Eclipse 8

In the near future, humanity has exploited Earth’s resources to the brink of ruin. Global leaders know that they must find a new planet to inhabit or face extinction. Knowing that no planets within the solar system will be able to adequately sustain human life, they realise they must take on an unprecedented challenge: they must travel into a black hole in the hopes that on the other side will be planets which are able to offer humanity an opportunity to start again.

But as the crew for this dangerous undertaking is assembled, there is much that they are not being told by their leadership. Most importantly, that when they pass through the black hole, they may never be able to return to Earth, and that their ship may simply be crushed by the black hole itself. Will the leaderships’ secrecy doom the mission? Can the crew of Eclipse 8 make it safely through to the black hole, and what dangers await them on the other side?

Jack Hammond is a Native of Scipio, Indiana. While growing up, he was active in sports, participating in wrestling, football and track. Upon completion of high school, Jack initially attended Jamestown College North Dakota on a wrestling scholarship. After completion of his first semester, he transferred to Vincennes University, earning his Associate in Applied Science. In 2006 Jack Hammond enlisted in the United States Army where he has now served for 15 years. Throughout his service, Jack has been deployed once to Iraq and two times to Afghanistan. He is married to Jerri Hammond and they have four children.