The space brainstorm continues! In particular, I turn to the question of “what happens with the next lunar landing mission?” and the human spaceflight effort in general; in my alternate-historical science-fiction universe, as I depict in my story “Wings of Fire”, the first manned lunar … Continue readingAfter “Wings of Fire”: A Lifting-Body World?
What would be “next level” beyond “Wings of Fire”, my story of an alternate-historical lunar landing where an Apollo-13-style explosion proves deadly, and occurs after the lander is already on the surface? This was, as in our timeline, the early space age, so backups, redundancy, … Continue readingGhost Ships of Titan
Take a bicycle outside and pedal it, and you’ll quickly discover just how much power output it takes to travel anywhere at any appreciable velocity. The tyranny of physics? Not exactly. When you try to pedal a bicycle, or really any human-powered mode of transportation, … Continue readingThe Silent City and the Space Elevator
Physics says there is no traveling through space faster than the speed of light, which is usually supposed to be a notable barrier to interstellar travel introduced by Einstein’s theory…but this isn’t quite true. Oh, from the point of view of the Earth, you will, … Continue readingBy the Light of Genesis