Terran Date* Title/Event 1945 Mar. 22 Startled Allies 1995 Dec. 24 Grandma’s Grandma 1996 Future Youth – Dual entry 2060-2106 Martian Iron Rush; Abundant iron & titanium supplies make possible mankind’s push into space. 2065* The Bombala Mines Fast Draw 2066* The Spectacular Duster Jig of Black-eyed Gadson 2068 October* Pinch of Cinnamon 2068*…
FTL Light Years Per Days to Travel Hours Speed Minute Hour Day Week 10 ly 50 ly 10 ly 2,000 0.00 0.23 5.48 38.33 1.8263 9.1313 43.8300 3,000 0.01 0.34 8.21 57.49 1.2175 6.0875 29.2200 4,000 0.01 0.46 10.95 76.66 0.9131 4.5656 21.9150 5,000 0.01 0.57 13.69 95.82 0.7305 3.6525 17.5320 6,000 0.01 0.68 16.43…
FTL Speed Light Years per Weeks to Travel Minute Hour Day Week 10 ly 50 ly 100 ly 30 0.0001 0.003 0.08 0.57 17.39 86.96 173.93 35 0 0.004 0.10 0.67 14.91 74.54 149.08 40 0 0.005 0.11 0.77 13.04 65.22 130.45 45 0 0.005 0.12 0.86 11.60 57.98 115.95 50 0 0.006 0.14 0.96…
FTL AU*s per Light Years per Weeks to Travel Speed Minute Hour Day Day Week 1 ly 10 ly 50 ly 11.2 1.40 84 2,016 0.03 0.21 4.66 46.59 232.94 12 1.50 90 2,160 0.03 0.23 4.35 43.48 217.41 14 1.75 105 2,520 0.04 0.27 3.73 37.27 186.35 16 2.00 120 2,880 0.04…
MARTIAN TERRITORIAL LOG: 9 June, 15 MD Becky was probably waiting for breakfast. Normally, Vickie’s headstrong daughter would fix up breakfast herself or just stuff something into her saddle bags for eating on the range later. But today was different, and she’d been promised breakfast. A last home-cooked meal. A last meal? Vickie checked one…
December 25, 3491 Whitey was a wreck. Born a thousand years earlier on a planet a thousand light years away, the ancient freighter had made a thousand long forgotten runs for hundreds of years, no doubt providing a living for long forgotten crews. Somewhere in its dim history something had happened, and the ship had…
Wednesday, December 25, 2390 Martian Date: Tudec 25, 181 “Gotta bio, Sarge!” Hagan called out, snapping everyone’s attention to him instantly. Fear that death could still reach them, especially now, so close to the end, was a constant companion. “Where?” Sargeant Portyansky hollered back. His platoon of forty marines were the last living souls remaining…
Tuesday, September 10, 2080 Mars Date: Tudec 24, year 16 Notes: Ages have been converted into Terran years. Tudec is the second December of the Martian year. I sat down in the rocker beside my kids’ bunk beds. David had the top bunk, but for reading time he always cuddled under the blankets with Erica…
Christmas Eve, 1995 “Look, Mom, I’m really sorry, but we can’t make it.” Barry’s voice carried regret, but I had long since known it wasn’t the regret of being unable to visit but rather regret he had to call. “Margie’s still wrapping presents and getting the house ready for our party tomorrow. And April is…
“How long has she been there, Mommy?” Milly asked. “Who?” Victoria, Milly’s mother, was very rich, very successful, very busy, and very oblivious. The hov was in the shop until 9:00am, the chauffeur had told her, and they’d only had the one vehicle at the rural estate, so it was a quick taxi hov to…