Project Gutenberg 2022-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 63 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 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 en Science fiction Space ships -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction Communication -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 100051 100081 2024-10-17T02:16:41.475188 2023-09-29T07:11:32.660817 text/html text/html 76921 2024-10-16T09:16:56 text/html 509754 2024-10-17T02:16:57.233145 application/epub+zip 510407 2024-10-17T02:16:50.133148 application/epub+zip 102615 2024-10-17T02:16:44.375219 application/epub+zip 491834 2024-10-17T02:17:05.030110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483436 2024-10-17T02:16:56.972189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141667 2022-09-30T16:22:18.134393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91628 91613 2024-10-17T02:16:41.093210 2023-09-29T07:11:32.409813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 71768 2024-10-16T09:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21025 2024-10-17T02:17:05.199106 application/rdf+xml 28400 2024-10-17T02:16:49.659153 image/jpeg 4942 2024-10-17T02:16:49.521159 image/jpeg 34680 2022-05-10T21:26:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 464199 2022-05-10T21:26:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 466162 2024-10-17T02:16:41.503222 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