Author:
Winter, Frank H., 1942- author.
ImprintReston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, [2017]
Descriptionxx, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Setting stage: the worldwide rocket craze of the 1920s-30s -- Jimmy Wyld's breakthrough and the founding of RMI -- The war years -- RMI's "Black Betsy" in the Bell X-1 -- Betsy's legacies: other supersonic planes to lifting bodies -- RMI's missile motors: Gorgons to Bullpups -- RMI enters space: the Viking -- Last major triumph: the X-15 -- Surveyor on the moon -- Miscellaneous projects: rocket boats to jump belts -- RMI and RMD: postscripts and epilogue.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
