To Reach the High Frontier : A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles

Introduction: Episodes in the Evolution of Launch Vehicle Technology 1(32) Roger D. Launius Rocketry and the Origins of Space Flight 33(37) Ray A. Williamson Roger D. Launius Stage-and-a-Half: The Atlas Launch Vehicle 70(33) Dennis R. Jenkins Delta: The Ultimate Thor 103(44) Kevin S. Forsyth Titan: Some Heavy Lifting Required 147(39) Roger D. Launius History and Development of U.S. Small Launch Vehicles 186(43) Matt Bille Pat Johnson Robyn Kane Erika R. Lishock Minuteman and the Development of Solid Rocket Launch Technology 229(72) J.D. Hunley The Biggest of Them All: Reconsidering the Saturn V 301(33) Ray A. Williamson Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Saga 334(23) Virginia P. Dawson Broken in Midstride: Space Shuttle as a Launch Vehicle 357(58) Dennis R. Jenkins Eclipsed by Tragedy: The Fated Mating of the Shuttle and Centaur 415(28) Mark D. Bowles The Quest for Reusability 443(27) Andrew J. Butrica Epilogue: ``To the Very Limit of Our Ability'': Reflections on Forty Years of Military-Civil Partnership in Space Launch 470(32) David N. Spires Rick W. Sturdevant Notes on Contributors 502(3) Index 505