{"product_id":"final-orbit-hardcover","title":"Final Orbit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn edge-of-your-seat thriller about China's secret role in the space race\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ewritten by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Apollo Murders\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the most experienced astronauts alive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, a deadly accident onboard the orbiting spacecraft changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, from a remote location in east Asia, the first Chinese spacecraft secretly launches. On board is China's first astronaut, Fang Kuo-chun, whose mission puts him on a collision course with the Apollo crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Kaz races against an enemy on the ground and for answers beyond the sky, the safety of the remaining crew hangs in the balance... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eProject Hail Mary\u003c\/i\u003e and filled with shocking twists and real history--including the fascinating story of Professor Tsien Hsue-shen, the \"Father of Chinese Rocketry\" and founder of China's space program--\u003ci\u003eFinal Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e accelerates to a thrilling conclusion that captures the beauty and terror of survival 270 miles above Earth, as could only be written by one of the world's most experienced astronauts.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102588309727,"sku":"9780316581684","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/r2-_IU8ebf9780316581684.webp?v=1781083542","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/final-orbit-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}