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BL
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628105
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Houchin, Roy F
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| Title & Author
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US hypersonic research and development : : the rise and fall of Dyna-Soar, 1944-1963 /\ Roy F. Houchin II
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2006
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| Series Statement
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Space power and politics
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| Page. NO
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258 p. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0415362814 (hardback : alk. paper)
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: 9780415362818
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-252) and index
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| Contents
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Establishing a vision for the future : forecasting potential enemy threats, 1944-1952 -- Pushing the state-of-the-art : justifying the need for routine access to space, April 1952-May 1955 -- Continuing to push the state-of-the-art : the gathering consensus on hypersonic flight, May 1955-October 1957 -- The debate over manned military spaceflight : the spaceflight revolution and Dyna-Soar, October 1957-May 1959 -- Struggling to maintain the manned military mission : gaining the confidence of officials within the office of the Secretary of Defense, June 1959-December 1960 -- Manned military space programs : interagency rivalry, January 1961-June 1962 -- The Dyna-Soar cancellation -- Conclusion : the legacy of Dyna-Soar
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X-20 (Space glider)
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Aerodynamics, Hypersonic-- Research-- United States-- History
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Astronautics, Military-- Government policy-- United States-- History
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Space shuttles-- United States-- History
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Aerospace planes-- United States-- History
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Space weapons-- Research-- United States-- History
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| Dewey Classification
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629.132/306
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| LC Classification
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TL789.8.U6X65 2006
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TL789.8.U6X65 2006
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| Parallel Title
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United State hypersonic research and development
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