Project Gutenberg 2006-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 1165 Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland) 1914 1990 Savage, Blake Goodwin, Harold Leland Goodwin, Hal Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Foster_Rides_the_Gray_Planet "Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet" by Harold L. Goodwin is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 21st century. The story follows Lieutenant Richard Ingalls Peter Foster, also known as Rip, and his crew—nine new officers known as Planeteers—as they embark on a thrilling space mission. Their assignment involves capturing an asteroid composed of pure thorium, a vital resource, while contending with the threats posed by both dangerous conditions in space and the potential for war with their rival, the Consolidation of People's Governments. The opening of the book introduces Rip Foster just as he is about to begin an exciting new assignment aboard the SCN "Scorpius", having graduated from six years of intense training. As Rip encounters his commanding officer, Major Joe Barris, and his fellow Planeteers, he learns the challenges they will face, including the hostility of spacemen and the urgency of their mission. Amidst humorous banter about their new roles, Major Barris emphasizes the importance of intuition over strict scientific reasoning, setting the stage for Rip's personal growth as he transitions from a green cadet to a leader in charge of a high-stakes operation. The narrative is fast-paced and filled with both lighthearted moments and the gravity of the Planeteers' mission, creating an engaging atmosphere for readers interested in adventure and science fiction. (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 Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 467288 2025-06-08T13:17:29.419547 text/html 476956 2007-04-15T13:00:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 3542813 2007-04-15T13:00:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2885284 2025-06-08T13:17:43.557505 application/epub+zip 2892809 2025-06-08T13:17:34.662523 application/epub+zip 6140005 2007-04-15T13:01:00 application/pdf 3681850 2007-04-15T13:01:00 application/pdf application/zip 210704 2025-06-08T13:17:31.606580 application/epub+zip 3396015 2025-06-08T13:17:48.809497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3355889 2025-06-08T13:17:40.923562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132731 2022-09-09T13:02:44.696243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328263 2025-06-08T13:17:28.341565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329070 2020-06-20T20:19:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119819 2020-06-20T20:19:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 327248 2007-04-15T13:01:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119479 2007-04-15T13:01:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327242 2007-04-15T13:01:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119459 2007-04-15T13:01:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 363253 2007-04-15T13:01:00 application/prs.tei 3535531 2007-04-15T13:01:00 application/prs.tei application/zip 32834018 2006-12-20T07:39:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 28028 2025-06-08T13:17:48.967474 application/rdf+xml 13054 2025-06-08T13:17:32.194562 image/jpeg 3319 2025-06-08T13:17:31.902540 image/jpeg 3141633 2025-06-08T13:17:29.500590 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