Winter World (The Long Winter, #1)

by A.G. Riddle

The ISS orbits roughly two hundred and fifty miles above the Earth, flying through space at over seventeen thousand miles per hour. The station circles the planet 15.54 times each day, which means we see either the sunrise or sunset every forty-five minutes.

Fornax was the Roman god of fire

twenty million miles from Earth, or one and a half light-minutes away from Earth.”

Space is empty, or nearly empty, so once an object achieves velocity, there’s nothing to slow it down. It just keeps going.

“Any change that takes power from those who have it will face opposition. The greater the change, the greater the force with which it will be struck down.”

managing your own expectations is perhaps the most important job you have now.”

In Fowler’s office, I pace, fit to be tied.

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