Aeronautics Astronautics category: 1620 books
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2011
The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since...
Advanced Avionics Handbook
FAA-H-8083-6
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Avionics Handbook is a critical tool for anyone seriously interested in flying modern airplanes. As modern technology continues to revolutionize the science of flight, it is the responsibility of every pilot, student, and flight engineer to be up to...
by Tom Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
From "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review)
Millions of...
by Jerry Cook
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2002
* The true adventure tales of a U.S. Air Force fighter who flew more than 400 combat hours while on duty in Vietnam
* Provides a rare insider's glimpse into the world of the flying elite, detailing their education, training, emotions, and day to day experiences
* Poignant, sometimes funny, brutally...
Apollo 8
The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph
In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind’s first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three...
The Challenger Launch Decision
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
The fascinating oral histories of a dozen Space Shuttle program astronauts - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provide new insights into this historic program, with vital observations about an era of space history that changed the world. The interviews divulge new information...
The Last Man on the Moon
Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The basis of the 2014 award-winning feature-length documentary! A revealing and dramatic look at the inside of the American Space Program from one of its pioneers.
Eugene Cernan was a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight....
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this NASA report presents a fascinating history of the decision to proceed with the Space Shuttle program. Contents: Chapter 1 - Space Stations and Winged Rockets * The Collier's Series * Background to the Space Station...
by Mike Tooley, David Wyatt
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Introducing the principles of communications and navigation systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer...
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly...
Voyager
Exploration, Space, and the Third Great Age of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2010
A brilliant new account of the Voyager space program-its history, scientific impact, and cultural legacy
Launched in 1977, the two unmanned Voyager spacecraft have completed their Grand Tour to the four outer planets, and they are now on course to become the first man-made objects to exit our...
Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like...
Falling to Earth
An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During...