{"product_id":"power-challenges-9781647100186","title":"Power Challenges","description":"Sadly, this is the last book Ben Bova left us before his untimely death due to COVID-19 related causes on November 29, 2020. \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFar-thinking ideas and the characters' determination to grab the last hope are characteristic. Fans won't want to miss this coda to Bova's prolific literary life.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It 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\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 But 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\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 \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e create the base on the moon. He \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e send humans out to many worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Bova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40040739045557,"sku":"9781647100186","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_18f463b9-ffef-4e61-bc91-6c482ea23c0a.jpg?v=1621344251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/power-challenges-9781647100186","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}