{"product_id":"9781529435962","title":"Final Orbit","description":"Author: Chris Hadfield\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529435962\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouston, 1975.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 changes everything.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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. 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  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of intrigue and real history - including the fascinating story of Professor Tsien Hsue-shen, the 'Father of Chinese Rocketry' and founder of China's space program - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinal Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e accelerates to a thrilling conclusion \u003c\/b\u003ethat captures the beauty and terror of survival 270 miles above Earth, as could only be written by one of the most experienced astronauts alive.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the\u003ci\u003e Apollo Murders \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' James Cameron\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eexciting\u003c\/b\u003e journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Not to be missed' \u003c\/b\u003eFrederick Forsyth\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Explosive' \u003c\/b\u003eGregg Hurwitz\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Exciting, authentic'\u003c\/b\u003e Linwood Barclay","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363162738846,"sku":"ADS-9781529435962","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529435962.jpg?v=1767313549","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529435962","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}