In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting that, on the 200th anniversary of that expedition, the United States, together with international partners, should embark on another journey of exploration in a vastly more extensive region of remarkable potential for discovery. Although the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet's surface, much of the ocean has been investigated in only a cursory sense, and many areas have not been investigated at all. Exploration of the Seas assesses the feasibility and potential value of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean exploration and discovery. The study committee surveys national and international ocean programs and strategies for cooperation between governments, institutions, and ocean scientists and explorers, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in these activities. Based primarily on existing documents, the committee summarizes priority areas for ocean research and exploration and examines existing plans for advancing ocean exploration and knowledge.

Describes the epic voyage of a single ship and its crew toward the very heart of the galaxy.

With the Earth destroyed by a supernova, the Space Star Silver Streak moves outward into the heavens, a self-sustaining starship housing thousands, settling colonies on other planets . . . moving outward into the deepest, unknown reaches of space . . . In this volume, Captain Richard Cameron's old rival seeks to take over the ship, a dangerous lunatic takes over one of the colonies, the Silver Streak confronts a menacing machine civilization, and the ship stumbles into a sector of space where thoughts are transformed into reality. These are only a few of the mind-bending, shocking, and thought-provoking experiences in Volume One of Voyage Into the Unknown.

It is the forty-first century. Falling prey to unimagined solar processes, the sun has exploded and destroyed the Earth. Thousands of survivors move outward into space aboard the Space Star Silver Streak. Thirteen years have passed as they search for habitable planets to colonize. Now, with the ship almost emptied, the mission nearly at an end, the most recently established colony signals distress. Something huge, ominous, mysterious, and inexplicable is wandering through the galaxy. Ten years ago Captain Richard Cameron resigned from command. Faced with a new and completely unexplained crisis, he returns to the bridge, reunites his old crew, and sets off on a voyage that may mean the end of his career or the salvation of civilization--or both! A voyage to the limits of knowledge, a voyage to the height of human potential... A voyage into the unknown!

With the Earth destroyed by a supernova, the Space Star Silver Streak moves outward into the heavens, a self-sustaining starship housing thousands, settling colonies on other planets . . . moving outward into the deepest, unknown reaches of space. Eleven more stories in the odyssey of the Silver Streak. Captain Cameron and Frank Johnson are stranded on a frozen planet. President Walden seizes command of the Silver Streak to attack a peaceful planet. The crew is menaced by an ancient force of pure evil. These are only a few of the perilous predicaments faced by the crew of the Silver Streak in the second volume of the Voyage Into the Unknown saga!

With the Earth destroyed by a supernova, the Space Star Silver Streak moves outward into the heavens, a self-sustaining starship housing thousands, settling colonies on other planets . . . moving outward into the deepest, unknown reaches of space . . . Twelve more stories in the epic odyssey of the Space Star Silver Streak. In this volume, the Hyron commander Mordrax takes over the Silver Streak, Science Officer Philippe Stargazer is possessed by the ghost of Hitler, a mobster blackmails Captain Cameron with a gun that can destroy a planet, First Officer Frank Johnson is assigned to transport a supply of gold into a wild west section of the galaxy, and Cameron nets Frank into a scheme to rob the ship's treasury. These are just a few of the amazing adventures in the latest volume of Voyage Into the Unknown!

With the Earth destroyed by a supernova, the Space Star Silver Streak moves outward into the heaveans, a self-sustaining starship housing thousands, settling colonies on other planets . . . moving outward into the deepest, unknown reaches of space . . . The final volume of the epic space saga features twelve more stories in which Captain Richard Cameron and Frank Johnson encounter more friends and enemies, wonders and dangers in the infinite universe. In this volume, Jack Hasta is accused of shipping illegal drugs to one of the Silver Streak's colonies, powerful aliens trap Captain Cameron and his old enemy Mordrax in a parallel universe, Jack Hasta wins a "dream date" with a hideous old hag with a startling secret, and Cameron disappears into a mysterious region of space where people and spacecraft vanish without a trace. These are only a few of the spellbinding adventures in this last collection of amazing Voyage Into the Unknown stories!