sentences:  It was published in 1964, in the UK by Faber and in the US by Criterion Books.Later published in Portugal by Galeria panorama under the name Pânico no satélite
  
  Tony Hale, skilled engineer and amateur radio ham, smuggles a home-made transceiver on board an Earth-orbiting satellite during his tour of duty.This proves invaluable as the commander of the satellite, Hendriks, is a megalomaniac and demands to be made 'Dictator of the World'.