Space History

In the usual textbooks, we are told we know who Nikola Tesla really was, but we are only told that he discovered the principle for alternating current (the ordinary AC electricity in your home). What we are not told is that Tesla also carried out experiments and devised plans for inventions not only ahead of their time, but which would also - even today - be considered "science fiction".

There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, best-selling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts 12 such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses.

In this book filled with exclusive interviews with Canadian astronauts and key players in the Canadian space program, Elizabeth Howell showcases how a little space program is making it big in the universe.

Самое страшное и непредсказуемое, что может оставить после себя развитая цивилизация, - это самодостаточные боевые машины, которым поставлена глобальная задача. Когда некому отменить приказ, они будут ждать своего часа: накопят ресурсы, соберутся с силами и ударят в самый неожиданный момент.

"Форпост" - фантастическая роман Андрея Ливадного, эпизод сорок четвертый, основное время действия 3847 год, цикл "История Галактики", жанр боевая фантастика, космическая фантастика.

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.

Его сбили над Кьюигом спустя несколько дней после того, как начавшаяся в глубинах космоса война докатилась до родной планеты Вадима Нечаева.