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Beyond apollo / by Barry N. Malzberg

Following a failed mission to Venus, the sole surviving astronaut is confined to a mental institution where his journals provide conflicting accounts of his captain's disappearance. The story explores the psychological strain and humanity's incompetence in space exploration.
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