Skyfire Puzzle

I grew up an avid reader of the original series of the Hardy Boys and I currently own a couple of the books published before World War II. This is the first book in one of the later series that I have read and while there are many obvious differences, the general level of interest and excitement is still there. Frank, Joe and Chet Morton are aiding Fenton Hardy in one of his cases. All three of the boys are technologically literate, using modern electronic gear to perform their detective work. The primary case is a series of sabotage events at the space center, where a new satellite is about to be launched. Since those previously scheduled to be civilian members of a space shuttle crew must decline, Frank, Joe and Chet undergo astronaut training and Frank and Joe are members of the space shuttle crew. While in space, they unmask the members of the sabotage ring and solve all of the mysteries. I enjoyed the story, having the boys so technically knowledgeable really advances the tale and makes it interesting. The author(s) also expend the ink needed to explain the physics behind life in space and what an astronaut needs to do to live and work in space. Having an opportunity to go up into space is the dream of almost every child interested in science, and this story is a tantalizing clue as to what it would be like.