NASA’s Contributions to Aeronautics, Vol.1

As this book goes to press, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has passed beyond the half century mark, its longevity a tribute to how essential successive Presidential administrations- and the American people whom they serve- have come to regard its scientific and technological expertise.  In that half century, flight has advanced from supersonic to orbital velocities, the jetliner has become the dominant means of intercontinental mobility, astronauts have landed on the moon, and robotic spacecraft developed by the Agency have explored the remote corners of the solar system and even passed into interstellar space.