Rockets in Ursa Major

HOYLE , Fred & Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 0434349224 / ISBN 13: 9780434349227

Published by William Heinemann, London, 1969

About this Item

The book is bright and firm , evidently seldom read, with faint speckling to the edges of the text block.The dj , unclipped , is shelfworn with slight browning to the margins. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 1100434

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rockets in Ursa Major
• Publisher: William Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0434349224
• ISBN 13: 9780434349227
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Very Good

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Synopsis

It is the early twenty-first century. Humans are seeking signs of life elsewhere in the universe, but all exploratory ships have been lost without a trace--except for DSP 15. Thirty years after leaving Earth, and given up for lost, DSP 15 suddenly appears on radar screens at the space station at Mildenhall, England.
Her crew has been frozen to prevent aging, and as the ship settles to a landing, Dr. Richard Warboys eagerly waits with other scientists for word of what DSP 15 has found. But there is no crew, only a message scratched into a metal surface, signed by the captain: "If this ship returns to Earth, then mankind is in deadly peril--God help you."