Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

Book Overview

Nineteen years before Space Shuttle, the small, black, rocket-powered, bullet-shaped X-15 showed it was possible to fly into - and out of - space. There had never been anything like the X-15; it had a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158007068X
• ISBN13: 9781580070683
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

All you ever wanted to know about X-15 program

When the book first arrived I thought it was a coffee table picture book. Upon opening, it is a most detailed history of the X-15 program. There are amazing photos with accompanying detail. The X-15 program is described in complete detail from conception to execution and finally closure. All the experiments that were carried out in the program are also described in great detail. If you have passing interest in the X-15 then this is you book. Well written and a joy to read. Thanks.