Download or read book Ascension written by Victor Dixen and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This thrilling space odyssey will keep you turning pages late into the night' C. J. Daugherty, author of NIGHT SCHOOL Six girls, six boys. Each in the two separate bays of a single spaceship. They have six minutes each week to seduce and to make their choices, under the unblinking eye of the on-board cameras. They are the contenders in the Genesis programme, the world's craziest speed-dating show ever, aimed at creating the first human colony on Mars. Leonor, an 18 year old orphan, is one of the chosen ones. She has signed up for glory. She has signed up for love. She has signed up for a one-way ticket. Even if the dream turns to a nightmare, it is too late for regrets.
Download or read book Phobos written by Ty Drago and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against a strong military science fiction backdrop, this entertaining first novel is an intriguing mystery. As political unrest between Earth and the Mars Colony increases, Lt. Mike Brogue is sent to investigate mysterious deaths at a research station on Phobos, Mars' closest moon.
Download or read book Phobos written by Steve Alten and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling look at Mayan mythology incarnate from New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten.
Download or read book Phobos written by Jerry Donaldson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book When a visit to a planetarium propels young Sara Taylor off on a lifelong journey into the world of science, she witnesses an event with her telescope that, decades later, threatens to destroy all life on Earth. While in college, pursuing her passion to become an astronomer, she meets and falls in love with Ryan who, she discovers, shares her passions and desires. Together they join a team that travels into space on a mission to land on Phobos, a lost moon of Mars, which has been knocked out of orbit. Science fiction and romance collide as battles rage in an attempt to defeat an alien device that's programmed to destroy the Earth. About the Author Jerry Donaldson is a computer programmer who spent much of his career immersed in the high tech world of Silicon Valley. In the early years of Atari, the company that brought us games like Space Invaders, he worked in the engineering lab with innovators like Steve Jobs. Always interested in physics and programs like Carl Sagan's Cosmos, a book like this was churning in his imagination for years. When his granddaughter Rachel Tanon developed a fascination for the solar system, they began to devise the story of Phobos! They worked together for several years to create this exciting book.
Download or read book Vehicle and mission design options for the human exploration of Mars Phobos using Bimodal NTR and LANTR propulsion written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Phobos Station written by D.M. Pruden and published by D.M.Pruden. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mars is a nice place…when it’s not trying to kill you. Most spacefarers avoid Phobos Station. It is hard to get to and the locals would rather shoot you than be helpful. Melanie Destin has agreed to a simple task: Identify the person who receives a container the Requiem delivers to Phobos Station. When she learns the identity of the intended recipient, things becomes far more deadly. As the body count rises, Mel must find a way to protect her shipmates from an old nemesis with vengeance on his mind. Mel Destin has a knack for getting out of the trouble that finds her, but has her luck finally run out on Phobos Station?
Download or read book The Phobos Dossier written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-05-11 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the unforgiving expanse of space, a shocking discovery on Mars threatens to ignite a war between Earth and its celestial neighbor. Anya, a reluctant participant in a joint research mission, stumbles upon an alien artifact that pulsates with an otherworldly energy. As she delves deeper, the artifact unlocks terrifying visions of a lost Martian civilization and a weapon of unimaginable power. Torn between loyalty to her home planet and empathy for the struggling Martian delegation, Anya realizes the artifact holds the key to Mars' forgotten past and a potential weapon that could shatter the fragile peace. With time running out, Anya must forge an alliance between the distrustful human and Martian scientists. Deciphering the cryptic messages embedded within the artifact, they embark on a desperate mission to a desolate Martian plateau, the suspected location of a dormant energy source with the power to devastate both planets. Anya's visions offer a chilling glimpse into the past, but the details remain shrouded in mystery. Was the weapon a last resort, or a harbinger of doom waiting to be unleashed? As they race against a ticking clock, Anya proposes a daring plan: launching a probe equipped with the artifact's message, a plea for understanding from a civilization long gone. But will this gesture of cooperation be enough to avert disaster, or will it be seen as an act of aggression, pushing both planets towards the brink of war? This sci-fi saga explores themes of human ambition, the devastating cost of war, and the possibility of forging alliances across the vast gulf of space. With its suspenseful plot, well-developed characters, and thought-provoking questions about our place in the universe, this story will captivate readers who crave adventure and wonder.
Download or read book Phobos Deimos written by John Moehl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us live dual lives, as though we live in two worlds. This divergence is perhaps greatest for those embedded in what may be called "multiculturalism." Multicultural people, with their unique life experiences, are migrating around the globe, carrying their own baggage while they face the demands of living in new and strange lands. The short stories in this collection look at the daily tests facing people, frequently in Africa, as they struggle to survive, often in a rapidly changing world. These observations are made through the lens of an outsider--someone from a different culture, with different habits, seeing and learning how these trials are met--seeing and learning that people, regardless of ethnicity, share a common humanity that makes taking these tests poignant and, at times, a true reflection of the human condition. The stories focus on farmers and families, business and traditional leaders, the poor and the rich as they move through life's pathways, not knowing the changes in store for tomorrow. The stories tell tales of sadness and success, while underscoring the common denominators we all share. The stories may be seen as representing a different world, but they most likely represent the whole world.
Download or read book Carl Sagan s Cosmic Connection written by Carl Sagan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-31 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic book by the world's most famous scientist and science visionary, back in print with a new perspective.
Download or read book Phobos close Encounter Imaging from the Viking Orbiters written by Thomas C. Duxbury and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shape and orbital characteristics of Phobos, the larger and innermost of Mars' two irregular moons, are discussed and illustrated. Also presented are the high resolution pictures of Phobos that were obtained during the close flybys of Viking Orbiters 1 and 2. The viewing geometry is also given for each picture.
Download or read book The Morphology of Phobos and Deimos written by Peter Chew Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagery from Mariner 9 and the Viking Orbiter was used to study the surface features of Phobos and Deimos. The high density of the impact craters shows that the surfaces are generally more than one billion years old, and may be three times that age. Most of the debris ejected from impact craters on Phobos is permanently lost from the satellite because of its low gravity and proximity to Mars. Deimos retains more of its cratering debris. Both satellites have large blocks among their retained ejecta. The grooves on Phobos are surface expressions, in a loose regolith, of deeper fractures that were formed or widened by the impact that created the Stickney crater. The grooves diminish in size and number away from Stickney and they are absent in the area opposite that crater. Deimos lacks grooves, perhaps because of a difference in cratering history or in the mechanical properties of the two satellites.
Download or read book Asteroids IV written by Patrick Michel and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than forty chapters detail our current astronomical, compositional, geological, and geophysical knowledge of asteroids, as well as their unique physical processes and interrelationships with comets and meteorites"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Preliminary Feasibility Study of a Multi Phobos Encounter Experiment During the Viking Extended Mission written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Photometric Studies of Phobos Deimos and the Satellites of Saturn written by Michael C. Noland and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of System Requirements for Phobos Deimos Missions Volume 1 Summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
