{"product_id":"power-challenges-9781649731951","title":"Power Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ben Bova\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Phoenix Pick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Phoenix Pick\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is time to start the colonizing the solar system. Ex-astronaut, current space advisor, and all-out trouble shooter for the President, Jake Ross, is determined to make it happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what better way to return to America's glory than by returning to the moon and setting up a permanent moon-base which can then serve as the launching pad for Mars and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as usual, political intrigue and conflicting priorities are threatening the whole program. Add to that a President who is about to die, a strong contingent in the legislative body which thinks that money spent on a moon-base is money wasted and the general apathy of the public, and you have an almost impossible task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven NASA, natural enthusiasts of a project like this, are dragging their feet because they have lost control of the top spot in the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, none of those opposing forces have contended with the resolve and the skill of Jake Ross. He \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e create the base on the moon. He \u003cem\u003ewill\u003c\/em\u003e send humans out to many worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Pick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47573070250135,"sku":"9781649731951","price":3695.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781649731951.webp?v=1774891888","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/power-challenges-9781649731951","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}