Taratua

Taratua was a volcanic island in the South Pacific that served as the launch site for the rocket ship Columbus, designed by the German rocket scientist Reinhold Hoffman on behalf of the United States.
==History==
===Columbus launch===
(PROSE: Childhood's End)
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Taratua was created by English author Arthur C. Clarke for his 1953 novel "Childhood's End".Childhood's End - Goodreads - Retrieved 20 October 2021
==Appearances==
*Childhood's End (first and final appearance)
==Notes==
Category:Locations
Category:Literary locations
Category:Arthur C. Clarke locations