{"product_id":"power-challenges-ben-bova-9781649731951","title":"Power Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is time to start the colonizing the solar system. Ex-astronaut, current space advisor, and all-out trouble shooter for the President, Jake Ross, is determined to make it happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what better way to return to America's glory than by returning to the moon and setting up a permanent moon-base which can then serve as the launching pad for Mars and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as usual, political intrigue and conflicting priorities are threatening the whole program. Add to that a President who is about to die, a strong contingent in the legislative body which thinks that money spent on a moon-base is money wasted and the general apathy of the public, and you have an almost impossible task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven NASA, natural enthusiasts of a project like this, are dragging their feet because they have lost control of the top spot in the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, none of those opposing forces have contended with the resolve and the skill of Jake Ross. He \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e create the base on the moon. He \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e send humans out to many worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Bova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649731957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649731951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoenix Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Ben Bova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453245993215,"sku":"9781649731951","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15004ed4-d528-4fd2-8388-ac9e8b9aa033.jpg?v=1777299062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-challenges-ben-bova-9781649731951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}