960s to the refinement of the space shuttle in the 1980s. |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 468 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813038551 0813038553 0813045797 9780813045795 |
