Titan (NASA Trilogy, Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061057134 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 688 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Clarke "Arthur C. A sheer pleasure to read!" -- New Scientist"A major new talent!" -- Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein succeeded and now Stephen Baxter joins their exclusive ranks, writing science fiction in which the science is right. "A major new talent!" -- -- Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein succeeded and now Stephen Baxter joins their exclusive ranks, writing science fiction in which the science is right. A sheer pleasure to read!
Joel said Great technical novel!. In this alternative history story a third Space Shuttle disaster results in plans to ground the shuttle fleet and shut down NASA. In a move to try to save NASA a few astronauts decide to go on a manned mission to Titan, one of the Saturn's moons. Billions of miles away from earth they encounter internal conflicts and dangers from the environment of space that threaten th. A good read - with the exception of the ending Titan was as spellbinding as any of Baxter's fact based books. Those who get "offended" by the minute descriptions of what a body has to go through in space flight should send the book back, just as the ones who have no understanding of the reality and limitations space flight presents to humankind within our lifetime. Especially those readers who prefer high-flying inve. Excellent & mirrors some of today's politics!! Kindle Customer This was an excellent read with a good ending and oddly enough, the politics mentioned in this story are somewhat familiar today altho this book was written in 1997 - weird! It is an "end of the world" type book but with a twist. Anti-space and anti-Nasa creates a USA no longer interested in exploring space. However, the Discovery space ship with six astronauts is sent t
He lives in England.. G. Stephen Baxter is an acclaimed, multiple-award-winning author whose many books include the Xeelee Sequence series, the Time Odyssey trilogy (written with Arthur C. Clarke), and The Time Ships, a sequel to H. Wells's classic The Time Machine
Humankind's greatest--and last--adventure!Possible signs of organic life have been found on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But it is on the icy surface of Titan itself that the true adventure begins. A group of visionaries led by NASA's Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything. Taking nearly a decade, the billion-mile voyage includes a "slingshot" transit of Venus, a catastrophic solar storm, and a constant struggle to keep the ship and crew functioning. In the orange methane slush the astronauts will discover the secret of life's origins and reach for a human destiny beyond their wildest dreams.