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100 1 _aHarris, Tom W.
245 1 0 _aFlight Into the Unknown
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2021-05-18
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Flight Into the Unknown" by Tom W. Harris is a science fiction narrative produced in the late 1950s. This work revolves around space travel and highlights the psychological challenges faced by astronauts on a mission gone awry. The story captures the essence of human vulnerability and fear within the vastness of space, emphasizing the possible dangers of space exploration. The plot follows Matt Bailey on his inaugural space mission aboard the Ranger, where a catastrophic event occurs that leaves him and the crew in a precarious situation while trying to rescue another crew stranded in a bubble on Katherine Two, a satellite of Saturn. As Bailey copes with the stress and panic, the crew contends with their own fears and reactions to the unknown threats outside. The story culminates in a revealing twist, where it is disclosed that Bailey himself is a synthetic personality created to simulate the emotional and psychological impacts of space travel. This lush exploration not only delves into the characters' internal struggles but also serves as a grim reminder of the realities of human endurance in the face of exploration and the unknown elements of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace flight -- Fiction
653 _aTelevision programs -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65377
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