They thought the space race was about rockets. They never realized it was about survival.In 1988, alien forces detect a dangerous rise in Earth's space technology. Fearing humanity's potential to invade other worlds, they deploy a covert sabotage program - MB18: Mission Blackout. Disguised as system errors, launch failures, and technological misfires, alien interference silently cripples global research centers for decades.As space missions fail, scientists vanish, and technology collapses, one man watches: Dr. John Faulkner, a brilliant but discredited physicist who believes something beyond Earth is disrupting progress. When five nations secretly join forces to build an off-grid research hub in the Arctic, Earth finally prepares to fight back.But the aliens aren't done.They send in Kael, a lethal purge agent.And Earth's only chance lies in Orun - an alien spy torn between loyalty to his creators and his growing bond with humanity.If you enjoy science fiction thrillers with alien invasion, secret government projects, high-tech sabotage, and emotionally grounded characters, MB18 is your next unputdownable read.This is Book 1 of the Mission Blackout series - a gripping techno-thriller where science, war, and belief collide.