The Challenge of the Spaceship Author:Arthur C. Clarke In The Challenge of the Spaceship, Arthur C. Clarke speculates on the changes that will come in our own generation- the first generation to break away of the limitations of our planet- and predicts some of the astonishing scientific developments that will inevitably come in future centuries. Among these will be man space ships traveling at speed... more »s more than 1,000,000 m.p.h., techniques for changing and controlling the climate of the entire Earth, exploration of an area 10 times greater than all of our continents on the other planets of the solar system, and discovery of the basic secrets of life and synthesis of living matter in the laboratory.« less