====== The Selene Project ====== An [[timelines:spaceflight alternate histories|alternate spaceflight timeline]] by [[offtopic:sts-200]]. You can read the timeline [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/|here]]. It follows the prologue/prequel //**[[timelines:Quaerere Caelis]]**// (recommended to be read first, as a prologue). The timeline itself is followed by a sequel work, //**[[timelines:To Grasp the Heavens]]**//. ---- ==== Premise and POD ==== The alternate history of a pre-ESA European space programme, centered on French and UK efforts. The main goal for project Selene becomes a European Moonshot (with a lunar landing planned for the early 1970s). ---- ==== Chapters ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/selene-logo2-jpg.260317/|Title Card]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/|1: An Act of Desperation​]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/#post-11175475|2: AVEZ-VOUS CUPPA?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/#post-11181640|3: The Go Ahead]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/#post-11192323|4: Turning Swords into Ploughshares (Part 1)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/#post-11192350|5: Turning Swords into Ploughshares (Part 2)]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-2#post-11206924|6: Tribalism]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-2#post-11211046|7: Rockets are Supposed to Go Up]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-2#post-11214670|8: SUSpect Design]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-3#post-11220762|9: List of Abbreviations]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-3#post-11224079|10: Whittling back the Options]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-3#post-11233650|11: From "What If" to "We Shall"]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-3#post-11239431|12: The Winged Messengers]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-4#post-11247618|13: Threading a Camel through the Eye of a Needle – At Mach 25]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-5#post-11252013|14: The White Heat of Technology]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-5#post-11270583|15: To Stroll Among the Stars]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-5#post-11275622|16: Late, Underpowered and Overweight]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-5#post-11279714|17: Blue Star]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-6#post-11280047|18: Problems and Opportunities]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-6#post-11289883|19: The First Hints of Discord]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-6#post-11299676|20: The Domino Theory]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-6#post-11308030|21: A Piece of Land Surrounded by Dollars]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-6#post-11314015|22: Scoop!]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-7#post-11330446|23: A True Spacecraft]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-7#post-11341818|24: A Step Forward and A Step Back]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-7#post-11346030|25: The Anvil Flies]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-7#post-11350284|26: A Simple Mistake]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-7#post-11358696|27: To Geostationary and Beyond]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-8#post-11367542|28: "Live, via Satellite"]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-8#post-11375280|29: The Man Who Makes the Machines]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-8#post-11379247|30: Uncertain Operations]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-8#post-11388801|31: Balanced on a Knife Edge]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-9#post-11399403|32: Le Two Fingered Salute]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-9#post-11408474|33: Rudderless]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-9#post-11412786|34: The End of the Beginning]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-9#post-11422078|35: Taking Matters in Hand]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-9#post-11431427|36: A Hit and a Miss]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11438095|37: The Second Selene Project]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11442559|38: Forensic Engineering]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11456651|39: Falling Short]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11468422|40: The Wrong Stuff]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11473884|41: The Cost of Penny-Pinching]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11483449|42: The Dawn of a New Age]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-10#post-11494382|43: Aurora 4]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11507079|44: Failure Must Be An Option]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11511807|45: Mission Accomplished]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11525463|46: Oh, No... Not again]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11531850|47: The Day the World Looked Small]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11541689|48: Can we do it?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11551509|49: Last Chance Selene]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-11#post-11555552|50: Holding their Nerve]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-12#post-11562457|51: The Space(lab) Race]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-12#post-11568539|52]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-12#post-11571641|53: The Last Roar of Empire]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-12#post-11576736|54: Space is for Shuttles]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-12#post-11587570|55: Behind the Scenes]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-13#post-11597142|56: C'est du la merde !]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-13#post-11605811|57: What... has the World ended?]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-13#post-11614803|58: The New Motor]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-13#post-11621921|59: Only So Much Can Be Done]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-13#post-11626524|60: No Distractions]]** **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-selene-project.363684/page-14#post-11636043|61: Advance Australia Fair]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[Spaceflight alternate histories|Spaceflight Timelines]]** **[[Late 20th century|Late 20th Century Timelines]]** **[[timelines:timelines_and_scenarios|Alternate History Timelines and Scenarios Main Directory]]**