Outside the Earth

Author: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: This book consists of two interchangeable works by the renowned Soviet scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, hailed as the "Father of Rocketry." The stories in "Beyond Reading" are set in the years 2017 and beyond, where a group of scientists and technicians from different countries travel to space in rockets they have built themselves. They first orbit the Earth, then land on the Moon, and continue flying near Mars before finally returning to Earth. Inspired by their courageous exploration spirit, people on Earth also migrate en masse to outer space, living in greenhouse cities orbiting the Earth. The book vividly narrates the life aboard the rocket ship, depicting the scenes of the space colony society, ands various fascinating phenomena on the Moon, asteroids, and in the solar system space. "On the Moon" is a dream of a young boy, describing the lunar surface in the first person, including the gravity, rocks, temperature, and celestial phenomena.