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.
ISBN: | 9781588340788 |
Publisher: | Smithsonian |
Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
Published date: | 17 Feb 2003 |
DEWEY: | 629.134530973 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 392 |
Weight: | 560g |
Height: | 233mm |
Width: | 153mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |