Final Orbit

Hadfield is a master of his genre. New Scientist 1975: A new Apollo mission is launching to dock with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in Earth orbit – three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts as a symbol of détente, marking the beginning of a new Soviet-American collaboration with Apollo-Soyuz. As NASA flight director Kaz Zemeckis monitors communication with the crew on Earth, an alarm shatters the routine: a sudden drop in pressure, an irreversible loss of cabin atmosphere – a fight for life and death begins. Meanwhile, an unknown third player is preparing for the next, decisive step that could forever shift the balance of power in space….