United Star Systems Marines
United Star Systems Marines

Author: Hunter S. Opilla

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-03-09

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1450286313

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It is the 22nd Century and mankind has achieved wormhole space travel; colonizing several nearby planets in the Milky Way galaxy. The United Star Systems now struggles to provide a unified system of government for Earth and its colonies amidst civil war, rampant piracy, and slaver raids. Meanwhile, Kaleb Taylor, an ordinary kid from a farming colony, is placed directly into the mayhem of the interstellar conflict against his will. With his home destroyed and no other options but to enlist in the United Star Systems military, he volunteers to undergo the most intense training available in order to become a Recon Marine. Soon thereafter, Kaleb and his elite platoon find themselves on the high-tech front lines of battle with a new, powerful, intergalactic enemy that threatens to destroy all of humanity. Earth and the colonial governments must now decide whether to set aside old grudges and unite under the United Star Systems banner to defend against this mysterious enemy, or face certain annihilation.

The Ares Alliance
The Ares Alliance

Author: Keith R. A. DeCandido

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780671035549

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Hercules sets out with Iolaus and Lilith to visit Cyane and the Amazons. But when they arrive, the settlement is deserted and Hercules must forge an alliance with Ares to rescue Cyane and her people from the evil Orgun, who has transported the Amazons to the West African kingdom of Yoruba.

Ava's War
Ava's War

Author: G.E. Nosek

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13:

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A ruthless leader has seized control of the Ares and will stop at nothing to destroy Ava’s fledgling alliance. The Earth Mother, reeling from the agony of a warming planet, threatens to unleash her fiery rage. The Gaia Elders challenge Ava’s claim to the mantle of Alpha, sowing discord within the Order. Facing danger on all sides, Ava struggles to unlock the puzzle of communing with the Earth Mother. But betrayal lurks where she least expects it.

Cheiron's Warriors
Cheiron's Warriors

Author: Keith R. A. DeCandido

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780671035525

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Hercules sets out with his childhood friend Iolaus and and a fearless girl cadet, Lilith, to rescue Cheiron from his island prison.

The Politics of Space
The Politics of Space

Author: Eligar Sadeh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1136884246

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The pace of space exploration has long been dictated by political motivations. This book helps to explain why this is so in the post-Cold War era. Combining essays, a glossary of terms, tables and statistics, this new title from Routledge comes as a welcome addition to this increasingly popular topic. The book: covers theories and concepts, as well as current issues gives a background to international and national space agencies contains essays that cover military, commercial and governmental actors in space politics.

EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems I
EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems I

Author: Shinichi Fukushige

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024-01-16

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 981993818X

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This 2-volume book highlights cutting-edge ecodesign research and covers broad areas ranging from individual product and service design to social system design. It includes business and policy design, circular production, life cycle design and management, digitalization for sustainable manufacturing, user behavior and health, ecodesign of social infrastructure, sustainability education, sustainability indicators, and energy system design. Featuring selected papers presented at EcoDesign 2021: 12th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, it also includes diverse, interdisciplinary approaches to foster ecodesign research and activities. In the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), it addresses design innovations for sustainable value creation, considering technological developments, legislation, and consumer lifestyles. Further, the book discusses the concept of circular economy, which aims to develop circular business models for resource efficient society by taking advantage of digital technologies including artificial intelligence, internet of things, digital twin, data analysis and simulation. Written by experts from academia and industry, Volume 1 highlights sustainable design such as product and process design, collaborative design, sustainable innovation, digital technologies, design methodology for sustainability, and energy system design. The methods, tools, and practices described are useful for readers to facilitate value creation for sustainability.

Launching Science
Launching Science

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2009-03-12

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0309116449

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In January 2004 NASA was given a new policy direction known as the Vision for Space Exploration. That plan, now renamed the United States Space Exploration Policy, called for sending human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. In 2005 NASA outlined how to conduct the first steps in implementing this policy and began the development of a new human-carrying spacecraft known as Orion, the lunar lander known as Altair, and the launch vehicles Ares I and Ares V. Collectively, these are called the Constellation System. In November 2007 NASA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate the potential for new science opportunities enabled by the Constellation System of rockets and spacecraft. The NRC committee evaluated a total of 17 mission concepts for future space science missions. Of those, the committee determined that 12 would benefit from the Constellation System and five would not. This book presents the committee's findings and recommendations, including cost estimates, a review of the technical feasibility of each mission, and identification of the missions most deserving of future study.

BattleTech Legends: The Dying Time
BattleTech Legends: The Dying Time

Author: Thomas S. Gressman

Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs

Published: 2019-01-09

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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A MISSION WHERE TRUST IS IN SHORT SUPPLY... Only days after the demise of legendary warrior Grayson Death Carlyle, the mercenary forces of the Gray Death Legion are called into action. Their mission is to protect Hesperus II in the Isle of Skye. With civil war raging, it is vital that the planet's famous Defiance BattleMech production facilities not fall into the hands of the enemy. Seeing the Lyrans and Davionists at each other's throats, the Skye separatists have seized the opportunity to instigate a new rebellion, and they too threaten the safety of Hesperus II and its factories. Now commanding the Legion is Grayson's widow Lori Carlyle. But what she doesn't realize is that her troops are little more than pawns in the continuing hostilities between the factions of Victor Steiner-Davion and his ever-cunning sister, Katrina—and that the Gray Death are about to enter a battle they are meant to lose. But if there is one constant in the universe, it is that pawns are made to be sacrificed...