Joan Johnson-Freese argues that the race for space weapons and the U.S. quest for exclusive or at least dominant ownership of strategic spac...

When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly Me to the Moo...

This text is a reprint the 1986 edition published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, in which Hughes (formerly an instructor in space sys...

Concise compilation of subsonic aerodynamic characteristics of NACA wing sections, plus description of theory. 350pp. of tables.Concise comp...

Situation Awareness Analysis and Measurement provides a comprehensive overview of different approaches to the measurement of situation aware...

A troop of Boy Scouts had arranged to have the American flag that belonged to their troop included in the flight kit of the Challenger. They...

An indispensable tool for pilots preparing for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) commercial pilot oral exam, this guide cont...

In the 25 years that America has been flying Space Shuttles, they have done more to further mankind's space effort than anyone could have pr...

Weight and balance, two of the most important factors affecting flight safety, are thoroughly discussed in this official FAA handbook. Indis...

In this multimedia learning package, which is just about the size of the universe, students explore the sky, the stars, the universe of gala...

For both student pilots learning the basics of the instrument rating and licensed pilots looking to brush up on their knowledge before fligh...

Each year, millions of visitors flock to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to look at the Bell X-1 aircraft-the vehicle in which...