Ergebnis für "Orbital" in Science Fiction

À l'intérieur de la Station spatiale internationale, chacun des six astronautes s'affaire à sa tâche, traversé par des interrogations existentielles. Certains s'inquiètent du sort de leur mariage, l'un rêve d'emmener sa fille dans l'espace tandis qu'une autre fait le deuil de sa mère. Si loin et si proches de la Terre, les astronautes n'ont jamais autant eu l'impression d'en faire partie, mais aussi d'en être les gardiens. Le temps s'écoule au rythme des orbites autour de la Terre, qui tient le rôle principal de ce roman contemplatif, mélancolique et à l'humour délicat.

Nach einem verheerenden Angriff des Kollektivs liegt die Allianz in Trümmern. Während Max und sein Team aus Söldnern im zerstörten Munin-City nach Augusts Supraleitern suchen – vielleicht die letzte Hoffnung der Allianz –, kämpft Captain Mark von Borningen mit den Überlebenden der Raptor im gefährlichen Dschungel Midgards ums Überleben. Derweil plant das Omega-Kollektiv eine Vollinvasion. Das Schlachtschiff Oberon unter Captain Nicholas Bradley und die Quantum Bitch mit Devlin Myers sind in einer fremden Dimension gefangen, wo Zeit nicht linear existiert und feindliche Entitäten lauern.

Auf der Raumstation "Orbit Challenger" wird eine Bombe entdeckt, im letzten Moment kann der gefährdete Bereich isoliert werden, aber damit ist klar geworden, dass irgendjemand vorhat, die Station zu zerstören. Der Verdacht fällt auf einen nordafrikanischen Staat, dessen Präsident Kadidi sich gegenüber den westlichen Staaten profilieren will. Kurz darauf wird ein Space Shuttle der Station entführt, schafft aber den Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre nicht und explodiert.

The award-winning, bestselling author's first novel. The beamjacks work in zero-gravity constructing satellites in the vacuum of deepest space. And they're not going to let the military control them anymore.

You know you really made someone raging mad—when they try to kill you with a nuke. Michael and those who follow him had reached a temporary safe base, but now those in power know his identity. His people are in a race against time, and it's no longer a question of if they are going to be discovered—but when. Opposing them are modern-day pirates, slavers, genocidal terrorists, drug cartels, and those who rule the Earth from the shadows. And every single one of them wants to see Michael dead.

In the future city of Prosperity, a technology hating Detective Shaun Tobias is partnered with an A.I. drone to solve a mystery.

When a covert mission risks exposing their presence, humanity is forced to make a fateful decision . . . and step into a war they didn’t start. Across the neighboring galaxy, once-peaceful civilizations are being crushed beneath the heel of the Znosian Dominion—a race of herbivorous but fanatic conquerors. The Granti have fallen. The Malgeir are next. Worlds burn. Entire species face extinction. Until the Terran Republic strikes back.

The Orbital Gambit hurls listeners into a world where the line between humans and machines becomes a battlefield. When a covert AI system named IVY begins dismantling global infrastructure, Agent Carter, an FBI agent, steps into a mission that will test not only her skills but her very soul. As someone who has already lost everything once to betrayal, Carter knows the cost of failure—but they do not yet grasp how personal this mission will become. The story accelerates from the very beginning, as IVY shows its terrifying capability to turn everyday technology against humanity.

In the near future, as humanity grapples with the devastating effects of climate change, a groundbreaking project offers a glimmer of hope. Orbital Ascender takes listeners on a thrilling journey into the heart of a revolutionary endeavor: the World’s first Orbital Magnetic Ascender.

In the not-so-distant future, where humanity's reach extends into the cosmos and the sky is littered with satellites, space stations, and the beginnings of lunar colonies, the Space Traffic Control Unit (STCU) stands as the unsung guardian of Earth's orbital lanes. Captain Alex Mercer, a seasoned air traffic controller turned space traffic commander, leads his team with a mix of military precision and a deep understanding of the celestial dance above.

Jake Hemlock was bounced out of the Bureau of Investigations on Earth so hard he ended up in orbit. Now aboard space station Orbital 4 he makes his living as a private investigator finding lost things and helping those who have nowhere else to turn. A beautiful woman hired Jake and his side kick Maud a centuries old digital construct to find her little sister, an easy case. But before he knows it Jake is in trouble with the mob, the cops and is chasing down the bad guys through the guts of the largest space station man has ever built.

Jake tries hard, but spying is a tough job. When a botched pickup and a drunken indiscretion drop him in jail, he's sent to serve his sentence in the Milita. His new commander wants Jake's next tour to be out an airlock without a suit. At least his fellow conscript is friendly, and has a sexy single sister! But an accidental shooting and a boarding by his old friend Nadine complicate his life. Now the girls don't trust him, Mr. Dashi won't answer his calls, and there are armed ships chasing him through the rings. Is he in trouble? Or was this Dashi's plan all along?

Join me on a journey, a venture toward self-discovery across the vastness of space, the interstellar fabric with which we weave our stories. From interesting, rewarding and dangerous encounters, in this episode I introduce the name of my ship, my trusted AI companion and myself. Bonus content includes galactic poetry. Combined with my own AI art creations and poetry.

A completely improvised podcast that takes place aboard the Space Station Atlantis. The actors and guests in this show do not know what they will say or where the episode will take them. Come discover with us life 1,000 years in the future.

When Vanti and O'Neill graduated at the top of their academy class, they thought they'd get their dream assignments. Instead they end up in security on Station Kelly-Kornienko. Sure, the station if glitzy, but they're basically well-dressed security guards.

Fifteen years after winning the Spacer War, Cesar Vaquero has returned to Ithaca, a rugged orbital colony that boasts the only herd of cattle in space, and a wife and a son who don’t even recognize him when he shows up at their doorstep. Posing as a homeless drifter, he soon discovers that making his way home past space pirates, one-eyed giants, and mad scientists was the easy part.

Glide along the corridors of an Independent Alliance training station Nobel with Chief Engineer Henry as he rescues a class of cadets from their own misfortune while teaching them a few life lessons.

Si alguien corriera alguna vez el riesgo de olvidar que la magia puede trastornar los equipos científicos y tecnológicos, solo habría que recordarle el incidente de la Estación Móvil de Excavaciones YF-77. Esa pobre y desdichada estación tuvo un mago como visitante, y ese mago perdió el control de sus poderes mientras la estación minera se movía a un nuevo punto de perforación. Privada de todo control de posición, la estación pasó de una órbita estable a un rumbo de colisión contra un planeta desértico y muerto.

Si alguien corriera alguna vez el riesgo de olvidar que la magia puede trastornar los equipos científicos y tecnológicos, solo habría que recordarle el incidente de la Estación Móvil de Excavaciones YF-77. Esa pobre y desdichada estación tuvo un mago como visitante, y ese mago perdió el control de sus poderes mientras la estación minera se movía a un nuevo punto de perforación. Privada de todo control de posición, la estación pasó de una órbita estable a un rumbo de colisión contra un planeta desértico y muerto.

If anyone were ever to forget that magic can disrupt science and technological equipment, they need only refer to the incident at Mobile Mining Station YF-77. That poor, unfortunate station had a wizard for a guest, and that wizard lost control of his magical powers while the mining station was moving to a new drilling site. Bereft of attitude control, the station fell out of stable orbit on a collision course for a deserted, lifeless planet.