Countdown to Launch!: Rockets, Computers, and Coming of Age in the Cold War - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Butterfly Book GroupISBN-13:9798990368606UPC:9798990368606Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & Space, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SC8XMCE1TA
Countdown to Launch!: Rockets, Computers, and Coming of Age in the Cold War
In the desperate early years of the Cold War, a young boy and his middle school friends launch a homemade rocket on a farm near Boeing Wichita, a target of Soviet bombers. If the rocket doesn't fly, the boy's science project will fail.
Building and launching rockets through early college, the rocketeer analyzes their performance using primitive digital computers while his classwork suffers. He...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Butterfly Book GroupISBN-13:9798990368606UPC:9798990368606Book Category:History, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & Space, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SC8XMCE1TA
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