Mission Tomorrow Author:Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Editor) NEW STORIES OF THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION. Original anthology of stories about near-future space exploration from top authors. Includes stories by Jack McDevitt, Michael F. Flynn, Sarah A. Hoyt, Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, and many more. In Mission: Tomorrow, science fiction writers imagine the future of space exploration with NASA no longer do... more »minant. Will private companies rule the stars or will new governments take up the call? From Brazilians to Russians to Chinese, the characters in these stories deal with everything from strange encounters, to troubled satellites and space ships, to competition for funding and getting there first. Nineteen stories of what-if spanning the gamut from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, assembled by critically praised editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
Table of Contents:
Tombaugh Station / shortfiction by Robin Wayne Bailey
Excalibur / shortfiction by Jack McDevitt
The Race For Arcadia / shortfiction by Alex Shvartsman
A Walkabout Amongst The Stars / shortfiction by Lezli Robyn
In Panic Town, On The Backward Moon / shortfiction by Michael F. Flynn
The Ultimate Space Race / shortfiction by Jaleta Clegg
Orpheus' Engines / shortfiction by Christopher McKitterick
Around The NEO in 80 Days / shortfiction by Jay Werkheiser
Iron Pegasus / shortfiction by Brenda Cooper
Airtight / shortfiction by Michael Capobianco
Windshear / shortfiction by Angus McIntyre
On Edge / shortfiction by Sarah A. Hoyt
Tartaros / shortfiction by Mike Resnick
Malf / shortfiction by David D. Levine
Ten Days Up / shortfiction by Curtis C. Chen
Tribute / shortfiction by Jack Skillingstead
Rare (Off) Earth Elements [Sam Gunn] / shortfiction by Ben Bova
The Rabbit Hole [The Gift from the Stars] (2001) / novelette by James E. Gunn
Sunrise on Mercury (1957) / shortstory by Robert Silverberg.