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February 22, 2005
Deorbit the Space Shuttle: Stem Cell Rescue Novel Publication Date is Revised
Due to Upcoming US Supreme Court Medical Marijuana Decision, and NASA Hubble Telescope Decision
Heuristic Publishing has changed the publication date of Neil Mavis’s near-future science fiction novel Deorbit the Space Shuttle: Stem Cell Rescue from April 11, 2005 to June 15, 2005
(PRWEB) February 22, 2005 -- “The novel includes timely topics such as medical marijuana, the Hubble telescope, stem cell research, and the space shuttle.” Mr. Mavis said in Tulsa recently. “The US Supreme Court heard the medical marijuana case of Raich vs. Ashcroft on November 29th, 2004, and will likely have a decision before June 2005. The protagonist in the story, Scott Brossfield, is strongly motivated by the issue of medical marijuana. The June 2005 publication date will allow the integration of the upcoming US Supreme Court decision on medical marijuana into the story.”
NASA recently decided to not save the Hubble telescope, and the space administration recently set a launch date for the space shuttles in May and July.
“ It is in the best interest of the readers to release the novel as up to date as possible. The June 15 publication date will also allow the novel to have the latest on the debate over saving the Hubble telescope.” Mr. Mavis said.
“… blood spraying the white cabin walls of Space Shuttle Atlantis flashed across television screens worldwide” begins this near-future techno-thriller, a provocative novel by Neil Mavis that dramatizes the terrifying possibilities of a space shuttle rescue mission gone awry. The novel highlights the Achilles heel of the NASA space shuttle fleet. (Heuristic Publishing; Publication Date: June 15, 2005; $16.95 ISBN 0-9763863-0-5). Space shuttle Atlantis is stranded when “the Achilles heel of the space shuttle - a single point of failure - has been damaged.” Mavis verified the shuttle’s Achilles heel during discussions with a NASA space shuttle commander. The author has made available free reading of the first seven chapters at http://www.deorbit.com
Posted by Industrial at February 22, 2005 08:46 AM