Rocket Surgeon

These are the chapters in the current revision, with page numbers:

Contents

Foreword. 5

Introduction. 19

Science Degree – First Iteration. 23

Science Degree – Second Iteration. 28

HR Degree – First Iteration / Science Degree – Third Iteration. 29

Science Degree – Fourth Iteration. 30

Speculative Fiction Showcase Articles. 39

Why MANNED Space Exploration? A Treatise on the Necessity for Manned Spaceflight 39

MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART 1. 49

MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART 2. 58

How Spaceflight and The Challenges Therein Have Been Addressed in Science Fiction. 69

Curse You, Albert Einstein! 75

Why the Movie Version of “The Martian” Isn’t About Mars – Or Science. 86

Coming Soon! 93

Apocryphal Tales from the Vault and Other Random Thoughts. 94

Rocket Surgeon. 94

Relativity in Action. 117

The Scientific Method. 118

The Parable of the Ants. 130

Jayvonne the Steely-eyed. 135

Random-ish Thoughts. 138

On Artificial Intelligence, The Federation, and Utopia – or I Have No Mouth, and I Must Concatenate! 138

Militarized Drones and You – or Why “Terminator” Wasn’t Supposed to Be an Instruction Manual. 145

Closing Thoughts. 148

Our Future Is in the Stars. 148

Happiness IS a Choice. 150

SPECIAL BONUS EXCERPT. 153

TERMINAL RESET – THE COMING OF THE WAVE. 153

PROLOGUE. 153

CHAPTER ONE. 158

Credits. 168

About the Author 168