Description: Men, Rockets and Space RatsMallan, Lloyd Published by Julian Messner, Inc, New York (1956) Julian Messner, Inc, New York, 1956. Condition: fair to good. Second Printing. 335, illus., glossary, index. The story of men and the momentous research projects in which they are engaged, the machines they fly, the strange apparatus they wear, the tension and strain they endure in order to preview our greatest triumph to come--the conquest of outer space. Includes an Index. (Key Words: Science, United States Air Force, Sound Barrier, International Geophysical Year, IGY, Rockets, Navy Department, Animals, Lloyd Mallan, Cosmic Rays) Common terms and phrasesaboard acceleration Aero Medical Laboratory Aerobee Aeronautics Air Force Base aircraft airplane atmosphere aviation balloon Bell X-1 blood capsule Captain centrifuge chamber Chuck Yeager cockpit cosmic crew desert designed devices Earth Edwards Air Force ejection seat electronic experimental experiments feet Flight Test flying fuel Goddard gondola gravity Harry Stine helmet Henry high altitude Holloman human instruments landing launching liquid oxygen Major Simons Mansur Martin Company Mike Sweeney miles minutes missile Moby Dick Moon Muroc Murray Navy operate orbit outer space parachute plane pressure suit problems Proving Ground pull QUESTION radio Reaction Motors record Robert Goddard rocket engine rocket ship rocketry Sacramento Peak satellite says scientists Sergeant solar space flight spaceship speed Super Fortress tank telescope temperature test pilot things tion Tombaugh tower valves WADC White Sands WSPG X minus
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Topic: Space Exploration, Spacecraft
Format: Hardcover
Type: Illustrated Book
Subjects: Transport
Publication Year: 1956
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
