{"product_id":"the-x-15-rocket-plane-michelle-evans-9781496229847","title":"The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings Into Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. \u003ci\u003eThe X-15 Rocket Plane\u003c\/i\u003e tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on interviews with those who were there, Michelle Evans captures the drama and excitement of, yes, rocket science: how to handle the heat generated at speeds up to Mach 7, how to make a rocket-propulsion system that could throttle, and how to safely reenter the atmosphere from space and make a precision landing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book puts a human face on the feats of science and engineering that went into the X-15 program, many of them critical to the development of the space shuttle. And, finally, it introduces us to the largely unsung pilots of the X-15. By the time of the \u003ci\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/i\u003e moon landing, thirty-one American astronauts had flown into space--eight of them astronaut-pilots of the X-15. \u003ci\u003eThe X-15 Rocket Plane\u003c\/i\u003e restores these pioneers to their rightful place in the history of spaceflight. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496229843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496229847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Michelle Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945178497279,"sku":"9781496229847","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7ff376ff-402c-48a0-845a-4e2065886ac0.jpg?v=1681507229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-x-15-rocket-plane-michelle-evans-9781496229847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}