Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-252) and index
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Establishing a vision for the future : forecasting potential enemy threats, 1944-1952 -- Pushing the state-of-the-art : justifying the need for routine access to space, April 1952-May 1955 -- Continuing to push the state-of-the-art : the gathering consensus on hypersonic flight, May 1955-October 1957 -- The debate over manned military spaceflight : the spaceflight revolution and Dyna-Soar, October 1957-May 1959 -- Struggling to maintain the manned military mission : gaining the confidence of officials within the office of the Secretary of Defense, June 1959-December 1960 -- Manned military space programs : interagency rivalry, January 1961-June 1962 -- The Dyna-Soar cancellation -- Conclusion : the legacy of Dyna-Soar
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United State hypersonic research and development
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Aerodynamics, Hypersonic-- Research-- United States-- History
Aerospace planes-- United States-- History
Astronautics, Military-- Government policy-- United States-- History
Space shuttles-- United States-- History
Space weapons-- Research-- United States-- History