Project Gutenberg 2010-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 168 Tenn, William 1920 2010 Klass, Philip Putnam, Kenneth Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Project Hush Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Project Hush" by William Tenn is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a highly secretive military operation aimed at establishing a permanent armed base on the Moon before any potential adversary can do so. The underlying theme explores the intricacies of secrecy, military operations, and the impact of competition in space exploration during the height of the Cold War. The narrative follows Colonel Benjamin Rice and his team as they embark on their mission to set up a base on the lunar surface. Upon landing, they unexpectedly discover evidence of another dome, leading to a tense situation where they must assess whether it belongs to hostile alien creatures or enemy forces from Earth. As Major Monroe Gridley scouts the area, an unexpected twist reveals that the other dome is a U.S. Navy base. This revelation highlights the absurdity of their situation and the intense secrecy surrounding Project Hush, a facet that shapes the overarching tension of the story. The plot balances suspense and humor, ultimately reflecting on the nature of competition and collaboration in a world where confidentiality reigns supreme. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32654/32654-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 42291 2025-08-13T09:41:39.971758 text/html 38476 2021-01-06T16:39:56 text/html 118985 2025-08-13T09:41:41.781775 application/epub+zip 117789 2025-08-13T09:41:40.435792 application/epub+zip 62706 2025-08-13T09:41:40.193790 application/epub+zip 152144 2025-08-13T09:41:43.006790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145003 2025-08-13T09:41:41.542758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90161 2022-09-15T05:42:26.461593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34431 2025-08-13T09:41:39.851751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34298 2021-01-06T16:39:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20500 2025-08-13T09:41:43.138757 application/rdf+xml 24854 2025-08-13T09:41:40.257760 image/jpeg 4476 2025-08-13T09:41:40.224814 image/jpeg 112560 2021-01-06T16:39:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 13564 2021-01-06T16:39:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 112860 2025-08-13T09:41:39.981755 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