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2012 Navy Program Guide: Major Systems, Programs, Ships, Submarines, Aircraft, Carriers, Weapons, Electronics, Sensors, Surface Combatants, Expeditionary Forces, Data Systems - Bonus 2011 Edition    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 114930 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This new 2012 Navy Program Guide is an overview of the key systems, programs and initiatives of the U.S. Navy, with detailed information on the status of hundreds of programs for systems ranging from aircraft and ships to weapons and information dominance. As a bonus, this ebook reproduction includes the complete 2011 edition as well.
Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership, Military Space Programs, Sputnik through the Age of Apollo and the Gulf War    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 168520 words. Language: English. Published on March 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Engineering » Aeronautics & Astronautics.

Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership is a study of the United States Air Force in space. Of all the military services, the Air Force has been preeminently involved for the past fifty years in initiating, developing, and applying the technology of space-based systems in support of the nation's national security.
Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program - Skystreak and Skyrocket Early Transonic Research Aircraft (NASA SP-4222)    by Progressive Management
Price: $8.99 USD. 31320 words. Language: English. Published on March 3, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This official NASA history report - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - provides a history of research with the D-558 Skystreak and Skyrocket supersonic airplane at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California.
2012 Review of Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Issues - Current and Future Plans for DOD Drones for Surveillance and Combat, Policy Options    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 41590 words. Language: English. Published on February 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Military Science.

This unique ebook presents two up-to-date U.S. government reports on the current status and future plans for Department of Defense unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned aerial systems, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction.
The Air Force Handbook - Comprehensive Guide to the Weapon Systems and Equipment of the USAF, Airplanes, Fighter Jets and Bombers, Missiles, Satellites, Bombs, Munitions for Combat in Air and Space    by Progressive Management
Price: $8.99 USD. 49820 words. Language: English. Published on February 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Military Science.

The Air Force Handbook, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, is a comprehensive reference sourcebook about the systems and equipment of the USAF.
Nuclear Weapons and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - 2012 Issues with Weapon Limitations, Stockpile Surveillance Program, Management and Oversight    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 18030 words. Language: English. Published on February 17, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

In a February 2012 report, for the 52 NNSA identified limitations for all weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile, 86 percent fall into six types: detonation safety under abnormal conditions, weapon reliability, weapon delivery, more frequent replacement of limited life components, nuclear yield, and worker safety.
From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer - Revelations about the Space Shuttle, Challenger Accident, X-15, Lifting Body Program, NASP, Hypersonics and the X-33 (NASA SP 2004-4109)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 175290 words. Language: English. Published on January 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Space Science.

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a fascinating account by the former chief scientist of the Dryden Flight Research Center of the major space and aeronautical developments of the last 40 years, including the Space Shuttle, X-15, X-33, the lifting body program, the National Aerospace Plane (NASP), and more.
The Smell of Kerosene: A Test Pilot's Odyssey - NASA Research Pilot Stories, XB-70 Tragic Collision, M2-F1 Lifting Body, YF-12 Blackbird, Apollo LLRV Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (NASA SP-4108)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 101290 words. Language: English. Published on January 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Military Science.

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is the fascinating account of the life of Donald Mallick, a NASA research test pilot. This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a "day at the office" unlike any other.
The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (NASA SP-4209) - Comprehensive Official History of NASA's Work with the Soviet Union and Russia Leading to the Historic 1975 ASTP Mission    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 205420 words. Language: English. Published on January 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive and insightful account of the painstaking efforts of NASA to partner with the Soviet Union, starting in the Kennedy years and culminating in the successful 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Vanguard: A History (NASA Historical Series SP-4202) - Comprehensive Official History of America's First Satellite Program at the Start of the Space Race    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 110520 words. Language: English. Published on January 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.

This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a comprehensive account "of the origin, course of development, and results of the first American earth satellite project, one of several programs planned for the International Geophysical Year.