Planetary Adventures

Author : Louis Friedman
Publisher : Page Publishing, Inc
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781645849377

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Planetary Adventures by Louis Friedman Pdf

As the Cold War was ending and the Soviet Union collapsed, Louis Friedman traveled to Russia more than 50 times. Between 1984 and 2005, he worked to advance international space cooperation to explore Mars and other worlds in our solar system. In this book, he recounts his personal stories from those adventures in Russia. Among them are observing a Submarine Launched Ballistic Mission on a Russian Navy ship in the Barents Sea, and testing Mars Rover prototypes on volcanic mountains in Kamchatka. He chronicles the times he travelled to the secret Soviet nuclear laboratory in Chelyabinsk-70 with Edward Teller, the inventor of the hydrogen bomb and he flew in hot air balloons on a Soviet airfield in Lithuania. These adventures were undertaken to advance the idea of the United States and Russia leading a world effort to explore Mars together. Included is a Chapter and Appendices on the politics, history and challenges of international cooperation for human exploration of Mars. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ TESTIMONIALS "Individuals matter in shaping the course of events in outer space. Lou Friedman was such an individual. This lively book traces the unique and valuable role Friedman played in bridging the U.S. and Soviet then Russian space programs over a transitional two-decade period as the Cold War came to its end." —Dr. John Logsdon, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University "This is an important and exciting book. The role that possible joint Mars exploration played in ending the Cold War is a critical, and largely unknown story. Lou Friedman was central to this endeavor. His stories are both revealing and entertaining" —General (Ret.) Dr. Simon P. Worden, Former Director of NASA Ames Research Center. "This book recounts many innovative and exciting private contributions to planetary exploration and international cooperation. I remember Lou Friedman's early adventures in Russia pursuing human and robots and American and Russians exploring Mars Together. His interesting stories are prescient and prove the value of citizen supported science." —Lori Gaver, CEO of Earthrise Alliance and former Deputy Administrator of NASA

Author : Poul Anderson,Edmond Hamilton,Henry Kuttner,Ross Rocklynne,Bryce Walton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735898287

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Planetary Adventures by Poul Anderson,Edmond Hamilton,Henry Kuttner,Ross Rocklynne,Bryce Walton Pdf

Author : Murray Leinster
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618244024

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Planets of Adventure by Murray Leinster Pdf

Breathtaking Space Adventure by a Master of Interplanetary Science Fiction, Including a Hugo Award-Winner At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Murray Leinster was not only a very good writer, he was a pioneer. . . . The wondrous thing about his work is that those great, trend-setting stories read as fresh and timely today as they did all those years ago." ¾Frederik Pohl "The Dean of modern science fiction." ¾Time ". . . robust and adventurous." ¾The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Author : Lorraine Jean Hopping
Publisher : Joseph Henry Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309095557

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Space Rocks: by Lorraine Jean Hopping Pdf

Adriana Ocampo grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dreaming about exploring planets. She never doubted that all her dreams would come true someday. How did Adriana land a job with NASA, the U.S. space agency, while still in her teens? How did a robot parked on Mars make her fall in love with rocks and instantly decide to become a planetary geologist? Adriana's imagination and can-do attitude have led her to a life of science adventures. Adriana helped find the missing Crater of Doom, a hole blasted out of Earth by a killer space rock 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs died out. Now she's searching the world for the stuff that came from that crater. Between rock digs she explores other planets through the electronic eyes of NASA's robotic spacecraft. How did an imaginative young girl with a dream of space exploration become a planetary geologist? Author Lorraine Jean Hopping makes the woman and her science come to life on every page, delighting readers of all ages.

Author : Gaia Vince
Publisher : Random House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781448128020

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Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince Pdf

** Winner of Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2015 ** We live in epoch-making times. The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.6 billion-year history. As a result, our planet is said to be crossing into the Anthropocene – the Age of Humans. Gaia Vince decided to travel the world at the start of this new age to see what life is really like for the people on the frontline of the planet we’ve made. From artificial glaciers in the Himalayas to painted mountains in Peru, electrified reefs in the Maldives to garbage islands in the Caribbean, Gaia found people doing the most extraordinary things to solve the problems that we ourselves have created. These stories show what the Anthropocene means for all of us – and they illuminate how we might engineer Earth for our future.

Author : Keith Brooke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230360273

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Strange Divisions and Alien Territories by Keith Brooke Pdf

Strange Divisions and Alien Territories explores the sub-genres of science fiction from the perspectives of a range of top SF authors. Combining a critical viewpoint with the exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing authors working in the field, contributors include Michael Swanwick, Catherine Asaro and Paul di Filippo.

Author : Laurel McKeever Gillis
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781491768211

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Channeling Healing by Laurel McKeever Gillis Pdf

“Channeling Healing”, Book Two of “Walk to Where the Butterflies Are”, is a continuation of the journal kept by Joy Allyn Jones from December 31, 1983 through August 4, 1991 as she transcribed messages from beings in the non-planetary universe that were channeled through the love of her life, Rodney Andrus McKeever. The messages, referred to by Joy throughout the journal as sharings, were filled with advice to follow regarding the achievement of ultimate health when faced with a life-threatening disease and also with fascinating information about the nature of reality in the planetary world and the non-planetary universe. There is much about the world we live in that remains a mystery to most people. However, there are a few lucky inhabitants of planet Earth who, whether by chance or design, have a higher level of understanding about the essential characteristics of our planetary existence and a knowledge of our ability to connect to the non-planetary universe that lies just beyond our normal perception. Within these pages you will find discussions about the mysteries of existence that have fascinated human beings over time and, perhaps, even answers to questions you have asked your whole life.

Author : Michael Ashley
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literature publishing
ISBN : 0853237794

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The History of the Science-fiction Magazine by Michael Ashley Pdf

The second of three volumes, this book takes up the story to reveal a turbulent period that was to witness the extraordinary rise and fall and rise again of science. Mike Ashley charts the SF book years in the wake of the nuclear age that was to see the golden age of science fiction.

Author : James Desborough
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780244396633

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Machinations of the Space Princess (Monochrome) by James Desborough Pdf

Machinations of the Space Princess is a Science-Fantasy role-playing game. That means it's very much about style over substance, mixing science-fiction, magic and psionics in a game world that owes much more to Metal Hurlant and Star Wars than it does to 2001 or Bova's Grand Tour. This is a game of strangeness and fun, of space pirates and beautiful alien princesses, of living planets and robot hordes, of blasters at noon. This is... Sexy, sleazy, swords and sci-fi! A full game combining old and new school thinking, packed with GM and player advice and with simple tools for creating your own monsters, adversaries, weapons, armour, ships and alien races.

Author : Stan Burns
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781449068844

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Ray Donner - Planet Master by Stan Burns Pdf

Under The Double Integral is the second in a series of novels by Stan Burns. It is a sequel to Stan's first novel, Extraordinary Space, The Integral. Under The Double Integral is a work of science fiction that blends everyday life activities of a family from a moderately sized Midwestern community with various other intriguing activities, known only to a few, mainly that of exploring the vastness of space. In the novel, an ordinary teen is given the means to travel to distant planets and back. His explorative curiosity of the planets is first sparked while in high school and this curiosity continues well into his college years. While Ray Donner's extra-planetary adventures are intended to be kept secret from his younger siblings, their antics are nevertheless evident throughout the novel. Amazingly, Ray reaches a breakthrough that could have astounding implications for all mankind, a second chance if you will, for mankind to get it right. Ray Donner (Planet Master) - Under The Double Integral, and Beyond the Final Frontier.

Author : Lou Mougin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476649900

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Secondary Action Heroes of Golden Age Comics by Lou Mougin Pdf

The 1940s saw the birth of many enduring superheroes like Superman, Batman, Captain America and Captain Marvel. Outside of the superhero genre, the golden age of comics also featured a host of lesser-known, evil-fighting action figures, and this book contains a wealth of information about these heroes without capes. Covered here are jungle heroines like Sheena, Rulah and Princess Pantha; science fiction stalwarts including Spacehawk, Hunt Bowman and Futura; adventurers such as Kayo Kirby, Werewolf Hunter and Senorita Rio; and Western heroes ranging from Tom Mix to the Ghost Rider.

Author : Gina Bellisario
Publisher : Millbrook Press (Tm)
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Mars (Planet)
ISBN : 9781512430837

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To Mars! by Gina Bellisario Pdf

"Young protagonist Avery is learning about Mars in school. She gets so excited about studying the Red Planet that she soon finds herself blasting off on an adventure to Earth's planetary neighbor!"--

Author : Ken Jackson
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781479442157

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Planet Comics #1 by Ken Jackson Pdf

Planet Comics launched in January, 1940 as a companion to the famous pulp magazine Planet Stories. Both features exciting tales of action-adventure in a "space opera" universe. This is the first issue of Planet Comics, reproduced from a surviving original copy of the comic book. .

Author : Kevin J. Villeneuve
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781491729373

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The Adventures of Nick and O-Zone by Kevin J. Villeneuve Pdf

Nick, a twelve-year-old from planet Earth, is filled with a desire for adventure. In the three years he has known his alien robot friend, O-Zone, Nick has learned much about astronomy and planetary ecology and constantly dreams what it would be like to join O-Zone on interplanetary adventures. As a new Protector member of the universal defense team, the Terraguard, he finally gets his chance! O-Zone invites Nick to visit space station Elmira with him. There, the two learn that the peaceful planet of Caldaris is in trouble. A great beast who never sleeps is destroying the planet's natural resources and threatening the existence of the Caldarian civilization. Desperate for help, the prince of Caldaris asks Nick and O-Zone to travel aboard a powerful spaceship to his planet to investigate the threat and hopefully save the planet and its people from extinction. After enlisting help from a young adventurer and her exotic horse, Nick and O-Zone bravely face the threat head-on--all while dealing with spaceship malfunctions, dodging asteroids, and battling evil aliens. In this exciting adventure, a young Protector and his robot friend embark on a dangerous journey through space to fight an intergalactic battle and stop a beast of unimaginable power before it destroys the universe and all its inhabitants forever.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113700087

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NASA Facts by Anonim Pdf