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Testing aircraft, exploring space : an illustrated history of NACA and NASA /

Title
Testing aircraft, exploring space : an illustrated history of NACA and NASA / Roger E. Bilstein.
Author
Bilstein, Roger E.
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
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  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Description
xv, 218 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Airplanes > United States > History
  • Astronautics > United States > History
  • Outer space > History
  • United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics > History
  • United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foundations for flight, 1915-1930 -- Aeronautics in peace and war, 1930-1945 -- Jets, sonic speed, and satellites, 1945-1958 -- On the fringes of space, 1958-1964 -- Dress rehearsals, 1964-1969 -- Aerospace dividends, 1969-1973 -- International ventures, 1973-1980 -- Aircraft and aerospace craft, 1980-1986 -- Post-Challenger years, 1986-1990s -- Toward century 21 -- Retrospect and prospect.
ISBN
0801871581 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002006469
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library