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At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program

Milton O. Thompson

4.3/5 ( ratings)

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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Release: February 17, 2003

ISBN: 1588340783

ISBN 13: 9781588340788

At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program

Milton O. Thompson

4.3/5 ( ratings)

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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Release: February 17, 2003

ISBN: 1588340783

ISBN 13: 9781588340788

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