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Project Orion

The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship

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An edition of Project Orion (2001)

Project Orion

The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship

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Owl Books
Language
English
Pages
368

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Subjects
Nuclear explosions, Project Orion (United States. Air Force), Nuclear rockets, Research, History, Outer space, exploration, Nuclear engineering, Space vehicles, design and construction, Astronautics, history
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United States

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Cover of: Project Orion
Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
April 2003, Tandem Library
Hardcover in English
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Cover of: Project Orion
Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
April 1, 2003, Owl Books
Paperback in English
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Cover of: Project Orion
Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
April 16, 2002, Henry Holt and Co.
Hardcover in English - 1st edition
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Cover of: Project Orion
Project Orion: the true story of the atomic spaceship
2001, Henry Holt and Co.
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First Sentence

"On October 4, 1957, Earth's first artificial satellite, weighing 184 pounds, was launched."

Table of Contents

Preface. Bel-Air Page xiii
Chapter 1. Sputnik Page 1 Chapter 2. The World Set Free Page 10 Chapter 3. Ulam's Demon Page 20 Chapter 4. General Atomic Page 29 Chapter 5. TRIGA Page 39 Chapter 6. Critical Mass Page 47 Chapter 7. QED Page 58 Chapter 8. Lew Allen's Balls Page 67 Chapter 9. ARPA Page 74 Chapter 10. Columbus Page 86 Chapter 11. Noah's Ark Page 97 Chapter 12. Free Expansion of a Gas Page 109 Chapter 13. Hotter Than the Sun, Cooler Than a Bomb Page 120 Chapter 14. C-4 Page 132 Chapter 15. Point Loma Page 144 Chapter 16. Engineers' Dreams Page 158 Chapter 17. Coca-Cola Page 169 Chapter 18. Enceladus Page 181 Chapter 19. Deep Space Force Page 193 Chapter 20. Jackass Flats Page 208 Chapter 21. Fallout Page 223 Chapter 22. Huntsville Page 238 Chapter 23. Death of a Project Page 254 Chapter 24. 2001 Page 270 Chapter 25. The Sun Snairers Page 288 Appendix. Project Orion Technical Reports, 1957-1965 Page 299 Notes. Notes Page 311 Acknowledgments. Acknowledgments Page 329 Index. Index Page 331 Illustration Credits. Illustration Credits Page 344

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Library of Congress
TL783.5, TL783.5 .D95 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
368
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Weight
11.5 ounces

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OL7932915M
Internet Archive
projectoriontrue0000dyso
ISBN 10
0805072845
ISBN 13
9780805072846
LCCN
2001046500
OCLC/WorldCat
51918543
Library Thing
20971
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21243

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