U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology [electronic resource] : Viking to Space Shuttle /
Hunley, J. D.,1941-
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-428) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Space shuttles
Rocketry
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)