Hubble Rising, by C. Stuart Hardwick

[Analog]

★★★☆☆

(Space Adventure) A private space team works to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope before it burns up in the atmosphere. (7,948 words; Time: 26m)

Dangerous Company, by C. Stuart Hardwick

[Analog]

★★★☆☆ Average

(SF Adventure) The first run of a lunar lander designed to let rich people get the Apollo experience goes awry when the wealthy pilot goes off course and won’t agree to abort before the fuel runs out. (7,554 words; Time: 25m)

A Measure of Love, by C. Stuart Hardwick

[Analog]

★★★☆☆ Average

(Robot SF) Aki has fond memories of the robot who cared for her in the orphanage, so she decides to do something when she learns they’re all being scrapped. (3,925 words; Time: 13m)

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Open Source Space, by C. Stuart Hardwick

[Analog]

★★★☆☆ Mixed

(SF Adventure) A failed attempt to recover a long-lost lunar module turns deadly when the object is discovered to be on a collision course with a Chinese base. (8,044 words; Time: 26m)

For All Mankind, by C. Stuart Hardwick

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(Hard SF) A secret 1970 space mission sends a US and a Soviet woman on a one-way trip to deflect a killer asteroid. (12,901 words; Time: 43m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Meticulous and Moving

Dreams of the Rocket Men, by C. Stuart Hardwick

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(SF) Old Mr. Coanda fans Jimmy's love for outer space by showing him how to build and launch real rockets. (7,404 words; Time: 24m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Powerful and moving, but the speculative element is just tacked on.

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