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Thespaceraceisbackon.WhileNASAstagesafiftiethanniversaryreturntotheMoon,agrittyprivatecompanyputstogetheritsownmoonshot,completewithspacetouristsintow.Acrosstheglobe,theChinesearedeterminedtoarrivefirstthistime.What’smore,they’lldowhateverittakestowin—includingstealingeverybitofAmericantechnologytheycanpilferandhack.Butjustaspoliticsandspectaclethreatentoovershadowrealaccomplishmentyetagain,somethinggoeshorriblywrongonthelunarsurface.Nowthefront-linetroops,theastronautsthemselves,mustputasidethesquabblesofothersandtakefateintotheirownhands.Foritistimetoprovethathumansarenot...
作者简介
Dr.TravisS.TaylorhasworkedonvariousprogramsfortheDepartmentofDefenseandNASAforthepasttwentyyears.Hisexpertiseincludesadvancedpropulsionconcepts,verylargespacetelescopes,spacebasedbeamedenergysystems,futurecombattechnologies,andnextgenerationspacelaunchconcepts.Taylorisalsotheauthorofpulse-pounding,cuttingedgesciencefictionnovelssuchasthehighly-popularOneDayonMars,TauCetiAgendaandhisground-breakingWarpSpeedseriesandaregularontheHistoryChannel’sLifeAfterPeopleandTheUniverseseries.LesJohnsonisaNASAphysicistandauthor.Byday,heservesastheDeputyManagerfortheAdvancedConceptsOfficeattheNASAGeorgeC.MarshallSpaceFlightCenterinHuntsville,Alabama.Intheearly2000s,hewasNASA’sManagerforInterstellarPropulsionResearchandlatermanagedtheIn-SpacePropulsionTechnologyProject.HewastechnicalconsultantforthemovieLostinSpaceandhasappearedontheDiscoveryChannelseries,“PhysicsoftheImpossible”inthe“HowtoBuildaStarship”episode.HehasalsoappearedinthreeepisodesoftheScienceChannelseriesExodusEarth.Inhissparetimehewritespopularsciencebooksandarticles,includingSolarSails:ANovelApproachtoInterplanetaryTravel,LivingOfftheLandinSpace:GreenRoadstotheCosmosandParadiseRegained:TheRegreeningofEarth.
