Arthur C. Clarke · 1953 · Novel
Setting: 1971
The world's first lunar spacecraft is about to launch. The ship, Prometheus, is built from two separate components—one designed to travel from Earth's atmosphere to the Moon and back, and the other to carry the first component through Earth's atmosphere and into orbit. Sound familiar? That's because it's the basic description of the first space shuttle—well before its launch in 1971.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: SpaceflightSpace ShipsEngineeringScience FictionEnglish Science fiction"[The author] tells the story of the space planners and the ships they launch, and aks whether the rocket is a means of salvation or a potential destroyer of the human race."--Publisher descriptionSpace travelFiction
isfdb_id: 8530
openlibrary_id: OL17394W
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