Captain Zoe Andersen Instant

“It’s a psychological anchor,” Voss explains. “When the ship is screaming, she focuses on something alive and small. It keeps her human.” At 44, Andersen is at a crossroads. TransStellar wants to promote her to Fleet Commander—a desk job. The outer colonies are begging her to train their volunteer pilots. And a certain documentary crew is following her around for a feature called “The Last Stick-and-Rudder Captain.”

“The computer froze. I didn’t. That’s not heroism. That’s just knowing that your crew sleeps in the aft section, and you refuse to let them wake up dead.” captain zoe andersen

“Learn to fix the engine before you learn to fly the ship. The sky doesn’t respect your title. It respects your hands.” “It’s a psychological anchor,” Voss explains

She hasn’t decided yet.