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ISBN 10: 0160722594
ISBN 13: 978-0160722592
Author: Kenneth W. Iliff, Curtis L. Peebles
In From Runway to Orbit Kenneth Iliff gives a first-hand account of his experiences during his long and distinguished career in flight research. The book describes in detail Iliff's role in the development of the Space Shuttle and its various missions as well as his 25 year involvement in Shuttle Orbiter experiments. Lliff describes his experiences with the lifting body programs as well as his involvement in the X-15 flights. Space exploaration scientists, space enthusiasts, and historians may be interested in these advancements in flight during the second half of tghe twentieth (20th) century.
Chapter 1: Apprenticeship of a Young Engineer
Chapter 2: Birth of the Lifting Body
Chapter 3: Building the Heavyweight Lifting Bodies
Chapter 4: Flying the M2-F2 and Other Adventures
Chapter 5: Flight Research in the 1960s and Early 1970s
Chapter 6: Origins of the Space Shuttle
Chapter 7: Getting Ready to Fly
Chapter 8: The Approach-and-Landing Tests
Chapter 9: Counting Down to Launch
Chapter 10: STS-1
Chapter 11: Analyzing the Data
Chapter 12: Becoming Operational – STS-3 through STS-5
Chapter 13: STS-6 to the Loss of Challenger
Chapter 14: Return to Flight – The Shuttle Program in the 1990s and Beyond
Chapter 15: Going Nowhere Fast – The NASP
Chapter 16: Hypersonics in the 1990s
Chapter 17: Stairway to Heaven
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Tags: Kenneth W Iliff, Curtis L Peebles, Runway, Orbit, Reflections, NASA, Engineer
