{"product_id":"on-to-the-asteroid-1-travis-s-taylor-9781481482677","title":"On to the Asteroid","description":"\u003cb\u003eRealistic thriller crackling with action and danger as an asteroid threatens the Earth, and dedicated astronauts and scientists try to save the planet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLOOMING DESTRUCTION FROM SPACE! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the beginning of a new golden age of space exploration. Finally, humanity is taking the commercialization of space to the next level--mining asteroids. The new gold rush of the commercial space era has begun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Another commercial venture, an attempt to put a hotel on the Moon, is seeking the space tourism gold of the ultra wealthy. And it seems as if the dream of finally sending people to Mars is finally going to happen using a ship propelled by a powerful nuclear rocket. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But space travel isn't cut and dry, and there is nothing routine about it. In order to mine an asteroid the goal is to bring it closer to Earth, but orbital mechanics are tricky and close to Earth proves to be far too close for comfort--with looming destruction from space about to become a grim reality. Now astronauts, scientists, engineers, and people in all the burgeoning space businesses must team together to stop the asteroid before it is too late for humanity and the planet it calls home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Travis S. Taylor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[E]xplodes with inventive action.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on Travis S. Taylor's \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Connection\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eWarp Speed\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum. . .You won't want to put it down.\"--John Ringo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eRescue Mode \u003c\/i\u003eby Ben Bova and Les Johnson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"... a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Travis S. Taylor, Les Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148148267X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481482677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 4.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Travis S. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985765761279,"sku":"9781481482677","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e966625d-9fb0-42d6-9d0f-7f48b4161203.jpg?v=1683279431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-to-the-asteroid-1-travis-s-taylor-9781481482677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}