The Dark Spring
Brandon Q. Morris
When a space probe returns from the dead, you better not expect good news.
In 2014, the ESA spacecraft Rosetta lands a small probe named Philae on 67P, a Jupiter-family comet. The lander goes radio silent two years later. Suddenly, in 2026, scientists receive new transmissions from the comet. Motivated by findings that are initially sensational but soon turn frightening, NASA dispatches a crewed spacecraft to the comet. But as the ship approaches the mysterious celestial body, the connection to the astronauts soon breaks. Now it seems nothing can be done anymore to stop the looming dark danger that threatens Earth ...
Duration - 8h 55m.
Author - Brandon Q. Morris.
Narrator - Steven Vox.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2020 Brandon Q. Morris ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
When a space probe returns from the dead, you better not expect good news. In 2014, the ESA spacecraft Rosetta lands a small probe named Philae on 67P, a Jupiter-family comet. The lander goes radio silent two years later. Suddenly, in 2026, scientists receive new transmissions from the comet. Motivated by findings that are initially sensational but soon turn frightening, NASA dispatches a crewed spacecraft to the comet. But as the ship approaches the mysterious celestial body, the connection to the astronauts soon breaks. Now it seems nothing can be done anymore to stop the looming dark danger that threatens Earth ... Duration - 8h 55m. Author - Brandon Q. Morris. Narrator - Steven Vox. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Brandon Q. Morris ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:30
Chapter 1: August 15, 2026 – DLR Control Center, Cologne
Duration:00:23:47
Chapter 2: August 15, 2026 – Green Bank Observatory
Duration:00:06:18
Chapter 3: August 16, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:09:16
Chapter 4: August 16, 2026 – Cologne
Duration:00:09:39
Chapter 5: August 17, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 6: August 17, 2026 – DLR Control Centre, Cologne
Duration:00:05:54
Chapter 7: August 18, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 8: August 18, 2026 – DLR Control Center, Cologne
Duration:00:04:11
Chapter 9: August 19, 2026 – Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 10: August 19, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:02:12
Chapter 11: August 19, 2026 – DLR Control Center, Cologne
Duration:00:05:35
Chapter 12: August 20, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:03:25
Chapter 13: August 20, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:03:04
Chapter 14: August 20, 2026 – DLR Control Center, Cologne
Duration:00:22:53
Chapter 15: August 21, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 16: August 21, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:10:29
Chapter 17: August 21, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 18: August 21, 2026 – Pico del Teide
Duration:00:04:08
Chapter 19: August 22, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:09:21
Chapter 20: August 22, 2026 – Pico del Teide
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 21: August 22, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:02:23
Chapter 22: August 22, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 23: August 22, 2026 – Hawthorne, California
Duration:00:02:49
Chapter 24: August 22, 2026 – DosRios 19 Probe
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 25: August 23, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 26: August 23, 2026 – DosRios 19 Probe
Duration:00:09:43
Chapter 27: August 23, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:12:30
Chapter 28: August 23, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:04:56
Chapter 29: August 24, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:03:17
Chapter 30: August 24, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:07:22
Chapter 31: August 24, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:07:18
Chapter 32: August 25, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:13:22
Chapter 33: August 25, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:05:36
Chapter 34: August 25, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:03:45
Chapter 35: August 26, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:04:24
Chapter 36: August 26, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:03:11
Chapter 37: August 26, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:04:18
Chapter 38: August 27, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:02:37
Chapter 39: August 27, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:06:42
Chapter 40: August 27, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter 41: August 28, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 42: August 28, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:01:22
Chapter 43: August 28, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:07:57
Chapter 44: August 29, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:01:50
Chapter 45: August 29, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:21:50
Chapter 46: August 29, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:07:22
Chapter 47: August 29, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:13:11
Chapter 48: August 29, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:05:41
Chapter 49: August 30, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:12:22
Chapter 50: August 30, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 51: August 30, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:11:19
Chapter 52: August 31, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:05:53
Chapter 53: August 31, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:02:11
Chapter 54: August 31, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:08:12
Chapter 55: September 1, 2026 – TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:07:21
Chapter 56: September 1, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 57: September 1, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:02:55
Chapter 58: September 1, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:02:32
Chapter 59: September 1, 2026 – Comet 67P
Duration:00:03:54
Chapter 60: September 1, 2026, TU Darmstadt
Duration:00:03:44
Chapter 61: September 1, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:12:40
Chapter 62: September 1, 2026 – Comet 67P
Duration:00:41:15
Chapter 63: September 2, 2026 – SpaceShip SS1
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter 64: September 5, 2026 – Lunar Gateway
Duration:00:01:52
Chapter 65: September 12, 2026 – Surface of the moon
Duration:00:02:08
Chapter 66: September 19, 2026 – DLR Control Room, Cologne
Duration:00:01:59
Chapter 67: October 5, 2026 – Hawthorne, California
Duration:00:02:07
Chapter 68: October 24, 2026 – Santa Monica
Duration:00:03:12
Chapter 69: November 21, 2026 – Pico del Teide
Duration:00:02:00
Chapter 70: December 3, 2026 – Comet 67P
Duration:00:01:35
Chapter 71: Author's afterword
Duration:00:02:49
Author's Note
Duration:00:03:34
A Guided Tour of Comets
Duration:00:20:32
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27