Three out of this world romance novellas! Fans of Firefly and Jupiter Ascending will love this 3 book box set by New York Times bestselling. This is your round trip ticket to travel through space and enjoy three epic romances. Reclaiming Iris Seven months ago, their bride disappeared but Tristan and Rafe never stopped looking for her. When no amount of money or searching produces results, they turn to each other for support. Then a routine stop on Prime C delivers the shock of a lifetime. Iris doesn’t remember the two men who claim she belongs with them, but her body certainly does. With danger on their heels and an enemy who will stop at nothing to silence their triad, Rafe and Tristan must protect Iris while they fight to win her heart again. Warning: Features two sinfully handsome mercenaries, a voluptuous woman, m/f/m pleasure and a love that will last a lifetime. Rescuing Natacha Hayln’s mission is simple. Travel to PrimeC, rescue Natacha, bring her back to Iris on Planet Dornick. But he should have known that no mission goes exactly as planned, and no matter how prepared the spacemerc is, he’s not prepared for Natacha. Or the long dormant feelings she inspires. Iris says Natacha can trust the handsome stranger, but she’s not sure she can trust herself. As her body withdraws from the gas used to brainwash the inhabitants of Prime C, Natacha becomes more passionate. Hayln can’t help but wonder if her lust is real…or a side effect? And just how long can a man be expected to stay out of her bed when she keeps begging him to join her? Warning: A handsome spacemerc with nothing to lose plus a woman in the throes of overwhelming passion in a small space ship with one bed. You do the math. The Virgin Princess's Rebellion The lore says all Illuminarians have one true mate. Princess Azula runs away from an arranged marriage only to be kidnapped. When one of her rescuers turns out to be the man from her past that she can’t forget, her true mate, she’s shocked to find out he’s already involved — with his handsome co-pilot. Jace left Illuminaria, and Azula, in order to see the universe. He’s tried to deny the lure of his mate, but now that she’s only an arm’s length away, how will he be able to deny himself and his lover of her kiss, her love, her touch? Azula does the honorable thing and decides to return home without her mate, leaving him and Eli to enjoy their life together. But with no clothes and no money, she must depend on their goodwill. But will she succumb to their desire? Warning: Be prepared for an ultra steamy m/m/f menage with paranormal elements. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Despite the fact that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended over twenty-five years ago, there has yet to be a stand-alone assessment of the series. This collection corrects that omission, examining what made Deep Space Nine so unique within the Star Trek universe, and how that uniqueness paved the way for an altogether new, entirely different vision for Star Trek. If the Star Trek slogan has always been "to boldly go where no one has gone before," then Deep Space Nine helped to bring in a new renaissance of serialized television that has become normal practice. Furthermore, Deep Space Nine ushered in critical discussions on race, gender, and faith for the franchise, science fiction television and American lives. It relished in a vast cast of supporting characters that allowed for the investigation of psychosocial relationships--from familial issues to interpersonal and interspecies conflict to regional strife--that the previous Star Trek series largely overlooked. Essays explore how Deep Space Nine became the most richly complicated "sci-fi" series in the entire Star Trek pantheon.

DEEP SPACE COMMUNICATIONS A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY’S SPACE MISSIONS SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE PLANETARY COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNS FOR A PROGRESSION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MISSIONS The text uses a case study approach to show the communications link performance resulting from the planetary communications design developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This is accomplished through the description of the design and performance of six representative planetary missions. These six cases illustrate progression through time of the communications system’s capabilities and performance from 1970s technology to the most recent missions. The six missions discussed in this book span the Voyager for fly-bys in the 1970s, Galileo for orbiters in the 1980s, Deep Space 1 for the 1990s, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) for planetary orbiters, Mars Exploration Rover (MER) for planetary rovers in the 2000s, and the MSL rover in the 2010s. Deep Space Communications: Provides an overview of the Deep Space Network and its capabilities Examines case studies to illustrate the progression of system design and performance from mission to mission and provides a broad overview of the mission systems described Discusses actual flight mission telecommunications performance of each system Deep Space Communications serves as a reference for scientists and engineers interested in communications systems for deep-space telecommunications link analysis and design control.

Following the first comprehensive transdisciplinary dialogue on humans in outer space which resulted in "Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Odysseys", the European Science Foundation (ESF), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) have continued and deepened this transdisciplinary dialogue, which can now be found in Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Going further than regarding humans as better-than-robot tools for exploration, it investigates the human quest for odysseys beyond Earth's atmosphere and reflects on arising issues related to Europe's role among the States conducting human exploration. It provides perspectives related to governance, management of space exploration, space settlements, the role of astronauts in the future as well as related to the encounter of extraterrestrial life.

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From Voyager to Stardust, this complete guide to NASA's deep space probes features a DVD containing thousands of pictures and videos captured by the journeying probes. 250 photos, 100 in full color.

A Powerful Window into Cosmic EvolutionTerahertz (THz) observations of interstellar atoms, molecules, and dust serve as powerful probes of the conditions within the interstellar medium that permeates our galaxy, providing insights into the origins of stars, planets, galaxies, and the Universe. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach to the subject, Te