Preludes to U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Goddard rockets to Minuteman III / J.D. Hunley.
Preludes to U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Goddard rockets to Minuteman III / J.D. Hunley.
Preludes to U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Goddard rockets to Minuteman III / J.D. Hunley.
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Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2008.
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N629.47097/2
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English
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xiii, 468 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1. The Beginnings: Goddard and Oberth, 1926-1945 -- 2. Peenemunde and the A-4 (V-2), 1932-1945 -- 3. JPL: From JATO to the Corporal, 1936-1957 -- 4. From Pompton Lakes to White Sands: Other Liquid-Propellant Rocket Developments, 1930-1954 -- 5. From Eaton Canyon to the Sergeant Missile: Solid-Propel...
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Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2008.
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Florida
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c2008.
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"Preludes to U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology is devoted primarily to military hardware and traces the evolution of missile technology from the 1920s through the 1970s, when the Minuteman III became operational. Hunley discusses individual innovations, technology transfer, management systems, and the organizations that were involved in the rese...
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Preludes to U.S. space-launch vehicle technology : Goddard rockets to Minuteman III / J.D. Hunley.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-446) and index.
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c2008.
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N629.47097/2
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74VM8lrR3Ell
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081303177X (alk. paper)
9780813031774 (alk. paper)
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629.470973
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991000316479702626
