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Always another dawn

by A. Scott Crossfield

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Author
Crossfield, A. Scott (Albert Scott), 1921-2006
Title
Always another dawn : The story of a rocket test pilot
Original Publication
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960.
Credits
Brian Wilson, Tim Lindell, Dan Conti, Dori Allard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
TL: Technology: Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics
Subject
X-15 (Rocket aircraft)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78431
Release Date
April 13, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Always Another Dawn
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.Foreword
  7. 7.A Note on Speed
  8. 8.Untitled
  9. 9.Untitled
  10. 10.CHAPTER 1 “ A Modern-Day Lindbergh ”
  11. 11.CHAPTER 2 The Gypsy Caravan
  12. 12.CHAPTER 3 A Sense of Urgency
  13. 13.CHAPTER 4 Excitement and Frustration
  14. 14.CHAPTER 5 An Unusual Heritage
  15. 15.CHAPTER 6 An Isolated Environment
  16. 16.CHAPTER 7 “ Take Her Up and Try a Spin ”
  17. 17.CHAPTER 8 Change and Challenge
  18. 18.CHAPTER 9 Manhood and Maturity
  19. 19.CHAPTER 10 No Penalty for Being Late
  20. 20.CHAPTER 11 How Dark the Clouds
  21. 21.CHAPTER 12 A Short Man with Santa Claus Eyebrows
  22. 22.CHAPTER 13 “ Barefoot Boy with Cheek ”
  23. 23.Illustrations I
  24. 24.CHAPTER 14 The Need for Speed
  25. 25.CHAPTER 15 Disaster on the Race Track
  26. 26.CHAPTER 16 Bright Light Under a Bush
  27. 27.CHAPTER 17 Light in the Open
  28. 28.CHAPTER 18 “ Fastest Man on Earth ”
  29. 29.CHAPTER 19 “ Leaf in a Tempest ”
  30. 30.CHAPTER 20 “ Please Come to a Complete Stop ”
  31. 31.CHAPTER 21 End of the Line
  32. 32.CHAPTER 22 End of an Era
  33. 33.CHAPTER 23 Secrets in the Cafeteria
  34. 34.CHAPTER 24 Ullage and Capsules
  35. 35.CHAPTER 25 Girdles, Brassieres, and Shattered Sinuses
  36. 36.CHAPTER 26 The Agricultural Approach
  37. 37.CHAPTER 27 A Tornado Named Stormy
  38. 38.CHAPTER 28 Wilting Straws in Plaster of Paris
  39. 39.CHAPTER 29 Eyes Toward Space
  40. 40.CHAPTER 30 Muting the Cassandras
  41. 41.CHAPTER 31 Working in a Fish Bowl
  42. 42.CHAPTER 32 Time for Extraordinary Action
  43. 43.Illustrations II
  44. 44.CHAPTER 33 Circus Day
  45. 45.CHAPTER 34 A Carnival at Dawn
  46. 46.CHAPTER 35 Smoke in the Cockpit
  47. 47.CHAPTER 36 The Reluctant Dragon
  48. 48.CHAPTER 37 Engulfed in Disappointment
  49. 49.CHAPTER 38 “ She Blew Sky High ”
  50. 50.CHAPTER 39 The Old Pro
  51. 51.CHAPTER 40 Bad News with the Good
  52. 52.CHAPTER 41 “ You Have a Fire! ”
  53. 53.CHAPTER 42 Minor Miracles
  54. 54.CHAPTER 43 “ The Real Significance ”
  55. 55.CHAPTER 44 “ Prophecies of the Next Age ”
  56. 56.Chronology
  57. 57.Index
  58. 58.Untitled
  59. 59.Transcriber’s Notes

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