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Because Almaz, in effect “a huge, manned camera,” threatens U.S. In 1973, the Apollo 18 moon mission, which was canceled in real-life, becomes a military reconnaissance operation aimed at gaining intel about a new Soviet space station, Almaz. Chris Hadfield's books An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and You Are Here have been New York Times bestsellers, and along with The Darkest Dark international bestsellers all around the world.Bestseller Hadfield ( An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth) makes his fiction debut with a spectacular alternate history thriller.

He helped create and host the National Geographic miniseries One Strange Rock with Will Smith, and has a MasterClass on exploration.


His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," has nearly 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear has been viewed over 10 million times. Hadfield served as Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. Navy test pilot of the year in 1991, Colonel Hadfield was CAPCOM for twenty-five Shuttle missions and NASA’s Director of Operations in Russia. Air Force test pilot school in 1988 and U.S. Is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime. Experience the fierce G-forces of launch, the frozen loneliness of Space and the fear of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour, as told by a former Commander of the International Space Station who has done all of those things in real life. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.įull of the fascinating technical detail that fans of The Martian loved, and reminiscent of the thrilling claustrophobia, twists and tension of The Hunt for Red October, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment, a quarter of a million miles from home – a quarter of a million miles from help. Houston flight controller Kazimieras ‘Kaz’ Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the Moon’s surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. įrom internationally bestselling astronaut Chris Hadfield comes an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race. Three astronauts are trapped in a tiny Apollo module, and one of them has murder on the mind. Bestselling astronaut Chris Hadfield is back with an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race.
