| Author | : Curtis Peebles |
| File Size | : 40,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Amer Inst of Aeronautics & |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 January 2011 |
| ISBN | : 1600867766 |
| Pages | : 342 pages |
Eleven Seconds Into the Unknown by Curtis Peebles Book PDF Summary
Eleven Seconds into the Unknown: A History of the Hyper-X Program is a sequel to the author's first book on the X-43A/Hyper-X project, Road to Mach 10: Lessons Learned from the X-43A Flight Research Program. The Hyper-X program involved the efforts of numerous governmental and commercial organizations, each with its own culture, experience, and tradition. A central theme of the Hyper-X story is how these disparate groups and organizations became a unified team working toward a common goal. Making the team's task more difficult were the technological, political, and funding challenges during nearly fifty years of scramjet development. Eleven Seconds into the Unknown: A History of the Hyper-X Program addresses these issues in compelling fashion, and will appeal to anyone interested in high-speed flight, aerospace history, the organization and management of technological projects, and the future of spaceflight.
