{"product_id":"power-challenges-9781647100599","title":"Power Challenges","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244","brand":"Ben Bova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038596436149,"sku":"9781647100599","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ae5eb7ea-32c4-4be3-be6d-228f786b2abd.jpg?v=1649737387","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/power-challenges-9781647100599","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}