Project Gutenberg 2019-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 152 Thomas, Theodore L. 1920 2005 Thomas, Theodore Lockard Satellite Passage Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Satellite Passage" by Theodore L. Thomas is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story explores themes of tension and rivalry between nations as two satellites, one American and one Russian, find themselves on a nearly collision course in space, forcing the crews to confront their fears and uncertainties about the potential for conflict in the realms beyond Earth. The narrative follows three astronauts aboard the American satellite as they calculate their proximity to the approaching Russian satellite. As the tension mounts, they decide to remain stationary rather than alter their course, conscious of the political implications of appearing fearful. The men suit up and prepare for the pass, contemplating the possibility of interactions with the crew of the other satellite. When the two satellites finally draw near, an unexpected life-threatening situation arises as a Russian crew member becomes detached from their craft. Drawing on his sailing experience, one American astronaut successfully throws a line to save the floating Russian, leading to a brief moment of camaraderie as both parties wave to one another. The story concludes with a sense of bittersweet reflection, highlighting the unexpected connections formed in the face of potential disaster amidst the larger socio-political backdrop of the space race. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Astronauts -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction Satellites -- Fiction Cold War -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 48584 2025-06-24T07:24:57.863057 text/html 24571 2024-10-17T14:24:43 text/html 330972 2025-06-24T07:24:59.795065 application/epub+zip 329782 2025-06-24T07:24:58.305058 application/epub+zip 82863 2025-06-24T07:24:58.047052 application/epub+zip 364453 2025-06-24T07:25:01.138080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357355 2025-06-24T07:24:59.556081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110719 2022-09-27T11:37:54.230599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41895 2023-09-26T06:02:26.586882 text/plain 22089 2024-10-17T14:24:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17139 2025-06-24T07:25:01.273050 application/rdf+xml 29802 2025-06-24T07:24:58.150038 image/jpeg 5053 2025-06-24T07:24:58.097048 image/jpeg 500829 2025-06-24T07:24:57.879043 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