Bringing the Future Within Reach: Celebrating 75 Years of NASA John H. Glenn Research Center

by Robert S. Arrighi

The book documents Glenn's many research specialties over those 75 years. Among them are early jet engines and rockets; flight safety and fuel efficiency tested in premier icing and wind tunnels; liquid hydrogen fuel which, despite skeptics like aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, helped the U.S. win the race to the moon; and electric propulsion, considered key to future space flight. Space enthusiasts, aviation personnel, aerospace engineers, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0160932106
• ISBN13: 9780160932106
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Admi
• Length: 419 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"