The Seagu11 Project
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Published: October 23, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781602640887
Subjects: Science Fiction - High Tech; Fiction / Science Fiction / High Tech; Science Fiction - General; Fiction; Fiction - Science Fiction; Science Fiction
Description: The United Nations' Consortium for Aeronautic and Space Exploration (UNCASE) has just selected Michael S. Gibraltar as one of the elite crew for its 11th in a series of secret governmental (Seagu11) projects. A recent discovery in the frigid landscape of the Antarctic has altered the mission's target to a black hole at the very center of our Milky Way galaxy. At three million times the mass of our Sun, the hole is a behemoth of celestial proportions. Before embarking, however, Mike must complete space training and hone up on his sparse knowledge of the physics of black holes and the vagaries of light-speed space travel that the crew must endure. The enormous distances to be traveled will require the most advanced technologies that the 23rd century has to offer. The challenging experience will forever alter Mike's former views on everything from God to that of universal design.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: The Start of the Dream	1 Part 2: Welcome to the Antarctic	49 Part 3: UNCOS Training	71 Part 4: The Light	82 Part 5: The Schwarzschild	106 Part 6: A New Directive	111 Figure 23-1 Artist’s Concept of Black Hole	124 Part 7: Time Stops	132 Figure 28-1 The Center of our Milky Way	149 Part 8: Arrival	151 Part 9: “We have a problem.”	168 Figure 35-1 Hubble Photo of Black Hole Emission Jet	173 Part 10: Parallel Universes	186 Figure 39-1. Black Hole Sag-A with Accretion Disk, Jets	193 Figure 42-1 Artist’s Concept of Black Hole	200 Part 11: Into the Abyss	206 Part 12: A Quick Trip	215 Part 13: Contact	227