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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program Hardcover - 1992
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- Title At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program
- Author Milton O. Thompson
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- Language ENG
- Publisher Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
- Date 1992-04
- ISBN 9781560981077
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Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with tiny nick to spine top, minor creasing to lower rear edge and traces of storage. 375pp. This is the story of the aircraft development and testing regime which began in the 1950s by NASA to achieve hypersonic speeds as the prelude to space flight. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 9.25 x 6.25 inches.
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Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. 375 pages in excellent condition. Illustrated with photographs. Blue cloth over black boards. White titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Blue, illustrated DJ with white titles. Extremely light wear on corners and edges. FINE/NEAR FINE. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiv, [2], 375, [1] pages. Foreword by Neil A. Armstrong. Illustrations. Appendices. Index. Milton Orville Thompson (May 4, 1926 - August 6, 1993), better known as Milt Thompson, was an American naval officer, aviator, engineer, and NASA research pilot. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA. He was also selected for participation in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. Following his involvement with the X-15 program, Thompson became Chief Engineer and Director of Research Projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Thompson became a flight test engineer for the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle. During his two years at Boeing, he flew on the sister aircraft of Dryden's B-52B air-launch vehicle. On 16 August 1963, Thompson became the first person to fly a lifting body, the lightweight…
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