Discusses the history of the X-15 flight program, how its results yielded information valuable for later space programs, and the experiences of the program's twelve test pilots.
This book aims to further build capacity in the conservation community to use drones for conservation and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for conservation. "Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technol…
Border Management Modernization
by McLinden, Gerard, Doyle, Tom, Fanta, Enrique, Widdowson, David
This book provides border management policymakers and reformers with a broad survey of key developments in and principles for improving trade facilitation through better border management, including practical advice on particular issues. In contrast to the traditional border man…
This book is a vivid, panoramic history of the rise of the American aerospace industry. The story opens in the early years of this century when anyone who chose to make flying machines dwelt on the fringes of polite society. In several interwoven strands, the author traces the c…
Test Pilots is an accurate, insightful, broad survey of flight testing from medieval tower jumpers to astronauts that focuses on the test pilot as vital link between designers, the hardware they produce, and a flying public. . . . As a survey of a largely unexplored subject, [th…
Test Pilots is an accurate, insightful, broad survey of flight testing from medieval tower jumpers to astronauts that focuses on the test pilot as vital link between designers, the hardware they produce, and a flying public. . . . As a survey of a largely unexplored subject, [th…
