Ad Astra Per Aspera
The starship “Ad Astra” has been my home for more than forty years; I was orphaned by the Nano Wars when I was 8, but my parents—who were influential with the New Hope Society—saw that I was taken aboard the giant interstellar vessel when the world political situation began to deteriorate. Nearly 15 kilometers long, “Ad Astra” is basically a giant cylinder designed to rotate and create artificial gravity for the 10,000 people living inside; although I barely remember the cities of Earth, the...