Wright Stuff

The Century of Effort Behind Your Ticket to Space

By: Derek Webber

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Paperback | 1 September 2010

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168 Pages

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As the new industry of space tourism begins its rapid
expansion phase with the introduction of sub-orbital
spaceflights by Virgin Galactic and others, the reader will
gain an understanding of how it reached this point. The
story, told through a well-selected collection of
photographs, is of a succession of developments and risk-
taking that goes back a century to the almost simultaneous
start of both aviation and rocketry. The key people in this
story are highlighted - and are given "The Wright Stuff"
Awards - for their contribution. Many of them are
surprising, in that they would not previously have been
associated with space tourism, but the author makes their
contributions clear. Readers will learn that their tickets
to space have been made possible not just by the efforts of
entrepreneurs and engineers, but also just as importantly by
artists, regulators, politicians and some of the earliest
aviators - all of whom had The Wright Stuff.

Industry Reviews

"this book offers an original & relevant perspective linking the current space program with the momentum of the Wright Brothers." - Espace & Exploration, March/April 2011

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