This book explores the impact that the development of the supersonic transport Concorde had on the US SST program. Drawing on interviews with key individuals involved in the program and analysis of government documents, the author provides a detailed account of how the Concorde served as a catalyst for the development of the US SST program and influenced its eventual demise. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.