- Touching Space: the Story of Project Manhigh.
Book
CID:
- 67508
Class:
- 3e
Authors:
- Kennedy, G. P.
Place of Publication:
- Atglen, PA
Publisher:
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publication Date:
- 2007
Subjects:
- Balloons
- Astronautics - High Altitude Flight
Abstract:
- A well-illustrated history of the use of manned / unmanned high-altitude balloons over the ages, from the pioneering flights of Coxwell and Glaisher, Auguste and Jean Piccard through to the Joe Kittinger 'Manhigh' ascents 19 miles above the Earth's surface which provided significant aeromedical data later used in space exploration. The book complements D. H. DeVorkin's earlier history 'Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America' (Springer-Verlag. 1989).
Notes:
- (PRI) £19.95
- (PHY) Illustrated
Collation:
- 134pp.
Historical Created Date:
- 22 Aug 2013
Publication Date Information:
- 2007