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began publication in English in April 2021.
The English publication did not begin in April 2021; that was the announcement month. The first English volume was published on June 8, 2021.
Full reasoning
This sentence appears to confuse the announcement of the English edition with its publication.
- J-Novel Club's own April 2021 announcements page says Perry Rhodan NEO was announced during a livestream on Friday, April 2, 2021.
- But the first English volume, Perry Rhodan NEO: Volume 1 (English Edition), is listed by Google Books as published by J-Novel Club on June 8, 2021.
So April 2021 is the date the English release was announced, not the date publication began.
2 sources
- J-Novel Club Forums | April 2021 JNC announcements!
"We had a livestream on Friday, April 2, 2021!" ... "New J-Novel Pulp line! ... Perry Rhodan NEO"
- Perry Rhodan NEO: Volume 1 (English Edition) - Google Books
"J-Novel Club, Jun 8, 2021" for "Perry Rhodan NEO: Volume 1 (English Edition)"
Eight volumes, each containing two original German Hefte, or "episodes", have been announced.
This is outdated and no longer accurate. J-Novel Club now lists far more than eight English volumes of Perry Rhodan NEO.
Full reasoning
The article says only eight volumes have been announced, but J-Novel Club's official series page now lists Volumes 1 through 18 for the English edition.
That means the statement is no longer factually correct as written: at least eighteen volumes have been announced and listed by the publisher, not just eight.
1 source
- Perry Rhodan NEO | J-Novel Club
The official series page lists "Volume 1" through "Volume 18" for the English edition.
presented it at the Worldcon in Saarbrücken.
Saarbrücken hosted the Perry Rhodan-WeltCon, not the official Worldcon. The 1986 World Science Fiction Convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Full reasoning
This mixes up two different conventions.
- The official Worldcon history lists the 1986 World Science Fiction Convention as ConFederation in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- A separate German source on the Perry Rhodan-WeltCon 1986 says that event took place on 6–7 September 1986 in Saarbrücken and specifically notes that Sensus's maxi-single More Than A Million Lightyears From Home appeared in connection with that convention.
So Saarbrücken was the site of a Perry Rhodan-WeltCon, not the site of the 1986 official Worldcon.
2 sources
- Worldcon History | Worldcon
The Worldcon history page lists 1986 as "ConFederation" in "Atlanta, GA, USA."
- Perry Rhodan-WeltCon 1986 - German Science Fiction Wiki
"Der Perry Rhodan-WeltCon 1986 fand am 6. und 7. September 1986 in der Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken statt." It also notes: "Im August erschien die Maxi-Single More Than A Million Lightyears From Home der Gruppe Sensus."
When he finally went into space, on 18 April 2004, he brought his very first booklet along with him.
The date is off by one day. André Kuipers’s DELTA mission launched on April 19, 2004, not April 18.
Full reasoning
ESA's own mission records date André Kuipers's launch to the International Space Station as 19 April 2004.
- ESA's press release on the DELTA mission says the Soyuz TMA-4 with Kuipers on board "lifted off today" on 19 April 2004.
- ESA's mission facts page likewise lists the launch as 19 April 2004.
So the article's date "18 April 2004" is incorrect.
2 sources
- ESA - DELTA mission heading to ISS with Dutch ESA astronaut
"19 April 2004" ... "The DELTA mission ... lifted off today in the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft on flight 8S to the International Space Station."
- ESA - DELTA Mission facts
"Launch: 19 April 2004, 07:19 Moscow time (05:19 CEST, 03:19 UT)"