

On the far side of the moon, the men discovered the scientific research vessel of an extraterrestrial race the humanoid Arkonides had been forced to make an emergency landing. On June 19, 1971, Major Perry Rhodan commanded the atomic-powered spaceship Stardust on the first manned moon-landing, accompanied by three other astronauts. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy and began a career as a pilot. Perry Rhodan the character was born on Jin Manchester, Connecticut, the son of Jakob Edgar Rhodan (a German émigré post-WWI) and Mary Rhodan (nee Tibo). Now, fifty-four years and more than 2,800 magazine novels (plus a plethora of related products) later, Perry Rhodan stands as the longest-running ongoing science-fiction storyline in existence. Originally planned as a thirty-issue periodical, its unexpected success prompted the publisher to extend that plan to fifty issues. Perry Rhodan the series was born in Germany in 1961. Pabel-Moewig Verlag KG, Rastatt About Perry Rhodan A ship of the Akons, Earth's arch enemies, has also set its sights on this galactic mystery. The ship turns out to be an ark, carrying a population of humans who set out on their journey 55,000 years ago, from Earth – Lemurians, the legendary forefathers of mankind.īut Rhodan is not the only one to have noticed the ark. After a tragic accident Perry Rhodan discovers a huge space ship, two miles long and traveling almost at the speed of light.
