Project Gutenberg 2016-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 71 Rocklynne, Ross 1913 1988 Rocklin, Ross Louis Sibley, Don Sibley, Donald Dibley, Don Jaywalker Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Jaywalker" by Ross Rocklynne is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative focuses on the themes of love, sacrifice, and the challenges of space travel, as it follows Marcia McHenry, a woman who boards a spaceship bound for the Moon to reconnect with her husband, Captain Jack McHenry, amidst personal turmoil in their marriage. In the story, Marcia wrestles with her fear of space travel, rooted in a traumatic past, including her father's death in a rocket explosion. To resolve her marital issues, she embarks on this journey using a false identity and without proper validation, which exposes her to grave dangers—especially as she discovers she is pregnant. As she navigates the complexities of her situation, Jack is forced into a critical decision-making scenario when complications arise aboard the spacecraft. He must execute a risky plan to spin the ship and create artificial gravity to protect Marcia and the unborn child. Ultimately, "Jaywalker" explores Marcia's journey toward understanding and self-acceptance, culminating in the realization of love, courage, and shared responsibilities in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 56471 56476 2024-09-21T10:30:48.066678 2023-09-22T07:44:04.810563 text/html text/html 52960 2016-01-24T16:56:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 208235 2016-01-24T16:56:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 233272 2024-09-21T10:30:50.084894 application/epub+zip 232202 2024-09-21T10:30:48.474687 application/epub+zip 86788 2024-09-21T10:30:48.255695 application/epub+zip 270545 2024-09-21T10:30:51.539680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263555 2024-09-21T10:30:49.856684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118310 2022-09-23T08:14:04.741251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49656 49561 2024-09-21T10:30:47.761683 2023-09-22T07:44:04.587560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 49553 2016-01-24T16:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19527 2016-01-24T16:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19623 2024-09-21T10:30:51.862641 application/rdf+xml 23317 2024-09-21T10:30:48.322668 image/jpeg 4044 2024-09-21T10:30:48.288676 image/jpeg 209255 2024-09-21T10:30:48.078697 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia