Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 80 Carroll, William 1915 2014 Carroll, William J. Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Solomon's Orbit Produced from Analog Science Fact Science Fiction November 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Solomon's Orbit" by William Carroll is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around an eccentric character named Solomon, who inadvertently discovers a method to leverage old automobile engines to launch cars into orbit. This whimsical tale explores themes of ingenuity and serendipity in scientific endeavors, juxtaposed against the backdrop of a Cold War space race. The narrative unfolds as Solomon operates a junkyard in California, where he concocts a unique method for sending cars into space using vacuum and exhaust pressure. As old vehicles mysteriously begin disappearing into the sky, both American and Russian authorities are drawn into a frenzy of investigation and intrigue. Following his accidental success, Solomon is urgently whisked away to Washington to share his newfound knowledge with military officials, all while remaining blissfully unaware of the international implications of his seemingly innocent hobby. The story is a humorous take on the intersection of everyday life and the era's scientific advancements, highlighting the absurdity of both government paranoia and the unexpected consequences of a simple man's ingenuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 48854 2025-08-09T13:57:18.806638 text/html 44822 2007-10-24T07:31:32 text/html 136199 2025-08-09T13:57:22.579665 application/epub+zip 134980 2025-08-09T13:57:20.467641 application/epub+zip 86555 2025-08-09T13:57:19.346664 application/epub+zip 296679 2025-08-09T13:57:24.165664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289445 2025-08-09T13:57:21.871621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155432 2022-09-11T04:10:40.372578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42748 2025-08-09T13:57:18.478641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42655 2007-10-24T07:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1732821 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 24226 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 80908 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 79640 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 80627 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 81159 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 78958 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 76510 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 77849 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 71533 2007-06-14T17:06:10 application/octet-stream 27709 2025-08-09T13:57:24.308689 application/rdf+xml 14421 2025-08-09T13:57:19.816658 image/jpeg 3777 2025-08-09T13:57:19.580629 image/jpeg 67170 2007-10-24T07:31:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 16886 2007-10-24T07:31:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 136397 2025-08-09T13:57:18.814657 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 en.wikipedia