Project Gutenberg 2009-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 198 O'Hara, Thomas J. Rescue Squad Produced from Fantastic Universe September 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Rescue Squad" by Thomas J. O'Hara is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a mail pilot, Hal Burnett, who faces a dire situation after his ship, MR4, is knocked off course and drifts perilously close to the Sun. The book is a gripping exploration of fear, isolation, and the psychological impact of space travel, illustrating the challenges faced by individuals in extreme situations. In the plot, Hal Burnett, the young and inexperienced pilot, grapples with doubts about his own capabilities as he confronts an impending disaster in space. After miscalculating his trajectory, he finds himself trapped in a ship with rising temperatures and no means of escape. Following a desperate radio transmission to Earth, he learns that a rescue mission is on the way, but the truth reveals a more harrowing reality. The government has administered a drug to keep him calm during the anticipated wait for help, obscuring the arrival of the rescue tug's true timeline and ultimately leading to tragedy. The narrative delves deep into Hal's psyche, revealing his struggles with self-doubt and parental expectations, culminating in a poignant and unsettling conclusion about the cost of survival in the depths of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 54935 2025-10-12T09:24:52.532487 text/html 51110 2021-01-05T11:49:04 text/html 93181 2025-10-12T09:24:57.092498 application/epub+zip 91995 2025-10-12T09:24:54.973441 application/epub+zip 86178 2025-10-12T09:24:53.927466 application/epub+zip 171987 2025-10-12T09:24:58.637456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164521 2025-10-12T09:24:56.480434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134464 2022-09-13T17:53:27.722389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48290 2025-10-12T09:24:52.282480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48165 2021-01-05T11:49:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18573 2025-10-12T09:24:58.763418 application/rdf+xml 12506 2025-10-12T09:24:54.425460 image/jpeg 3267 2025-10-12T09:24:54.176427 image/jpeg 20286 2021-01-05T11:49:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 18963 2021-01-05T11:49:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 90848 2025-10-12T09:24:52.538467 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