Before she became the leader of the Cripple Squadron, Vicki Buckner was a newb pilot fighting in the asteroid belt. Chinese-sponsored pirates have begun intercepting hydrogen tankers from Saturn, cutting off the precious fuel the US and its Western allies need. The space carrier Midway arrives on the scene to suppress the pirates, and in what historians would call the 1st battle of the First Solar War, Vicki fights for her life. Read how she becomes the first space ace and wins the Space Cross. The pirates never stood a chance.

"Battle at Chaser's Rock"

by Fred Hughes