Space Ship One : An Illustrated History
By Dan Linehan
Zenith Press | June 2011 | PDF | ISBN10: 0760339880 | 160 pages | 24 mb
Amazon Link : http://www.amazon.com/SpaceShipOne-Illustrated-History-Dan-Linehan/dp/B005CDVI9W
In April of 2003, a company called Scaled Composites lifted the veil of secrecy from a longtime research program and introduced SpaceShipOne to the world. And the age of commercial space travel took off . . . like a rocket. This book chronicles the development of the world’s first commercial manned space program--a program that includes an airborne launcher (the White Knight), a space ship (SpaceShipOne), rocket propulsion, avionics, simulator, and full ground support. With ample illustrations, photographs, and behind-the-scenes information, SpaceShipOne provides a full picture of this classified project--from the conception and design to the deals that brought together Scaled Composites’ Burt Rutan and Virgin Airlines’ Sir Richard Branson to the plans for building a fleet of commercial suborbital spaceships and launch aircraft.
The story of SpaceShipOne combines the adventurous spirit of Charles Lindbergh, the entrepreneurial drive of Howard Hughes, and the urgency of the space race at the height of the Cold War. Author Dan Linehan, who was there at the launch, lets readers in on the drama and details behind the making of spaceships that will take twenty-first-century tourists to the final frontier.
Author Dan Linehan, who was there at the launch, lets readers in on the drama and details behind the making of spaceships that will take twenty-first-century tourists to the final frontier.
Review by National Science Teachers Association
“SpaceShipOne is the detailed story of the path to winning the Ansari X prize, a process that proved that ordinary people could fly into space without a so-called rocket…This book would appeal to anyone, in middle school and up, who is interested in flying, designing planes or spacecraft, and the details of how someone tried and succeeded in reaching a seemingly unattainable goal. The illustrations and diagrams greatly enhance the text, even when the details are dense and detailed—flight logs, instrument panels, and dimensions of the ship pieces. Content, illustrations, and the impact on future spaceflight because of SpaceShipOne all contribute to my recommendation.”
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword "Enter Citizen Astronauts" by Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Chapter 1 A Secret Space Program
Chapter 2 The Ansari X Prize Blasts Off
Chapter 3 Flying the Spaceflight Mission
Chapter 4 SpaceShipOne Construction
Chapter 5 SpaceShipOne Rocket-Engine Design
Chapter 6 SpaceShipOne Instruments and Controls
Chapter 7 Test Flights Begin
Chapter 8 Rockets Ignite
Chapter 9 Capturing the Ansari X Prize
Chapter 1 0 Science Fiction to Science Fact
Appendices
A : SpaceShipOne Flight Data
B : Chase Plane Crews
Selected Bibliography
Index
