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Touching Space: The Story of Project Manhigh (Paperback): Gregory P. Kennedy Touching Space: The Story of Project Manhigh (Paperback)
Gregory P. Kennedy
R699 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R105 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Project Manhigh took humans to the threshold of space using balloons. In the 1950s, a small band of Air Force doctors were on the cutting edge of the United States' space research programs. Working at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico, they used balloons to carry laboratory animals followed by human pilots above 99% of the atmosphere. Drawing upon flight reports and technical data, this book documents Project Manhigh and the high altitude flights that preceded it. The Manhigh flights were, in many ways, prototypes for future space missions. On each of the three flights, the Air Force placed a lone pilot in a sealed capsule nineteen miles above the ground. At such extreme altitudes, the pilots were well within the functional equivalent of outer space and needed the sealed capsule to survive. Manhigh existed prior to the creation of NASA and helped pave the way for human space exploration.

Rockets and Missiles  of White Sands Proving Ground: 1945-1958 (Hardcover): Gregory P. Kennedy Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground: 1945-1958 (Hardcover)
Gregory P. Kennedy
R1,247 R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Save R255 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1945, the United States Army established a testing center for rockets and guided missiles in south-central New Mexico. Named White Sands Proving Ground, this center was the locale for many of America's first steps towards space. Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground chronicles major activities at the base from 1945-1958. During this period, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all tested missiles at the desert installation. This book details the development and testing for such missiles as Hermes, Corporal, Nike Ajax, Sergeant, Honest John, and Viking. These missiles formed the backbone of much of America's arsenal during the Cold War and represented major technological advancements. In 1958, the White Sands Proving Ground became the White Sands Missile Range, as it is known today.

Germany's V-2 Rocket (Hardcover): Gregory P. Kennedy Germany's V-2 Rocket (Hardcover)
Gregory P. Kennedy
R1,237 R1,010 Discovery Miles 10 100 Save R227 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Germany's V-2 looks at one of the major technological advances of the Second World War, the V-2 ballistic missile. Although dwarfed by today's giant rockets, the V-2 represented a quantum leap beyond anything previously built. During the last six months of the war in Europe, Germany launched thousands of these missiles against the Allies. This book traces the origins and development of the V-2, from groups of individual experimenters in the 1930s to its use as a weapon system. Particular emphasis is paid to such topics as the structure and components of the missile, its ground support equipment, and field procedures. After the war, the V-2 formed the foundation for the space programs of the Soviet Union and United States. Information is included on previously ignored V-2 launches in the United States.

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