Read Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1)

Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1)

Ben Bova

4.9/5 (12950 ratings)

Description:Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And in its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of space.America needs energy, and Dan Randolph is determined to give it to them. He dreams of an array of geosynchronous powersats, satellites which gather solar energy and beam it to generators on Earth, freeing America from its addiction to fossil fuels and breaking the power of the oil cartels forever. But the wreck of the spaceplane has left his company, Astro Manufacturing, on the edge of bankruptcy.Worse, Dan discovers that the plane worked perfectly right up until the moment that saboteurs knocked it out of the sky. And whoever brought it down is willing and able to kill again to keep Astro grounded.Now Dan has to thread a dangerous maze. The visible threats are bad enough: Rival firms want to buy him out and take control of his dreams. His former lover wants to co-opt his unlimited-energy idea as a campaign plank for the candidate she's grooming for the presidency. NASA and the FAA want to shut down his maverick firm. And his creditors are breathing down his neck.Making matters even more dangerous, an international organization of terrorists sees the powersat as a threat to their own oil-based power. And they've figured out how to use it as a weapon in their war against the West.A sweeping mix of space, murder, romance, politics, secrets, and betrayal, Powersat will take you to the edge of space and the dawning of a new world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1). To get started finding Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 424

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Tor Books

Release: —

ISBN: 0765348179

Description: Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And in its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of space.America needs energy, and Dan Randolph is determined to give it to them. He dreams of an array of geosynchronous powersats, satellites which gather solar energy and beam it to generators on Earth, freeing America from its addiction to fossil fuels and breaking the power of the oil cartels forever. But the wreck of the spaceplane has left his company, Astro Manufacturing, on the edge of bankruptcy.Worse, Dan discovers that the plane worked perfectly right up until the moment that saboteurs knocked it out of the sky. And whoever brought it down is willing and able to kill again to keep Astro grounded.Now Dan has to thread a dangerous maze. The visible threats are bad enough: Rival firms want to buy him out and take control of his dreams. His former lover wants to co-opt his unlimited-energy idea as a campaign plank for the candidate she's grooming for the presidency. NASA and the FAA want to shut down his maverick firm. And his creditors are breathing down his neck.Making matters even more dangerous, an international organization of terrorists sees the powersat as a threat to their own oil-based power. And they've figured out how to use it as a weapon in their war against the West.A sweeping mix of space, murder, romance, politics, secrets, and betrayal, Powersat will take you to the edge of space and the dawning of a new world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1). To get started finding Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1)

Powersat (The Grand Tour, #1)

More Books

Ben Bova's Grand Tour SciFi Series: Mars, Moonrise, Moonwar, Return to Mars

Ben Bova's Grand Tour SciFi Series: Mars, Moonrise, Moonwar, Return to Mars

Cortez On Jupiter (Ben Bova Presents)

Cortez On Jupiter (Ben Bova Presents)

Mars (The Grand Tour, #4; Mars, #1)

Mars (The Grand Tour, #4; Mars, #1)

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2A)

Voyagers II: The Alien Within (Voyagers, #2)

Voyagers II: The Alien Within (Voyagers, #2)

Jupiter (The Grand Tour, #9)

Jupiter (The Grand Tour, #9)

Articles on Authors of Books about Writing Fiction, Including: Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, Elmore Leonard, Nancy Kress, John Gardner (Novelist), Janet Evanovich, Stanley Schmidt, Ben Yagoda, Lawrence Block

Articles on Authors of Books about Writing Fiction, Including: Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, Elmore Leonard, Nancy Kress, John Gardner (Novelist), Janet Evanovich, Stanley Schmidt, Ben Yagoda, Lawrence Block

Ben Bova Presents Father to the Man

Ben Bova Presents Father to the Man

The Dueling Machine and Other Works by Ben Bova

The Dueling Machine and Other Works by Ben Bova