U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Viking to space shuttle /
For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This 2-volume 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 1...
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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 2-volume 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, 453 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813038568 0813038561 0813048117 9780813048116 |
