Astronautics category: 1620 books

Cover of The 6555th Missile and Space Launches Through 1970, Post-War Legacy, Matador, Bomarc, Snark, Navaho, Thor, Atlas and Minuteman Ballistic Missile, Thor, Titan II and Gemini Program
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013

The present work is a mosaic of the 6555th's history over the first two decades of its existence. It covers the golden age of Air Force missile and space launch vehicle flight tests at Cape Canaveral, and it ends shortly after the 6555th closed out its last ballistic missile flight test program (the...
Cover of Project Gemini Summary Conference: Comprehensive Overview of All Aspects of the Second American Manned Space Flight Program Leading to the Apollo Lunar Landing Missions - Operations, Missions, Science
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012

This official NASA internal program document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive account of Project Gemini, the two-man orbital capsule that pioneered rendezvous and docking techniques used in the Apollo lunar landing missions.
Cover of The Air Force in Southeast Asia: Tactics and Techniques of Electronic Warfare - Electronic Countermeasures in the Air War Against North Vietnam 1965-1973 - Wild Weasel, Linebacker, B-52
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013

Electronic countermeasures support for the air war against North Vietnam included stand-off jamming, Wild Weasel operations, the use of self-protection pods, and the employment of chaff. The use of rudimentary counter-measures began during World War II and continued in the Korean conflict. Despite...
Cover of A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity

A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity

Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition

by Earl H. Dowell
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2014

This book covers the basics of aeroelasticity or the dynamics of fluid-structure interaction. While the field began in response to the rapid development of aviation, it has now expanded into many branches of engineering and scientific disciplines and treat physical phenomena from aerospace engineering,...
Cover of Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program - Oral Histories of Managers, Engineers, and Workers (Set 1) - Including Aaron, Arabian, and Calio
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012

The fascinating oral histories of two dozen Apollo lunar program pioneers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary effort, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new...
Cover of Apollo and America's Moon Landing Program - Oral Histories of Managers, Engineers, and Workers (Set 3) - including Jay Greene, Griffin, Milt Heflin, Holloway, Jeffs, Kelly (Lunar Module Manager)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012

The fascinating oral histories of two dozen Apollo lunar program pioneers - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this extraordinary effort, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new...
Cover of Alien Artifacts Volume-1

Alien Artifacts Volume-1

Is Anyone Else on the Moon?

by Ross Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015

“IS ANYONE ELSE ON THE MOON” Volume-1 is a scientific study of NASA materials concerning the existence of aliens in our solar system and universe, and especially alien artifacts on ythe Moon. A complete commentary on the works of George Leonard and fred Steckling and alienj lunar artifacts. Are...
Cover of New Solutions for the Space Debris Problem
by Joseph N. Pelton
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015

Addressing a pressing issue in space policy, Pelton explores the new forms of technology that are being developed to actively remove the defunct space objects from orbit and analyzes their implications in the existing regime of international space law and public international law. This authoritative...
Cover of NASA Space Technology Report: EVA Radio - Desert Research and Technology Studies DRATS 2011 Report, Analog Testing of Technologies for Human Space Exploration
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013

In the fall of 2011, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) participated in the Desert Research and Technology Studies (DRATS) field experiments held near Flagstaff, Arizona. The objective of the DRATS outing is to provide analog mission testing of candidate...
Cover of Air Force Doctrine Document 2 (AFDD 2), Operations and Organization - USAF Air and Space Operations, War Strategy, Effects-Based Operations (EBO), Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012

Covering war strategy, tactics, effects-based operations (EBO), AETF, and air expeditionary wing (AEW), this publication, AFDD 2, Operations and Organization, is the companion to AFDD 1 and provides the next level of granularity. It describes how the US Air Force organizes and employs air and space...
Cover of Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications
by Ronald D. Flack
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005

This introductory 2005 text on air-breathing jet propulsion focuses on the basic operating principles of jet engines and gas turbines. Previous coursework in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics is elucidated and applied to help the student understand and predict the characteristics of engine components...
Cover of 21st Century U.S. Military Documents: Air Force F-35 Lightning Fighter Aircraft - Operations Procedures, Aircrew Evaluation Criteria, Aircrew Training Flying Operations
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013

Three Air Force documents provide unique information about USAF operations of the F-35 Lightning Fighter aircraft. Contents: Operations Procedures * Aircrew Evaluation Criteria * Aircrew Training Chapter 1 * GENERAL GUIDANCE * 1.1. General * 1.2. Waivers * 1.3. Processing Changes * Chapter...
Cover of A Pathfinder's Story

A Pathfinder's Story

The Life and Death of Jack Mossop DFC* DFM

by Robinson, W W
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007

When he died in 1946, Flight Lieutenant Jack Mossop left behind a widow and child, a chest full of medals, and a diary. He was 25 years old. The diary gave tantalising glimpses of his career; sixty years on, his son has uncovered the truth. It is the story of an ordinary Durham lad called upon to...
Cover of Test Pilot
by Brian Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011

Test pilots - dashing and courageous young men or foolhardy gamblers? In this fully illustrated book written by the producer of the BBC1 television series of the same name, we follow the ups and downs of a group of trainee test pilots at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. Beginning with the exacting...
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