A Fragile Orbit: Technology, Surveillance, and the Human Condition in Rebecca Scherm’s "A House Between Earth and the Moon"
🔖“Speculation demands ambition—the ability not only to sketch out the depths of human depravity, but also to pine for its redemption.”🔖 📑 Synopsis : Scientist Alex Welch-Peters has believed for twenty years that his super-algae can reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardised his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future. When Sensus, the colossal tech company, offers him a chance to complete his research, he seizes the opportunity. The catch? His lab will be in outer space on Parallaxis, the first-ever luxury residential space station built for billionaires. Alex and six other scientists leave their loved ones to become Pioneers, the beta tenants of Parallaxis. But Parallaxis is not the space palace they were sold. Day and night, the embittered crew builds the facility under pressure from Sensus, motivated by the promise that their families will join them. Meanwhile, back on Earth, with much of the coun...