Future Space

Seventeen years after it began, the interstellar war has taken its toll: the inhabitants of Earth are desperate to find a way to defeat the Argoni, a merciless and horrifying alien race. Light-years away from the fighting, mechanic Landry Stanton lives a peaceful, mundane life on the desolate planet Procyon One, and that's just the way he likes it. But when an unauthorized trip to the other side of the planet leaves him shipwrecked and stranded alongside a hostile alien that wants him dead, Landry discovers a terrifying secret.

Die Jagd geht weiter! "Tief in der unergründlichen Finsternis des Schattenraums liegt die Gefängnissphäre Skaya. Ein Ort voller fremder Kulturen und bizarrer Lebewesen. Eine sterbende Welt. Und ein blutiges Schlachtfeld. Als Garlyn und Kirai die Sphäre betreten, auf der Suche nach den letzten Überlebenden von Garlyns Volk, geraten sie in einen Krieg zwischen zwei mächtigen Imperien, die seit Generationen um die Vorherrschaft über Skaya kämpfen.

2386. Der Abenteurer und Ex-Weltraumpirat Garlyn ist der Letzte der Crondar, einer uralten, außerirdischen Spezies. Von ihnen hat er die Schattenhelix geerbt, den Schlüssel zum Schattenraum, einem düsteren Paralleluniversum. Doch so mächtig das Artefakt auch ist, Garlyn weiß nicht, wie er es benutzen kann. In seinem Bemühen, die Schattenhelix zu meistern, macht sich Garlyn auf den Weg quer durch die Galaxis. Sein Ziel ist der geheimnisvolle Planet Viridis, auf dem er hofft, Antworten zu finden. Es wird eine Reise voller Gefahren, auf der er alten und neuen Feinden begegnet. Denn auch andere wissen von der Schattenhelix - und sie werden alles tun, um sie in ihre Hände zu bekommen.

Una leyenda del futuro, de Agustín de Rojas, es un admirable estudio sobre la sofocación social que se lleva a cabo en una misión fallida a Titán, una de las lunas de Saturno. El viaje de regreso a tierra fuerza a los tripulantes a confrontar sus miedos más profundos mientras coexisten unos con otros en pleno estado de desesperación. Esta novela extraordinaria, que recuerda 2001: Odisea del espacio de Arthur C. Clarke, es un roman à clef de ciencia ficción sobre las presiones intensas - económicas, ideológicas, psicológicas - de la Cuba comunista.

Aerospace journalist Joe Pappalardo has witnessed space rocket launches around the world, from the jungle of French Guiana to the coastline of California. In his comprehensive work Spaceport Earth, Pappalardo describes the rise of private companies in the United States and how they are reshaping the way the world is using space for industry and science. Spaceport Earth is a travelogue through modern space history as it is being made.

Henrik Harlacker, an unassuming Earthling, discovers a startling truth—he's the rightful heir to the fabled Andromeda galaxy. But this coveted throne has fallen into the clutches of a malevolent usurper, determined to maintain his iron grip on power. Venture into boundless space as Henrik rallies diverse allies against unimaginable odds. Struggling with self-doubt and inexperience, he embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery, embracing his cosmic legacy to become the leader the galaxy needs.

Have you ever wondered how humans will colonize space? This audiobook addresses the major players in the private space industry, NASA's role in privatized space tourism, how the general population will be able to travel to space sooner, and what we can do to achieve a more forward-thinking society.

It has been argued that science fiction (SF) gives a kind of weather forecast - not the telling of a fortune but rather the rough feeling of what the future might be like. The intention in this audiobook is to consider some of these bygone forecasts made by SF and to use this as a prism through which to view current developments in science and technology.

If you have noted the recent news and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, then there should be little doubt that within the next ten years, we will return to the Moon. In twenty years, there will be one or more active stations permanently located on the Moon. Very likely, both the Western countries and the Chinese will be there. Also, very likely, the venture to the Moon will be the result of a cooperative arrangement among NASA, the European Space Agency, and companies such as SpaceX.

Больше всего я мечтала создать счастливое будущее своему пятилетнему сыну. Но у далёких потомков на нас свои планы. Они переместили нас на другую планету, на многие сотни лет вперед.

Говорят, будущее туманно, но только не для меня. Я перепрыгнула из двадцать первого века сразу в тридцатый и точно могу сказать – ничего хорошего нас там не ждёт. Я попала в преступный синдикат, но искренне надеялась, что после оговоренного срока смогу начать новую, честную жизнь. Однако на последнем задании меня угораздило нарваться на главу миротворцев. Кто он, этот инопланетянин с безумно красивым лицом и телом? Враг или друг, которым хочет казаться? Я обязательно разберусь и больше ни в какие авантюры не вляпаюсь.

This audiobook explores how the discoveries within the Solar System and of exoplanets far beyond it come together to help us understand the habitability of Earth, and how these findings guide the search for exoplanets that could support life. The author highlights how, within two decades of the discovery of the first planets outside the Solar System in the 1990s, scientists concluded that planets are so common that most stars are orbited by them. The lives of exoplanets and their stars are inextricably interwoven.

L’immagine più bella che gli astronauti hanno colto dalla Luna è stata quella della Terra. Fulgida e azzurra nel buio più nero, delicata, come vivente. Qualcosa di unico nello Spazio sconfinato. Eppure noi umani siamo spesso inebriati dal sogno di lasciarla per trasferirci su altri pianeti. In principio fu la fantascienza: nel 1966, mentre il programma Apollo era in pieno svolgimento, negli USA andava in onda per la prima volta la serie tv Star Trek in cui la nave stellare Enterprise viaggiava alla ricerca di "strani, nuovi mondi".

The long-awaited audio version of the seminal book by legendary space pioneer, Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill, credited with inspiring the likes of Jeff Bezos, Peter Diamandis, and Dylan Taylor.

Mars, a mysterious dust-ridden place, is most like Earth in its climate and seasons. Of all the possible destinations in space to travel, Mars is the most likely for humans to reach. According to esteemed scientist Louis Friedman, it may be the only destination outside the moon to ever see human footprints. Far from diminishing our future in space, Human Spaceflight lays out a provocative future for human space travel. The noted aerospace engineer and scientist says that human space exploration will continue well into the future, but space travel by humans will stop at Mars.

Deryk Wayd must save the world. Nothing new in that. That was his job. But this time, he doesn’t know who or what the threat is. A dead man on the doorstep of his agency saying that there is a threat is his only clue. Against all odds, he and his team must find the threat, if one even exists, and save the world once again before everything goes wrong. And one beautiful woman on a distant world may hold the key.

Astronomy Saves the World details the avoidable and unavoidable threats to our existence, and provides the case for astronomy being part of everyone's education. Astronomy will ensure our planet never again experiences a catastrophic cosmic impact from an asteroid or comet, and has shown that these ancient harbingers of death are now rich resources waiting to be reaped. Astronomy will lead us forward, away from an evolving sun, as we migrate throughout our solar system and beyond.

Le storie di Lavie Tidhar si possono leggere sia come racconti di fantascienza sia come estratti – emozionanti ed evocativi – della vita di personaggi ai margini di una società in espansione verso lo spazio. Storie di persone che, con poco o nulla da perdere, s'imbarcano su “carrette spaziali” per un viaggio dall'esito incerto. E poi c'è chi resta, chi spera di partire un giorno dal “Terminale Terra” e chi farebbe qualunque cosa – il killer, la webstar o il clonatore – pur di realizzare il sogno di riuscire ad andarsene per sempre.

Sie können ihn nicht kontrollieren, also versuchen sie mit allen Mitteln, ihn zu töten. Daniel Hunt ist der tödlichste Söldner der Galaxis–wenn er sich nur daran erinnern könnte! Fünf Jahre nachdem er ohne Erinnerungen aufwachte, befindet sich seine Gegenwart auf Kollisionskurs mit seiner Vergangenheit und der Zukunft der gesamten Galaxie. Der Ort, an den er gehen muss, ist die Erde. Doch die Erde ist tot. Die Menschheit ist auf Mond und Mars geflüchtet, um nicht mit ihrer Heimat unterzugehen. Auf dem, was von ihr übrig geblieben ist, kämpfen wilde Banden um die Vorherrschaft.

Je mehr Geheimnisse er aufdeckt, desto weniger weiß er wirklich. Die Suche nach seiner Vergangenheit hat Daniel vom Mond über die Erde bis zum Mars geführt. Jede wiedererlangte Erinnerung hat zu noch mehr Fragen geführt. Doch alles wird sich bald ändern. Als er die letzten beiden Mitglieder seiner Gruppe, des sogenannten Pack-Protokolls, ausfindig macht, stößt er zugleich auf einen intergalaktischen Feind, der um jeden Preis den Untergang der Menschheit herbeiführen will. Daniel muss seine eigene Suche nach Antworten auf Eis legen, um das Überleben der Menschheit zu sichern.