Short Stories from the Voyages of The Virgo Books in Order

A secretive group hopes to revive interstellar exploration in a civilization that has turned away from space travel. Behind their ambitious project, unnamed workers struggle with the practical problems of getting the concealed spaceship Virgo ready to launch.

The Virgo’s crew takes another trial flight, landing at a newly constructed pad while doubts grow about whether their spaceship will ever leave its home planet. Their preparations unfold within a civilization reluctant to resume travel among the stars.

The people working behind the scenes on the spaceship Virgo face the unglamorous challenge of getting it airborne. Their efforts support a secret venture toward a distant galaxy in a civilization that has rejected the risks of space exploration.

Technical failures accumulate aboard the spaceship Virgo until a fire makes the ground crew’s fears real. The troubled vessel’s preparations threaten a secret project to restore adventurous space travel in a civilization that prefers a safer future.

A young captain takes the Virgo on a brief simulated journey through space and encounters something unexpected. The experience tests her judgment and forces her to question assumptions about the capabilities of neighboring civilizations before a larger expedition.