Project Gutenberg 2021-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 91 Searls, Hank 1922 2017 Searls, Henry Searls, Henry Hunt, Jr. Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Martyr's Flight $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company,$c1955. Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Martyr's Flight" by Hank Searls is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century, likely in the early years of the Cold War era. The story is set aboard Space Station One, a military space platform, as it becomes embroiled in international tensions and the threat of nuclear war. The narrative focuses on the struggles of the characters as they deal with the existential crisis brought on by geopolitical hostilities. The novel follows Walter Stanton, the project head of Space Station One, and Colonel Mel Cramer, a fighter pilot, as they confront the dire situation of an impending missile attack. As tensions rise with the destruction of key U.S. military bases, the team aboard the station grapples with difficult decisions: whether to evacuate or stay behind to protect their scientific achievements. Stanton's dedication to the mission and the station's potential for peace contrasts sharply with the military's pragmatic view of its failure. Ultimately, the story unfolds as a gripping portrayal of courage, loyalty, and the personal sacrifices made in the face of overwhelming odds during a turbulent time in world history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210313065355searls 1955 US Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space stations -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 56670 2025-07-26T10:29:08.712541 text/html 33012 2024-10-18T16:58:25 text/html 378291 2025-07-26T10:29:10.655540 application/epub+zip 377119 2025-07-26T10:29:09.109551 application/epub+zip 63981 2025-07-26T10:29:08.891553 application/epub+zip 414482 2025-07-26T10:29:12.091534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406861 2025-07-26T10:29:10.452562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93888 2022-09-29T23:04:12.512569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49844 2025-07-26T10:29:08.581537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29968 2024-10-18T16:58:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17468 2025-07-26T10:29:12.259521 application/rdf+xml 30313 2025-07-26T10:29:08.981536 image/jpeg 5129 2025-07-26T10:29:08.935561 image/jpeg 359287 2025-07-26T10:29:08.725558 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