All judgment fled

Description:

Sixty million miles from Earth, embroiled in all the perils of First Contact with alien life forms, astronauts haven't much time for politicians and public relations officers. Back on Earth, though, the First Contact is being relayed to a breathlessly waiting public, and must of what the astronauts must do and say is coming through live - to the total dismay of military brass and political bigwigs.

subjects: Science Fiction,  Human-alien encounters,  Fiction,  Irish Science fiction

Places: Mars,  Jupiter