Ebook: US Hypersonic Research and Development : the Rise and Fall of Dyna-Soar
Author: Roy F Houchin
- Series: Space Power and Politics
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- City: Hoboken
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Presents an account of the research and development in international military history. This title shows how the roots of US Air Force hypersonic research and development are grounded in Army Air Force General Henry H 'Hap' Arnold's identification of the need for advanced airpower weapon systems to meet the anticipated postwar enemy threat.
Content: Book Cover; Half Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; 1. Establishing a vision for the future: forecasting potential enemy threats, 1944-1952; 2. Pushing the state-of-the-art: justifying the need for routine access to space, April 1952?May 1955; 3. Continuing to push the state-of-the art: the gathering consensus of hypersonic flight, May1955?October 1957; 4. The debate over manned military spaceflight: the spaceflight revolution and Dyna-Soar, October 1957?May 1959. 5. Struggling to maintain the manned military mission: gaining the confidence of officials within the office of the Secretary of Defense, June 1959?December 19606. Manned military space programs: integragency rivalry, January 1961?June 1962; 7. The Dyna-Soar cancellation; Conclusion: the legacy of Dyna-Soar; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.
Abstract: Presents an account of the research and development in international military history. This title shows how the roots of US Air Force hypersonic research and development are grounded in Army Air Force General Henry H 'Hap' Arnold's identification of the need for advanced airpower weapon systems to meet the anticipated postwar enemy threat