Progressive Management: 3249 books

Book cover of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 Tragedy: Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Transcripts of Board Public Hearings, In-Flight Rescue Options, Crew Survivability
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2012

Three elements of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) final report are reproduced in this ebook. The CAIB reported on the last flight of space shuttle Columbia, which ended in the horrible, sudden loss of the vehicle and crew during entry on February 1, 2003. The report has been professionally...
Book cover of Great Commanders: Seven Leaders Who Changed the World - Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, Admiral Horatio Nelson, John Pershing, Erwin Rommel "The Desert Fox", Curtis LeMay
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014

With the publication of Great Commanders, the Combat Studies Institute continues its mission of publishing exceptional scholarship and adding to the body of historical literature the thoughts and research of distinguished professors. These analyses are both interesting and useful in their discussion...
Book cover of The International Criminal Court (ICC): Why We Need It, How We Got It, Our Concern About It - History of War Crimes and Consequences, Treaty of Rome, Vietnam War, Atrocities, War Fighter Implication
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Three essays in this book provide the reader with a better and more comprehensive understanding of the ICC. War crimes have plagued mankind for centuries. While there is disagreement over...
Book cover of Crafting Flight: Aircraft Pioneers and the Contributions of the Men and Women of NASA Langley Research Center - NACA Aviation History, Apollo Moon Landing, Viking Mars, Jet Airplanes, Wind Tunnels
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this exceptional book provides a great history of NASA Langley Research Center's contributions to aviation and spaceflight. You will read about one of the Nation's oldest research and development facilities, a...
Book cover of NASA's Space Shuttle Program: Astronaut Oral Histories (Set 1) - Allen, Blaha, Bluford, Bobko, Bolden, Brandenstein, Brand, Chretien, Cleave, Covey, Creighton, Crippen - Columbia, Challenger Accidents
by Progressive Management
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...
Book cover of The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle - Excellent Account of the Political and Engineering Challenges, Space Station Concepts, Mars, Air Force Role, Nixon and Budget
by Progressive Management
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...
Book cover of Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969-1979, Lockheed Blackbird Spyplanes as NASA/USAF Research Platforms (NASA SP-2001-4525)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - provides a fascinating look at NASA's research program using the YF-12. Contents: Chapter 1: YF-12 Design and Development * Chapter 2: Joint USAF/ NASA YF-12 Research * Chapter 3: Heating and Loads...
Book cover of American X-Vehicles, An Inventory from X-1 to X-50 - NACA, NASA, Air Force Experimental Airplanes and Spacecraft (NASA SP-2003-4531)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive survey of America's experimental aircraft from the pathfinding supersonic X-1 to the X-50. The introduction states: For a while, it seemed the series of experimental aircraft sponsored...
Book cover of Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program - Skystreak and Skyrocket Early Transonic Research Aircraft (NASA SP-4222)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2012

This official NASA history report - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - provides a history of research with the D-558 Skystreak and Skyrocket supersonic airplane at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California. In the long and proud history of flight research...
Book cover of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 Tragedy: Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Final Report, Gehman Board Report to NASA
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2012

This is the official final report (Volume One) issued by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) (also known as the Gehman Board after its chairman, Harold Gehman) on the last flight of space shuttle Columbia, which ended in the horrible, sudden loss of the vehicle and crew during entry on...
Book cover of Pioneering Astronauts, NASA Oral Histories: Glenn, Carpenter, Cooper, Allen, Brand, Engle, Lind, plus Apollo 13 History by Lunney
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012

The fascinating oral histories of seven American 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 and some...
Book cover of NASA's First A: Aeronautics from 1958 to 2008 - From NACA to the Space Age, Dryden, Langley, Ames, X-Planes, Faget, Hypersonics, Lifting Bodies, V/STOL, Rutan, NASP, SST, Composites
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013

This is a comprehensive history of NASA's aviation programs, starting with NACA research in the 1940s and 1950s through the space race to current times. Topics covered include: NACA, Langley, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, wind tunnels, von Karman, Hap Arnold, Jimmy Doolittle, Hugh Dryden, Max...
Book cover of Realizing the Dream of Flight: Biographical Essays in Honor of the Centennial of Flight, 1903-2003 - Wernher von Braun, Robert Gilruth, Willy Ley, Hugh Dryden, Donald Douglas (NASA SP-2005-4112)
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - presents biographies of famous space and aviation pioneers, including Werner von Braun, Hugh Dryden, Bob Gilruth, Donald Douglas, and others. The individuals profiled include barnstormers, entrepreneurs,...
Book cover of Vietnam POW Sourcebook: The Long Road Home, U.S. Prisoner of War Policy and Planning and Honor Bound, The History of American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013

Two major histories of American prisoners of war (POWs) captured during the Vietnam War are contained in this unique ebook sourcebook, providing an unprecedented reference on this vital subject. The Long Road Home, U.S. Prisoner of War (POW) Policy and Planning In Southeast Asia - This history...
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