Project Gutenberg 2020-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 102 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Mercy Flight Produced from Planet Stories July 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mercy Flight" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of individualism and heroism in the context of space travel, focusing on the urgent situation of a young girl in need of medical assistance after a nuclear disaster on Luna. The narrative unfolds in a futuristic setting where space travel is routine but fraught with danger, and characters face both technological and emotional challenges in their endeavors. The plot centers around Phil Mooney, a former war pilot turned operator of an unscheduled spaceline, who is on a desperate mission to transport Lillian Marshall, the only survivor of an explosion that killed her parents. As Mooney navigates the challenges of communicating with Earth’s spaceports while en route, he reflects on his experiences from the war and the loneliness of space. Complications arise when he encounters radio malfunctions, making it difficult to get landing instructions. Meanwhile, on Earth, journalists scramble to cover the unfolding drama, leading to a climactic moment when Mooney successfully lands and the medical care for Lillian is guaranteed. Through this high-stakes scenario, the story examines the notions of courage, self-reliance, and the impact of community in times of crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Orphans -- Fiction Space flight -- Fiction Sick children -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 48320 2025-06-25T09:10:21.368532 text/html 24454 2024-10-18T08:51:59 text/html 419677 2025-06-25T09:10:23.135470 application/epub+zip 418498 2025-06-25T09:10:21.793469 application/epub+zip 81407 2025-06-25T09:10:21.557467 application/epub+zip 455064 2025-06-25T09:10:24.315487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447143 2025-06-25T09:10:22.936491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110304 2022-09-28T20:08:46.778638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41855 2023-09-27T09:29:11.172406 text/plain 22064 2024-10-18T08:51:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17410 2025-06-25T09:10:24.435462 application/rdf+xml 31566 2025-06-25T09:10:21.659473 image/jpeg 5471 2025-06-25T09:10:21.607477 image/jpeg 425826 2025-06-25T09:10:21.383487 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