{"product_id":"at-the-edge-of-space-the-x-15-flight-program-paperback","title":"At the Edge of Space: The X-15 Flight Program - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilton O. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil A. Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAt the Edge of Space\u003c\/i\u003e, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The first full-length account of the X-15 program, the book profiles the twelve test pilots (Neil Armstrong, Joe Engle, Scott Crossfield, and the author among them) chosen for the program. Thompson has translated a highly technical subject into readable accounts of each pilot's participation, including many heroic and humorous anecdotes and highlighting the pilots' careers after the program ended in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilton O. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (1926-1993) was chief engineer at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility in Edwards, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.16 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771281113376,"sku":"9781588340788","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9f236b28d0e1d21677540d85457bfb4.webp?v=1780384079","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/at-the-edge-of-space-the-x-15-flight-program-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}