SpaceShipOne An Illustrated History

by Linehan, Dan; Clarke, Arthur C.

• ISBN13: 9780760331880
• ISBN10: 076033188X
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: Zenith Press

Summary

This book chronicles the development of the worlds first commercial manned space program. With ample illustrations, photographs, and behind-the-scenes information, SpaceShipOne takes readers from the projects conception and design to the deals that brought together Scaled Composites Burt Rutan and Virgin Airlines Sir Richard Branson to the plans for building a fleet of commercial suborbital spaceships and launch aircraft. Author Dan Linehan, who was there at the launch, lets readers in on the drama and details behind the making of spaceships that will take twenty-first-century tourists to the final frontier.

Author Biography

In 2004, Dan Linehan attended the launch of SpaceShipOne when it captured the X Prize.  He has written numerous articles about aviation and space for periodicals like Pacific Flyer and In Flight USA. Linehan was the editor and principle feature writer for the California International Airshow’s event program in 2003–2005. He has a background in physics and engineering.  Dan Linehan lives in Monterey, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . .

Foreword . . .

ldquo;Enter Citizen Astronautsrdquo;

A Secret Space Program . . .

The Ansari X Prize Blasts Off . . .

Flying the Spaceflight Mission . . .

SpaceShipOneConstruction . . .

SpaceShipOneRocket-Engine Design . . .

SpaceShipOneInstruments and Controls . . .

Test Flights Begin . . .

Rockets Ignite . . .

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