Project Gutenberg 2006-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 169 Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland) 1914 1990 Savage, Blake Goodwin, Harold Leland Goodwin, Hal Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Foster_Rides_the_Gray_Planet E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet" by Harold L. Goodwin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. It follows the adventures of Lieutenant Richard Ingalls Peter Foster, nicknamed "Rip," as he embarks on a critical mission in space as one of the Planeteers—a specialized group of space officers. The narrative opens with Rip completing his training on a space platform and preparing for an off-planet mission that quickly escalates in urgency and complexity, highlighting themes of teamwork, responsibility, and the challenges of navigating a hostile environment. The beginning of the story introduces a dynamic crew in a dramatic setting aboard a space platform where an unanticipated assignment awaits Rip. As he prepares to leave with his fellow officers, we get glimpses of Rip’s personality and leadership capabilities through his humor and interactions with Major Joe Barris and other junior officers. Following his sudden orders to join a crew on the cruiser "Scorpius", the narrative quickly shifts to the harsh realities of space travel, the imminent threat from a rival organization (Consops), and the gravity of their mission to capture a thorium-rich asteroid. As Rip and his team gear up for action, they must confront both external dangers and the nuances of inter-group politics between spacemen and Planeteers, setting the stage for rip-roaring adventure ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 336613 2025-08-07T14:25:19.778462 text/html 337677 2006-04-10T13:14:04 text/html 198247 2025-08-07T14:25:27.174420 application/epub+zip 202258 2025-08-07T14:25:22.711432 application/epub+zip 192516 2025-08-07T14:25:21.514405 application/epub+zip 396228 2025-08-07T14:25:30.757397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374421 2025-08-07T14:25:26.396400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333706 2022-09-08T14:53:06.262720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318815 2025-08-07T14:25:18.890413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318612 2006-04-10T13:10:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318619 2006-04-10T13:10:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21277 2025-08-07T14:25:30.892357 application/rdf+xml 14397 2025-08-07T14:25:22.015407 image/jpeg 3646 2025-08-07T14:25:21.764400 image/jpeg 116865 2006-04-10T13:10:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 120537 2006-04-10T13:14:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 116868 2006-04-10T13:10:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 193522 2025-08-07T14:25:19.805446 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Blaine, John en.wikipedia