Our space program has been sabotaged. The Martian and Apollo 13 meets Tom Clancy in this gripping scientific thriller.
"An insider's look at the world of space exploration. Truly a good read." --Nelson DeMille
Years before the International Space Station reached orbit, or before we had plans to travel to Mars, NASA's future hung in the balance . . .
America's greatest technological achievement--the brand new space shuttle Lightning--is in peril. Our astronauts are stranded in orbit working through multiple malfunctions that threaten to make Lightning's maiden flight its last.
In Europe, a CIA officer comes across intelligence that suggests that the issues aboard Lightning are due to sabotage. But he is suddenly labeled for termination.
At the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, a junior analyst also unearths data that suggests a conspiracy, but he is not sure how high it goes or who can be trusted.
Across two continents and in orbit, a battle rages for control of the future of space exploration.