In which, we learn that not everything is rosy on the trip to the red planet. Being stuck in a tin can for months is starting to take its toll on the crew and passengers.

The journey to Mars has reached its halfway point. How does the crew spend the time?

The trip to Mars makes a detour via Venus? Well, it's not really a detour, it's physics.

In which the trip to Mars is underway.

Preliminary note: I wrote this story in 2024, and I'm (re)publishing it here now. Since it is about 11,000 words long, I am posting it in several episodes. However, the entire story is available as an e-book if you would prefer to read it all at