The Smell of Kerosene tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours in more than 125 types of aircraft. Donald Mallick gives the reader fascinating firsthand descriptions of his early naval flight training, carrier operations, and his research flying career with NASA and its predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

A detailed, yet highly readable book, On the Shoulders of Titans should be the starting point for all who are interested in the basic history of the Gemini Program. NASA's second human spaceflight program, Gemini laid the groundwork for the more ambitious Apollo program which put astronauts on the Moon.

Published in 2002 as volume 27 in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series, this bibliography commemorates the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight- December 17, 1903

Science and technology have had a major impact on society, and their impact is growing. By drastically changing our means of communication, the way we work, our housing, clothes, and food, our methods of transportation, and, indeed, even the length and quality of life itself, science has generated changes in the moral values and basic philosophies of mankind. Beginning with the plow, science has changed how we live and what we believe. By making life easier, science has given man the chance to pursue societal concerns such as ethics, aesthetics, education, and justice; to create cultures; and...

The purpose of this study is to determine the apparent factors and causes of violations of restricted airspace, particularly temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) and air defense identification zones (ADIZs). After the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has greatly expanded the use of TFRs and ADIZs to more securely control the airspace around potential terrorist targets. Since then, there have been a substantial number of accidental violations of restricted airspace with over 2900 violations in the two years between June 2002 and June 2004 alone. This...

In effort to oppose the use of aircraft by terrorists, the FAA has been establishing temporary flight restrictions (TFRs), air defense identification zones (ADIZs), and other restrictive airspace in effort to increase security around potential ground targets. Since this widespread application of these airspaces, which may be collectively called "security-supporting airspaces" (SSAs), the annual rate of violations of such airspace is over 30 times greater than in previous years (Government Accountability Office, 2004). This frequency of violations entails an economic cost, and potentially...

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