Project Gutenberg 2022-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 126 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Off the Beam $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc.,$c1944. Venus Equilateral Produced from Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1944 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Off the Beam" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story revolves around the spacefaring adventures of the crew aboard the spaceship "Solar Queen", navigating the perils of space travel and communication challenges in a time when technology is still evolving. The book explores themes of survival, problem-solving, and human resilience in the face of unforeseen circumstances. The narrative centers on Don Channing, who is aboard the "Solar Queen" when the ship collides with a meteor, leaving it adrift in space with minimal systems operational. As the crew suffers various injuries, Channing, who is somewhat prepared due to his knowledge and medication, takes on a leadership role. He rallies the remaining crew members to restore power and establish communication with Venus Equilateral. As they work against time to stabilize the ship and ensure their survival, they send out a signal that ultimately leads to their rescue. The story intertwines technical ingenuity with human emotion, particularly through Channing's relationship with his wife, Arden, whose concern for her husband's safety adds a personal touch to the high-stakes narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220221131118smith 1944 US Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space ships -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction Communication -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 100180 2025-07-27T05:43:37.136679 text/html 76921 2024-10-18T21:50:50 text/html 509827 2025-07-27T05:43:39.621688 application/epub+zip 510400 2025-07-27T05:43:37.646675 application/epub+zip 102610 2025-07-27T05:43:37.355673 application/epub+zip 491465 2025-07-27T05:43:41.184652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483456 2025-07-27T05:43:39.347684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141667 2022-09-30T16:22:18.134393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91634 2025-07-27T05:43:36.925672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71768 2024-10-18T21:50:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17659 2025-07-27T05:43:41.325638 application/rdf+xml 28400 2025-07-27T05:43:37.466659 image/jpeg 4942 2025-07-27T05:43:37.408681 image/jpeg 466201 2025-07-27T05:43:37.159702 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