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NASA Trilogy
The ''NASA Trilogy'' consists of three hard science fiction novels written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter. They were published from 1996 to 1998. These books explore the possibilities of the American space program if the circumstances had been different. They have generally darker tones than his other books and are critical of NASA. They consist of: Books External links *''The Space Review ''The Space Review'' is a free online publication, published weekly with in-depth articles, essays, commentary and reviews on space exploration and development. It was founded in February 2003 by Jeff Foust, the current editor, publisher and reg ...''Space alternate history before For All Mankind: Stephen Baxter’s NASA trilogy References Book series introduced in 1996 Stephen Baxter series Hard science fiction Novels about NASA {{1990s-sf-novel-stub ...
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Hard Science Fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's ''Islands of Space'' in the November issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction''. The complementary term ''soft science fiction'', formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural science, natural) and "soft" (social science, social) sciences,) first appeared in the late 1970s. Though there are examples generally considered as Hard and soft science, "hard" science fiction such as Isaac Asimov's Foundation (book series), ''Foundation'' series, built on mathematical sociology, science fiction critic Gary Westfahl argues that while neither term is part of a rigorous Taxonomy (general), taxonomy, they are approximate ways of characterizing stories that reviewers and commentators have found useful. History Stories revolving around scientific and technical ...
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Stephen Baxter (author)
Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering. Writing style Strongly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Baxter has been vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society since 2006. His fiction falls into three main categories of original work plus a fourth category, extending other authors' writing; each has a different basis, style, and tone. Baxter's "Future history, Future History" mode is based on research into hard science fiction, hard science. It encompasses the ''Xeelee Sequence'', which consists of nine novels (including the ''Destiny's Children'' trilogy and Vengeance/Redemption duology that is set in alternate timeline), plus three volumes collecting the 52 short pieces (short stories and novellas) in the series, all of which fit into a single timeline stretching from the Big Bang singularity of the past to his ''Timelike Infinity'' (1993) singularity of the fu ...
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States's civil list of government space agencies, space program, aeronautics research and outer space, space research. National Aeronautics and Space Act, Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program and oversees the development of the Orion (spacecraft), Orion spacecraft and the Sp ...
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Voyage (novel)
''Voyage'' is a 1996 hard science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter. The book depicts a crewed mission to Mars as it might have been in another timeline, one where John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt on him on 22 November 1963. ''Voyage'' won a Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997. In 1999, it was adapted as a radio serial for BBC Radio 4 by Dirk Maggs. Plot summary The book tells the story in flashbacks during the actual Mars mission of the chronicalised history until the mission's beginning. The Divergence point, point of divergence for this alternate timeline happens on 22 November 1963, where John F. Kennedy survived John F. Kennedy assassination, the assassination (Jacqueline Kennedy was killed, hence the renaming of the Kennedy Space Center as the Jacqueline B. Kennedy Space Center), but was crippled and thus incapacitated, as Lyndon B. Johnson is still sworn in. On 20 July 1969, Apo ...
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Voyage Stephen Baxter
Voyage(s) or The Voyage may refer to: Literature *''Voyage : A Novel of 1896'', Sterling Hayden * ''Voyage'' (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter *''The Voyage'', Murray Bail * "The Voyage" (short story), a 1921 story by Katherine Mansfield * "Voyage", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1996 book '' The Coral Sea'' * ''Voyages'' (poem), a 1926 poem by Hart Crane *Le Voyage, 1996 graphic novel, see Edmond Baudoin *Le Voyage, poem by Baudelaire Film and television * ''The Voyage'' (1921 film), an Italian silent drama film * ''The Voyage'' (1974 film), an Italian film * ''Voyage'' (2013 film), a Hong Kong film made mostly in English * ''Voyages'' (film), a 1999 film directed by Emmanuel Finkiel * ''Voyage'' (1993 film), a 1993 American TV film directed by John Mackenzie * Voyage.tv, an American online travel channel * Voyages Television, an international travel marketing channel * Voyage (French TV channel), a television channel in France operated by Pat ...
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Titan (Baxter Novel)
''Titan'' is a 1997 science fiction novel by British writer Stephen Baxter. The book depicts a crewed mission to Titan—the enigmatic moon of Saturn—which has a thick atmosphere and a chemical makeup that some think may contain the building blocks of life. ''Titan'' was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998. Plot summary The novel explores a range of possible attitudes toward space exploration and science in the early twenty-first century in which he lays down his concerns about anti-intellectualism and the loss of the pioneering spirit in modern American politics and culture. In ''Titan'', the United States is ruled by a fundamentalist Christian President named Xavier Maclachlan who, believing Earth is the centre of the universe, orders the equal treatment of the Ptolemaic model of the Solar System in high school curricula, all the while youth culture goes into a rebellious downward spiral with the widespread adoption of digital entertainment technology. Due to ...
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Titan Stephen Baxter
Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictionalized depictions of the moon of Saturn * Titan (Marvel Comics location), a moon ** Titan (Marvel Cinematic Universe), its Marvel Cinematic Universe counterpart * Titan, a moon in the list of locations of the DC Universe * Titan, a ''Fighting Fantasy'' gamebooks world Fictional characters * Titan (Dark Horse Comics), a superhero * Titan (Imperial Guard), a Marvel Comics superhero * Titan (New Gods), from DC Comics' ''Darkseid's Elite'' * Titan, in the Infershia Pantheon * Titan, in ''Megamind'' * Titan, in ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' * King Titan, on ''Stingray'' (1964 TV series) Titan, Invincible (comics), an Image Comics character Fictional species and groups * Titan (''Dune'') * Titan (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Titans (''Attack on Titan ...
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Moonseed (novel)
''Moonseed'' is a 1998 science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter, and the final book in the NASA Trilogy. The story envisions an alternate history in which the canceled Apollo missions went ahead as planned. Plot summary ''Moonseed'' is an exploration of what could possibly happen when rock is returned from the Apollo 18 mission (which was actually cancelled in 1970). In the book, the rock contain a form of grey goo called "moonseed" that starts to change all inorganic matter on Earth into more moonseed. It also gets transferred by a NASA probe to Venus, and the explosion of Venus is the first clue as to what has been happening. Stephen Baxter combines a host of disciplines ( space travel, geology and disaster theory) to tell a tale where the rocks are literally swept from under the feet of humanity. During the course of the novel, in which Edinburgh is the focus for much of the action, Venus is destroyed by an unknown cosmic event that showers the Earth with r ...
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Moonseed Stephen Baxter
Moonseed may refer to: *'' Cocculus'', a genus of woody vines and shrubs with the common name moonseed *'' Menispermum'', a genus of deciduous climbing woody vines with the common name moonseed * ''Moonseed'' (novel), a 1998 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter {{disambiguation, plant ...
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Moon Rock
Moon rock or lunar rock is rock originating from Earth's Moon. This includes lunar material collected during the course of human exploration of the Moon, and rock that has been ejected naturally from the Moon's surface and landed on Earth as lunar meteorites. Sources Moon rocks on Earth come from four sources: those collected by six United States Apollo program crewed lunar landings from 1969 to 1972; those collected by three Soviet uncrewed Luna probes in the 1970s; those collected by the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program's uncrewed probes; and rocks that were ejected naturally from the lunar surface before falling to Earth as lunar meteorites. Apollo program Six Apollo missions collected 2,200 samples of material weighing , processed into more than 110,000 individually cataloged samples. Luna program Three Luna spacecraft returned with of samples. The Soviet Union abandoned its attempts at a crewed lunar program in the 1970s, but succeeded in landing three robo ...
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The Space Review
''The Space Review'' is a free online publication, published weekly with in-depth articles, essays, commentary and reviews on space exploration and development. It was founded in February 2003 by Jeff Foust, the current editor, publisher and regular writer. Other regular writers include: * John K. Strickland, National Space Society, Board of Directors * Brian Weeden * Dwayne A. Day * Taylor Dinerman (deceased 2021) * Sam Dinkin * Anthony Young The publication is known for its coverage of space tourism, as well as NASA and the satellite A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ... launch industry. References External links ''The Space Review'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Space Review Free magazines Magazines established in 2003 Online magazines published in the United States Weekl ...
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Book Series Introduced In 1996
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls. ...
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