{"product_id":"blue-gemini-mike-jenne-9781945863059","title":"Blue Gemini: A Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eScott Ourecky wanted to fly; he never dreamed he'd end up in a secret military space program.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1968. The Cold War is far from over, and nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. America is racing the Soviet Union to land men on the moon, a war is raging, and a pivotal presidential election looms on the horizon. A child of the early space age, Lieutenant Scott Ourecky joins the Air Force with aspirations of going to flight school. A brilliant engineer, he repeatedly fails the aptitude test to become a pilot but is selected to work on a highly classified military space program--the innocuously named Aerospace Support Project--n which Air Force astronauts are slated to fly missions to intercept and destroy suspect Soviet satellites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen one of the astronauts in training abruptly falls out of the project, Ourecky is asked to fill in for the two-man simulated missions and survival training only, serving with a headstrong and abrasive test pilot, Major Drew Carson, until another astronaut can be assigned. By far the most proficient pilot assigned to the project, Carson has a dangerous propensity to engage in pickup dogfighting sessions while on cross-country training flights. And although Ourecky was only a temporary placeholder, not destined to fly in space, he soon finds himself much more involved than he ever anticipated--and in deepest peril. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a real secret space program, \u003ci\u003eBlue Gemini\u003c\/i\u003e combines high-altitude action with edge-of-your-seat storytelling to create a modern classic Cold War thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Jenne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945863056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945863059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d","brand":"Mike Jenne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072187187455,"sku":"9781945863059","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1f2e0cd-52d3-4122-b5e0-06c73d5c0ad1.jpg?v=1753416044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-gemini-mike-jenne-9781945863059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}