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After the USSR lands the the first woman on the Moon, NASA scrambles to assemble a crop of women astronaut candidates, known as ASCANs. The candidates endure months of extremely difficult training, steadily winnowing their number. Women around the world are inspired by the Soviet cosmonaut and the NASA ASCANs.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich on Nov 3, 2019 - 17 comments

NASA is in crisis as the Soviets land the first man on the moon in 1969, the beginning of an alternate history. [more inside]
posted by Major Clanger on Nov 3, 2019 - 14 comments

Season finale. A risky escape attempt is engineered to free Jamie, and he's taken to a nearby monastery, where Claire attempts to nurse him back to health, both his mind and body.
posted by tracicle on May 31, 2015 - 23 comments

A visit from Black Jack causes Jamie to realize a fate exists that is worse than his death sentence.
posted by tracicle on May 17, 2015 - 14 comments

Claire and Jenny set out to rescue Jamie from his redcoat captors; unorthodox tactics are used.
posted by tracicle on May 10, 2015 - 11 comments

The men of the Watch descend upon Lallybroch. Claire realizes that Jenny's impending childbirth will be dangerous, but Jenny swears her to secrecy. The Redcoat defector Horrocks appears, and threatens to reveal that Jamie has a price on his head unless Jamie pays him. [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on May 4, 2015 - 7 comments

Jamie takes Claire to his family home, Lallybroch.
posted by tracicle on Apr 26, 2015 - 19 comments

Jamie and the Highlanders rescue Claire from Black Jack Randall. Back at the castle, politics threaten to tear Clan MacKenzie apart and Jamie's scorned lover, Laoghaire, attempts to win him back.
posted by tracicle on Apr 5, 2015 - 8 comments