{"product_id":"single-stage-to-orbit-9780801873386","title":"Single Stage to Orbit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the glories and tragedies that make headlines and move the nation, the story of the space shuttle is inextricably bound to the lesser-known drama of the search for a reusable single-stage-to-orbit rocket. In this book, Andrew J. Butrica tells this story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA history of one particular aspect of US space history-the attempt to develop a single-stage-to-orbit launcher... it is a story of muddle and waste... Butrica provides a competent and readable account of this debacle, which concentrates on the small research vehicle, DC-X. -- D. M. Ashford Times Literary Supplement 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Conservative Agenda for Space\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Reagan Revolution\u003cbr\u003e2. Commerce on the High Frontier\u003cbr\u003e3. Space Warriors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Quest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. X-30: The Cold War SSTO\u003cbr\u003e5. Space Visionaries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Space Ship Experimental\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Launching the SSX\u003cbr\u003e7. The SDIO SSTO Program\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Spaceship Wars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. W(h)ither SSTO?\u003cbr\u003e9. The Disorder of Things\u003cbr\u003e10. The Clipper Graham\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliographic Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527618339159,"sku":"9780801873386","price":39.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801873386.jpg?v=1731868566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/single-stage-to-orbit-9780801873386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}