Starship 1

By S. H. Shepherd

Book Overview

In 2131 Russia sends the largest spaceship ever built to Alpha Centauri. At least, that is the official story. Its sole crew member, Captain Anton Yaroshenko, is soon confronted with a secret mission, one that will require all his skills and abilities to complete. Science and technology, and even nutrition, have advanced to a high degree. The speed of light has been exceeded. It is a future that in many ways is similar to the present day, but with important differences. It is as technologically advanced from today's world as our world is from that of a hundred years ago. However, vestiges of the past remain, including crippling aspects of Russia's autocratic and repressive government. The book describes an interstellar voyage into the bleak, cold and lifeless void of space. Outside, nothing can be seen at speeds greater than light. Inside the starship, its sole crew member must somehow beat the odds and complete the mission. The book poses and answers the question of whether AI computers could replace astronauts in space, and explains how a single crew member of a spaceship can remain reasonably sane and fit during a long-duration spaceflight.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DDC7K3X1
• ISBN13: 9798335647267
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 345 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"