Abstract
By consolidating information from many scientific disciplines it is easy to show that work of vital importance to astronautics is being carried on in the U.S.A. In most cases neither the work nor the workers are specifically directed towards the spaceflight goal, but the net effect of present-day contributions is encouraging.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
A. V. Cleaver, J. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 13, 1 (1954).
H. Strughold, Astronaut. Acta 1, 32 (1955).
F. Whipple, Meteoric Phenomena and Meteorites, in: Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere, pp. 137—170. Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico Press, 1952.
G. Grimminger, Probability that a Meteorite will Hit or Penetrate a Body Situated in the Vicinity of the Earth. J. Appl. Physics 19, 947 (1948).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1955 Springer-Verlag Wien
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ordway, F.I., Canney, H.E. (1955). The Respectability of Astronautics as Reflected by Recent Developments in the United States. In: Hecht, F. (eds) Bericht über den V. Internationalen Astronautischen Kongreß. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38334-6_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-38334-6_19
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-37558-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-38334-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive