The Big Idea: Curtis C. Chen

It may be getting cooler as we fully embrace fall, but things are heating up in space! Author Curtis C. Chen is here with not only his Big Idea, but a science lesson that he says will better help you understand his newest novel, Kangaroo Forth, the fourth installment of his Kangaroo series. CURTIS C. CHEN: Hashtag shameless cross promotion: if you want to know about the very specific references to twentieth-century pop culture in the fourth Kangaroo book, Kangaroo Forth, go read the “My Favorite Bit” that I wrote for Mary Robinette Kowal’s journal yesterday. Today, I’m going to talk about the real-world inspiration for the “heat lock” situation that occurs in K4. Don’t worry, this isn’t really a spoiler—think of it as watching the safety video before you board an amusement park ride. Good to know just in case anything happens, let’s hope it doesn’t, fingers crossed, wink emoji! (Disclaimer: I am not a professional space scientist or science communicator by training, so please excuse…

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