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"The year is 2030 and the race to reach the Red Planet is on. Six extraordinary individuals from around the world are selected for the grueling two-year expedition. Facing overwhelming danger, they must rise above their fears in order to accomplish the mission-- to be the first astronauts to step foot on Mars' surface." --Container.

The thrilling conclusion to the internationally bestselling Long Earth series explores the greatest question of all: What is the meaning of life? 2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day, a new society continues to evolve in the Long Earth. Now, a message has been received: (3z(BJoin us.(3y(B The Next—the hyper-intelligent post-humans—realize that the missive contains instructions for kick-starting the development of an immense artificial...

Presents a chronicle of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the idea of space colonization into an achievable goal, sharing arguments in favor of targeting Saturn's moon, Titan.

"Rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all neuromodified "readers," is a security threat on his own. But when controlled, readers are a rare asset. Not only can they read minds, but they can navigate chaotic space, the maelstroms surrounding the gateway to the wider universe. Conscripted into the military under dubious circumstances, Tennal is placed into the care of Lieutenant Surit...

"What happens in space that causes the body to change? Learn about life in space from astronauts Is the human body built for Mars? NASA’s studies on the International Space Station show we need to fix a few things before sending people to the Red Planet. Astronauts go into space with good vision and come back needing eyeglasses. Cognition and DNA expression could be affected for years. And then there’s the discomfort of living in a tight space...

Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS Enterprise is ambushed by Krall, a ruthless enemy sworn against the Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk, Spock, and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah, a rebellious alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war....

A simple overview of some of the preparations leading up to the launch of a space shuttle.

"Athena Hear Sinistra has survived reformatories, madhouses and ballet schools. But nothing prepared her for waking up in her father's space cruiser with a stranger looming over her bed." "Facing mutiny armed only with a torn nightgown and her wits, Athena has no choice but to escape into space - and to confront singlehanded the darkships that have terrorized Earth's power collectors for centuries. If she survives, space will never be the same again."--BOOK...

Space cowboys : Four test pilots who missed their trip to space get a second chance when they are called upon to repair an aging Russian satellite.

How do you get to the Red Planet? Not via a benighted government program trapped in red tape. Art Thrasher knows this. He is a man with a driving vision to send humans to Mars. Thrasher has a plan to form a club of billionaires to chip in one billion a year until the dream is accomplished. A billionaire himself and the president of a successful company, it will take all his wiles to overcome setbacks and sabotage and get a rocket full of scientists,...