The pre-astronauts : manned ballooning on the threshold of space /

Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, before liquid-fuel rockets had launched us full-sail onto what John Kennedy would call the "new ocean," a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere to the edge of outer space in tiny capsules su...

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Main Author:	Ryan, Craig, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1995], ©1995 Annapolis, Md. : c1995
Subjects:	Atmosphere, Upper > Research > United States > History Balloon ascensions > United States > History Upper atmosphere > Research > United States > History Altitude Atmospheric Pressure Space Flight Atmosphere, Upper > Research Balloon ascensions Exploration of outer space History Upper atmosphere Upper atmosphere > Research Outer space > Exploration > United States > History Outer space United States

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