Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting Into Space 9781101514214, 1101514213

Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies 9780345538048, 9780345538031, 2014001424

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The Stars : Steppingstones into Space

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Handbook of Electric Blasting

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The Blaster's Guide: A Resource for the Explosives and Blasting Industry

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Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space 1498583113, 9781498583114

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race.

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Blasting Technology for Underground Hard Rock Mining 9819926440, 9789819926442

This book presents the principles and practices of rock blasting for underground hard rock mining. It covers a theoretic

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Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age 1496218760, 9781496218766

In 1945 some experts still considered the so-called sound barrier an impenetrable wall, while winged rocket planes remai

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For Spacious Skies: Katharine Lee Bates and the Inspiration for America the Beautiful 0807525308, 9780807525302

Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1

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Keep Watching the Skies!: The Story of Operation Moonwatch and the Dawn of the Space Age 9781400829705

When the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957, thousands of ordinary people across the globe seized the opportunity to parti

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When the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957, thousands of ordinary people across the globe seized the opportunity to parti

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