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The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1926-1991 (Paperback)
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The Development of Propulsion Technology for U.S. Space-Launch Vehicles, 1926-1991 (Paperback)
Series: Centennial of Flight Series
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In this definitive study, J. D. Hunley traces the program's
development from Goddard's early rockets (and the German V-2
missile) through the Titan IVA and the Space Shuttle, with a focus
on space-launch vehicles. Since these rockets often evolved from
early missiles, he pays considerable attention to missile
technology, not as an end in itself, but as a contributor to
launch-vehicle technology. Focusing especially on the engineering
culture of the program, Hunley communicates this very human side of
technological development by means of anecdotes, character
sketches, and case studies of problems faced by rocket engineers.
He shows how such a highly adaptive approach enabled the evolution
of a hugely complicated technology that was impressive-but
decidedly not rocket science. Unique in its single-volume coverage
of the evolution of launch-vehicle technology from 1926 to 1991,
this meticulously researched work will inform scholars and
engineers interested in the history of technology and innovation,
as well as those specializing in the history of space flight. J. D.
HUNLEY's career as a historian has focused on the history of
aerospace technology. He was named a Ramsey Fellow at the National
Air and Space Museum for 2001-2002 after serving in history
programs for both NASA and the U.S. Air Force. He holds a Ph.D.
from the University of Virginia. Now semiretired, he continues to
write about the history of America's space program
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