The Exiles Trilogy

When all the best of Earth's scientists are forced into exile to a space station to prevent their work from upsetting the status quo, they decide to embark on an even grander adventure to the stars. An epic three-volume saga from a science fiction master, all in one book:

EXILED FROM EARTH
FLIGHT OF EXILES
END OF EXILE

Dr. Ben Bova is a six-time Hugo Award winner and author of over 125 futuristic novels and nonfiction book about science and technology.