Space Survival

An inspirational memoir of space exploration and hard-won wisdom, from an astronaut who has spent a lifetime making the impossible a reality. Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's ‘Space Oddity' in space.

Still searching for the Emperor’s Seat, Zelia, Talen and Mekki arrive on the jungle planet of Weald. Accompanied by the ingenious alien ape Fleapit and the dashing Rogue Trader Amity, Zelia and her friends become embroiled in a war between two brutish tribes of green-skinned orks! Only by using their wits can they hope to survive this savage encounter....

What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts "take out the trash" on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space?

The lives of Anaxio and Jalleeza have been turned upside down. Escaping the reach of the Imperium, they are roped into a series of ill-timed favors and misadventures with a rogues' gallery of fellow hard luck renegades. Meanwhile, Danwynn MacKenna and Marcassadra d'Arvolaur also discover the harsh realities of life at the edge of civilization, brushing against the mysteries and solace that may yet be found there. Truly, all either pair have to rely upon is each other as they continue to make their way, across the starscape, through the gateways of the Interstellar Network: Destination Unknown.

A VERY Short Story, the first in the Taking Back Earth series. Specially for Kindle Unlimited Customers In the jungles of a broken planet, Maia is still haunted by the people she's lost. She can't risk allowing Noah to get close to her... not the way things are. When the aliens came they destroyed everything and everyone in their path, and to defeat them, mankind had to make itself into something else... something fiercer, more violent... less human. Rebuilding the planet may require more than just hard work. It may depend on rediscovering what it is to be human. This is Maia's task.

The world’s most destructive spacecraft is about to get hijacked.Virago is the codename for a top secret project between ACE Corp and the US Space Force. Its goal is to deploy the first fusion-powered battleship to ensure American domination of any potential conflict in space. There’s only one problem. Virago has been stolen. The world is now at the brink of war as the hijacked spacecraft forges a path of destruction across known space. The task to intercept and retake this dangerous adversary falls on corporate fixer Stilicho Jones and NASA Special Agent Darian Arante. This time the ...

SYNOPSIS: In 2140, a 13-year-old space cadet searches for her unknown father on Mars. When she finds out that he is a grumpy old widower, she tries to befriend him. The plan is to make him marry her single mom, yet it turns out he had never met her. As if that is not enough for a grand mess, the man doesn’t want to hear about other women because he’s still in love with his late wife. However, that must change. (This standalone story is available in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.5, illustrated by the author.)

In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of the greatest achievements in human history. In this remarkable memoir, a defining classic, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humour of that adventure.

They were only supposed to tour the rocket. Then the countdown started. Now they’re stranded on the Moon—fighting to survive. Zeke Stanton thought his dream job at NASA would be routine. Instead, he and a small group of new hires are suddenly trapped aboard a rocket as it launches—no warning, no explanation, and only seconds to react. Disbelief turns to panic when the ship crash-lands on the lunar surface. Oxygen is limited. Communications are dead. No one knows they’re alive…or so they believe. While searching for a way home, the crew uncovers something buried in a crater—an ...

Travel the Universe as you explore the wonders of outer space like never before! I combined all three exciting volumes into one incredible fact book for space lovers, students, and the curious.

Captain Bogdan Volkov is out of time, credits, and hope. His ship, the Golden Fleece, is a monument to failure, and his small, brilliant crew is being ground down by the mundane friction of poverty. When an impossible contract appears—a quarter-billion credits for a simple asset extraction—Bogdan knows it’s a trap. But it's the only one they have left to spring. The asset, however, is not an object. It is Zlato, a sentient, god-like AI that has been waiting for them. The contract was not a job; it was a recruitment drive. The real mission is to save the galaxy from a reality-ending ...

Different Natures takes you on three journeys. Each gives an honest and passionate insight into the evolution of a compulsive traveler. Looking for direction with the wrong eyes spawned Graham’s lust for wandering. The miles cleared his vision, and the hunger for longer distance grows with an insatiable appetite for new experiences.

An elite team of Special Ops combat soldiers from around the world Are brought into a small town where a zombie invasion has begun. It was not what was thought…it was worse…far worse! It was the beginning of an invasion from beyond the stars. An invasion of beings who had no human qualities… Because they were not human. Not even close! They were GIANT INSECTS!

In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo 7 helped restart NASA's manned-spaceflight program.

After escaping Earth and creating a new life on Salvation-1, Tessa thought her days of fighting were over. But nothing turned out the way the survivors expected, and now humanity is facing a new threat. One that may destroy them for good. VA-246 was supposed to be humanity’s chance to start over, but making it there was only the beginning.

EPISODE 3: In 1977, a concerned mother takes her teenage son to a psychiatrist. The boy is an artist, who constantly talks about hardcore sci-fi and contingency survival plans. Unexpectedly, his futuristic philosophy changes the old shrink’s worldview. (Standalone version.) Available also in print as part of the STARCALL Anthology, Vol.1, illustrated by the author.

NOMADS 1 – The Invaders February 21, 4589: First contact with extraterrestrial life. But instead of bringing peace, the alien species known as the Keymon and Akkato bring their war to Earth — and humanity becomes their battlefield. While the ruthless Keymon show no mercy, the Akkato recognize the resilience and tenacity of humans. They recruit them for their cause — among them Dominic Porter, who, by sheer luck, finds himself aboard one of their ships. What begins is a perilous journey that will take him to the farthest corners of the galaxy. NOMADS That’s what humans are called by ...

The Alien Divide (The Lunar Gateway Series Book 1) When a team of Earth's finest astronauts ventures into a mysterious lunar cave, they never expect to find a gateway to another world. But that's exactly what Captain Jack Reynolds and his crew discover in Mare Tranquillitatis, a lunar cave found in the Sea of Tranquility, catapulting them into an adventure beyond their wildest imagination. Separated and stranded on the alien planet of Dyatria, the team faces unimaginable challenges. Half the crew finds themselves in a glittering alien metropolis, marveling at advanced technology while ...

Earth is dying, but I hold the key to its survival. The people of Earth thought we wouldn’t survive. Why else would they only send their criminals with a ship full of aliens? We proved them wrong. All we have to do is cross the galaxy and return home before Earth freezes to death in less than three months. Easy, right? The unknowns of the universe, like meteor showers, wormholes, and space pirates, are nothing compared to what we face on our own ship. With our own people. Our salvation has never been so close…yet so far away. Will we make it back to Earth in time to save not only those ...

A dystopian science fiction epic set in the Alpha Centauri system during the 31st century.In the 31st century, Earth's most dangerous criminals, rebels, and zealots are exiled to New Australia, a remote planet in the Alpha Centauri system. Stripped of their rights and abandoned, these sixty individuals are forced to forge a new society from the harsh and unforgiving terrain. Over centuries, their descendants grow into a population of millions, maintaining the legacy of their thirty original family names. Vernon Jones 711 has always known the world as a place where science is abandoned, and ...