The development of propulsion technology for U.S. space-launch vehicles, 1926-1991 / J.D. Hunley.
The development of propulsion technology for U.S. space-launch vehicles, 1926-1991 / J.D. Hunley.
The development of propulsion technology for U.S. space-launch vehicles, 1926-1991 / J.D. Hunley.
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.
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N629.47/4
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English
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xi, 383 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. German and U.S. missiles and rockets, 1926-66 -- Ch. 2. U.S. space-launch vehicles, 1958-91 -- Ch. 3. Propulsion with alcohol and kerosene fuels, 1932-72 -- Ch. 4. Propulsion with storable fuels and oxidizers, 1942-91 -- Ch. 5. Propulsion with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, 1954-91 -- Ch. 6. Sol...
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.
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1st ed.
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Texas
Date Published
c2007.
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"Unique in its single-volume coverage of the evolution of launch-vehicle technology from 1926 to 1991, this book will inform scholars and engineers interested in the history of technology and innovation, as well as those specializing in the history of space flight."--BOOK JACKET....
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The development of propulsion technology for U.S. space-launch vehicles, 1926-1991 / J.D. Hunley.
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 17.
Centennial of flight series ; no. 17.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N629.47/4
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74VKzp7mm3Ly
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1585445886 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781585445882 (cloth : alk. paper)
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629.47520973
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991023346669702626
