
At the Edge of Space
The X-15 Flight Program
Milton O. Thompson(Author)
Smithsonian Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-58834-078-8 (ISBN)
Description
In At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each pilot's participation, including many heroic and humorous anecdotes and highlighting the pilots' careers after the program ended in 1968.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58834-078-8 (9781588340788)
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E-Book
08/2013
1st Edition
Smithsonian Books
€24.49
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Person
Milton O. Thompson