The Upside-Down Captain
By JIM HARMON
He knew the captain would be a monster.
He knew the crew would be rough. He knew
all about space travel—except the truth!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1960.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
I
"Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
"Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform. He angled his head up at the spire of the inter-atmosphere ship, the Gorgon. This was only a sample of what he could expect once he canted into that hull. It would be rough. But he had made up his mind to take it.