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9781588340788

At the Edge of Space The X-15 Flight Program

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  • ISBN13:

    9781588340788

  • ISBN10:

    1588340783

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-02-17
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Books
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Summary

Thompson's adrenaline-fueled account of the X-15 program is the ultimate insider's view: he flew as one of the twelve test pilots. These men truly had the right stuff, essentially piloting a seat strapped to a rocket 300,000 feet into the air, right to the edge of space. It's all here, from late-night uncertainties in desert bars to the monumental technical challenges, to the record-breaking flights themselves. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Milton O. Thompson (1926-1993) was chief engineer at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility in Edwards, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: The Men 1(26)
Flight 3-65-97 27(6)
PART 1 THE INGREDIENTS
The Machine
33(16)
The Operation
49(34)
PART 2 THE PROGRAM
Program Phases
83(8)
Demonstration Phase (1959--1962)
91(18)
In the Contrails of Giants (1962--1964)
109(64)
Trial by Fire and Water (1964--1968)
173(34)
Results and Unanticipated Problems
207(20)
PART 3 TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY
Toward Mach 7---The X-15A-2
227(20)
Sometimes the Bull Wins
247(18)
The End
265(14)
Author's Note 279(2)
Appendix 1 Flight Logs 281(78)
Appendix 2 Pilot Statistics 359(6)
Appendix 3 Aircraft Availability 365(2)
Appendix 4 Typical X-15 Flight Plan 367(4)
Index 371

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