NASA Trilogy explained

The NASA Trilogy consists of three hard science fiction novels written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter. They were published from 1996 to 1998. These books explore the possibilities of the American space program if the circumstances had been different. They have generally darker tones than his other books and are critical of NASA. They consist of:

Books

TitleCoverDescription
VoyageA crew of three travels to Mars in spacecraft based on Apollo hardware. A parallel storyline deals with the development of the program and the astronaut selection.

Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1997[1]
TitanA crew travels to Saturn's moon Titan in a modified space shuttle and Apollo command modules to find organic compounds.

Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 1998[2]
MoonseedA mysterious substance called "moonseed" is brought to Earth in a Moon rock that begins to destroy the planet.

External links

Space alternate history before For All Mankind: Stephen Baxter’s NASA trilogy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 2009-08-03.
  2. Web site: 1998 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 2009-08-03.