Carey Rockwell

When Tom Corbett and his Polaris unit mates, Roger and Astro, were assigned to the great expedition of one thousand space ships carrying pioneer colonists billions of miles to the satellite Roald, they did not dream that they were facing the most thrilling adventures of their careers.Leadership of the expedition fell into the ruthless hands of one Paul Vidac who, learning that there was uranium on the satellite whither they were bound, decided to take over the new colony for himself. At every step of his evil design he found himself dealing with the three cadets who came to the aid of the pioneers.When the long journey was over and it was time to make a landing on the distant Star satellite, a mysterious and powerful force (the presence of the uranium) so affected the instruments that almost half of the great fleet of space ships crashed into each other or onto the landing field. Thanks to Tom's coolness and quick thinking, the Polaris made a safe landing. Once landed on Roald the adventures came thick and fast, and the evil designs of the cold-blooded Vidac and his greedy henchmen were frustrated by the three cadets and their old commander, Captain Strong.Loosely based on the Space Cadet novel of Robert A. Heinlein.

What started out as an innocent campus prank at Space Academy almost cost the Polaris unit the chance to become officers in the Solar Guard. For punishment, Tom, Roger, and Astro were assigned to spend all their spare time on guard duty in the vicinity of a new building which housed the latest hush-hush project so important to the solar universe.Here they were able to observe some suspicious events which looked to them to be attempts to sabotage a plan to deliver cargo from freighter spaceships to the various planets by means of projectiles shot from the mother ships. Should the plan prove successful, it meant the doom of the present methods of transportation in space.The saboteurs were ruthless, and for a long time the Solar Guard played into their hands. How the three cadets, through their courage and ingenuity, were able to accomplish the downfall of the plotters makes thrilling and exciting reading. Their gallant work not only saves the project but restores their good standing in the Academy. Here is a rousing story which no red-blooded boy will want to miss!

Carey Rockwell is the pseudonym used for the author of the Tom Corbet Space Cadet series of books written for young boys. This 1950's series included books, comic strips, coloring books and television shows. The Tom Corbett space series consists of eight books, which may have been based on the novel Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein. The series follows the adventures of Tom and his friend Roger as they train to be members of the Solar Guard. The stories center around the academy, the bunkroom and their training ship Polaris. Their adventures take them to alien worlds in our solar system and beyond.

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