Novel "Factory Rocket" (2011 г.) ) is the first novel of the cycle-trilogy "Orthogonal Universe" by the famous Australian writer in the genre of "hard NF" Greg Egan . The cycle also includes the novels "Eternal Flame" (2012 g.) ) and "Arrows of Time" (2013 г. The universe in which Yalda lives is arranged differently .. Here the speed of light depends on the wavelength and has no limit, space is described by spherical geometry, and energy is converted not only into heat, but also into light. The native people of Yalda are an advanced civilization of strange four-eyed creatures with incredibly plastic skin and unusual physiology. One clear night on the multicolored trajectories of the stars of the sky appears the first harbinger of the impending apocalypse - Hurtler, orthogonal star There is very little left before the end of the world, time becomes a critical resource. The best minds of the planet come together to find a solution: a hundred volunteers will go into space in a giant ark rocket, which will accelerate to infinite speed and “blur” in time. The passengers of the rocket will have a whole eternity to come up with a way to save their home world from a monstrous catastrophe. (Informal electronic publication)