COSMIC CALAMITY: A shocking sequel to a spaceflight mishap

by David Burnell

The satellite launch from Newquay Airport was the first in the United Kingdom. It should have been the tonic which the whole country needed. Till it all went horribly wrong.

Maxine Travers arrived from GCHQ Bude on government orders, to find out what had really which foreign power had caused this upset? But she could find no obvious security leak.

Later, when it came to trying again, George Gilbert became the Spaceport’s business planner. Could she do any better?

Nothing might ever have been discovered without the gallant librarian from Newquay; and, later, the enterprising teacher from Fowey.

And not forgetting the lasting influence of John Betjeman.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2024

About the author

I grew up in York then read mathematics at Cambridge. After this I taught maths for four years in Ghana then took up Operational Research, applying maths to management problems. My professional career took in the National Coal Board and Thames Water.
On "retiring" I completed my PhD (on the deeper meaning of data from London's water meters) then took up writing fiction. My wife and I own a holiday cottage in Cornwall so we are learning about the area and my books are/will be set there.