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REFERENCE MATERIALS: AERONAUTICS E-BOOKS
An image of an ebook reader with the X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight cover. Hard copies are typically available 8-10 weeks after the e-book posting. If you cannot find the book at your local bookseller, it might be available through either the U.S. Government Printing Office or through NASA Headquarters' Information Center. Book prices are the same from both providers.

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Accepts credit cards / availability dependent on book NASA Headquarters Information Center
Accepts checks only / availability assured
  • To order, go to the Information Center Web site
  • In the blue box on the left side of the page, click on the Request Form to print and complete (the "SP" number and price required by the Request Form are noted below)
  • Submit your order by U.S. mail
  • Follow other instructions on the page to inquire about availability before ordering, if desired

The following list details which provider(s) offer hard copies of each book.



Books Currently Available in Hard Copy

"Apollo of Aeronautics: NASA's Aircraft Energy Efficiency Program, 1973-1987"
by Mark D. Bowles

Order from:
  • GPO bookstore (stock number SP-2009-574)
  • NASA Information Center (SP-2009-574, $24.00)
"Ikhana: Unmanned Aircraft System, Western States Fire Missions"
by Peter W. Merlin

Order from: NASA Information Center (SP-2009-4544, free)

"Modeling Flight: The Role of Dynamically Scaled Free-Flight Models in Support of NASA's Aerospace Programs"
by Joseph R. Chambers

Order from:
  • GPO bookstore (stock number SP-2009-575)
  • NASA Information Center (SP-2009-575, $35.00)
"X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight"
by Dennis R. Jenkins

Order from: NASA Info Center (SP-2007-562, $45.00)


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