This is it! Scratching the Surface is available in paperback starting today on Amazon, B&N online, or special order at any book shop.
Generation Mars is hard science fiction for kids.
Paperback is published!
Author’s copies
Look what came today!
Scratching the Surface comes out in paperback August 30, available for pre-order now.
The Kindle version is available now. If you already have it, please consider leaving a review on Amazon.
Release date: August 30!
Big news! The paperback version of Scratching the Surface comes out August 30! It’s available for pre-order starting today.
In the meantime, the Kindle version is available now.
Kindle version promo
The Kindle version of Scratching the Surface is out! To celebrate, I am offering it free all day Sunday, August 18! Grab your copy and, if so inclined, leave a review after reading it.
Paperback coming soon!
Where on Mars?
For some time now, I’ve been puzzling over where to place Dawn Colony on the surface of Mars. Here is the description of the landscape around the colony from Scratching the Surface: Continue reading “Where on Mars?”
Apollo pooping
This might be the most dedicated space journalism I’ve ever encountered. I want to say “Bravo!”, but that seems weird.
Jalopnik Apollo 11 landing
In the final minutes of the Apollo 11 LM’s descent to the surface, Armstrong noticed that the intended landing site was too rocky and took manual control of the descent in order to find a better spot. The LM had never been flown in this manner, and Armstrong didn’t have time to discuss it with mission control.
We’ve all heard recordings of those final minutes of the LM descent. But we’ve never seen exactly what Armstrong saw until now. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team has reconstructed Armstrong’s view of the surface in those final minutes.
Pairing the audio recording with this footage is edge-of-the-seat exciting, as you imagine Armstrong coolly working the LM down while the voices at mission control have no idea of this extra drama under way at the time.
Apollo 11 launch
Watching this original coverage of the Apollo 11 launch today, I was struck by the professionalism. There is no attempt to entertain or sensationalize here. Just calm and composed communication of the most momentous event in human history.
Book review
Check out the latest pre-release review of Scratching the Surface! Thank you for the kind words, Mrs. Fig.
“GENERATION MARS fills the “hard science fiction” hole in early middle grade bookshelves…I hope this book will hook some of our young readers (and parents) who aren’t as easily entertained by the silly stuff.”
mrsfigreads.tumblr.com 100 tons to Mars
Some details on SpaceX’s Mars plan and the issues they are working on.
Ars Technica