SLINGSHOT: Building the largest Machine in Human History. Slingshot is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender bending and a machine, the largest ever built. Slingshot is a mystery – about a missing aviatrix, a conspiracy, a true-believer. Slingshot is an adventure – about following a dream, the ocean-deep, outer space. By Robert G. Williscroft Genre/Category: science fiction Revised Second Edition NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner! "Slingshot" is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender bending and a machine, the largest ever built. That story is what Robert G. Williscroft is going for in his novel, “Slingshot,” which is the first in a sci-fi trilogy called “The Starchild.” According to the book’s forward, the baseline scientific concept is founded in a real idea for a “launch loop” that would hurl objects into Earth orbit without the need for rockets/5(46).
THE STARCHILD TRILOGY begins with building a Space Launch Loop enabling massive movement off Earth and subsequent settlement of Cislunar-Space, Mars, and beyond. SLINGSHOT is the story of the struggle behind constructing the largest machine ever built stretching between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the Equatorial Pacific, and how the men and. The Starchild Trilogy begins with building a Space Launch Loop enabling massive movement off Earth and subsequent settlement of Cislunar-Space, Mars, and beyond. Slingshot is the story of the struggle behind constructing the largest machine ever built stretching between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the Equatorial Pacific, and how the men and. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Slingshot Building Largest Machine in Human History by Williscroft Robert G at the best online prices at eBay!
Slingshot: Building the largest machine in human history by Robert G. Williscroft Part Number: SKU You need to be a registered customer to order this product. Slingshot: Building the Largest Machine in Human History is a hard science fiction novel based on a design concept developed by Keith Lofstrom in the s. The story is about the construction and first trial of a launch loop, a machine designed to launch spacecraft at a much lower cost than the rockets in use today. Slingshot: Building the Largest Machine in Human History by Robert G. Williscroft This is a remarkable story, centered around a startling proposal that seems to be theoretically possible and which could drastically lower the cost of putting objects into orbit and beyond.
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