The Path to the Stars

by Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Collection of Science-Fiction Works, by K. E. Tsiolkovsky (content under a copyright, so removed from this file)		1
On the Moon. Fiction Tale		7
Deams About the Earth and the Sky		49
I.	External Structure of the Universe	49
II.	Universal Attraction	57
III.	Description of Various Phenomena Occurring Without Participation of Gravity	66
IV.	Hater of Gravity	75
V.	Can One Obtain on Earth a Medium with Gravity Different than on Earth?	78
VI.		90
VII.	In the Belt of Asteroids	95
VIII.	Energy of the Solar Rays	140
IX.	Gravitation as a Cause of Speeds of Celestial Bodies and Their Radiation	145
On Vesta		149
Beyond the Earth		155
1.	Castle in the Himalayas	155
2.	Enthusiasm of Discovery	155
3.	Discussion of the Project	157
4.	More About the Castle and Its Inhabitants	161
5.	Continuation of Conversation About Rocket	163
6.	Newton's First Lecture	165
7.	The Second Lecture	168
8.	Two Experiments with the Rocket Within the Limits of the Atmosphere	172
9.	Again an Astronomical Lecture	176
10.	Preparation for Flight Around the Earth	180
11.	Eternal Spring. Complicated Rocket. Assembly and Supplies	181
12.	Altitude of External World. Location of Rocket	185
13.	The Farewell. Locked in the Rocket. Take-Off. First Impressions	185
14.	The People Remaining on Earth. Lecture in the Castle	187
15.	In the Rocket Flying Around the Earth. Detonation Has Ceased. [The Crew Has] Emerged from the Water. A Discussion	194
16.	Subjective State	196
17.	Occupation, Sleep, Reading, Food	197
18.	Physical and Chemical Experiments. A Concert	199
19.	They Opened the Shutters	205
20.	Protests. Longing for Work. Artificial Gravity	211
21.	The Rocket Turns into a Blooming Garden	212
22.	Pressure Suits Are Put on	214
23.	Flight Out of the Rocket into Surrounding Ether Space	216
24.	Story of the Ones in Overalls About Their Impressions	220
25.	Adjustment of Temperature of Rocket	222
26.	Conversation About Phenomena Experienced by the Ones in Overalls	223
27.	Discussions on Life in Ether	226
28.	Bath	230
29.	Summary on Life in Ether	231
30.	Picture of Bathing	233
31.	Greenhouse	234
32.	Construction of the Greenhouse. Inexhaustible. Vital Products	236
33.	Sorrowless Life. Telegaphing by Sunlight	242
34.	State of Humanity in 2017	243
35.	Strange Star. Earth Recognizes That World Deserts Are Open for Humanity	244
36.	Again Beyond the Earth. Conference About New Spiral Flight Around the Earth. Mysterious Knock. Sentinel in Ether	246
37.	Flight Along a Spiral. Travel Impressions. Fireballs. They Attain the Orbit of the Moon. Resolve to Fly to the Moon	250
38.	Doubts. To Fly onto the Moon	254
39.	Events on the Native Planet	256
40.	From Earth to Space and Back. Construction of New Colonies	262
41.	Journey from Lunar Orbit to Moon	268
42.	On the Mountains and Valleys of the Moon	272
43.	Farewell, Moon! Departure from the Moon	288
44.	Again in the Great Rocket. Telegram to Earth About the Moon	290
45.	Terrestrial Matters	293
46.	Pictures of Migration and Life in the Ethereal Colonies	293
47.	Union of Colonies	300
48.	Among the Scientists on the Orbit of the Moon. First Conference	301
49.	Second Conference	303
50.	Around the Sun, Beyond the Orbit of Earth	304
51.	On an Unknown Planet	306
52.	Again in the Rocket. They Fly to Mars	308
53.	They Encounter Gas Rings on the Way	311
54.	They Approach Mars	312
55.	Is It Possible to Visit the Planets?	313
56.	In the Direction to Earth--by the Short Route	318
57.	On Earth	320
58.	Meeting in the Castle. Plans for New Celestial Excursions	322
Goals of Stellar Navigation		325
Change in Relative Gravity on Earth		361
	Mercury	361
	Mars	365
	Vesta	367
	Ceres and Pallas	373
	On Rings of Pallas	377
Living Creatures in Space		385
Biology of Dwarfs and Giants		403
	Man, Reduced to One-Half of His Size	403
	Man, Increased to Twice His Size	406
	Man, Reduced by 100 Times	407
Ether Island		411
Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere		423
Science Fiction in the Works of K. E. Tsiolkovsky, by B. N. Vorob'yev		433
APPENDICES
Appendix I. To the Inventors of Reaction-Powered Machines (28 April 1930)		453
Appendix II. Is It Only a Fantasy?		457
Appendix III. Pages from Notebook frcm Youth		461