ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Without help, this contest and anthology would never have happened. I’d like to thank members of the National Space Society of North Texas, former NSS Executive Director George Whitesides, and Lynne Zielinski, NSS Vice President of Public Affairs. The list of people at Baen that help are legion but include Toni Weisskopf, Tony Daniel, Hank Davis, Jim Minz, David Afsharirad, Christopher Ruocchio, David Drake, Walt Boyes, Eric Flint, Mike Resnick, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. I also owe a huge thanks to my friend Michelle Muenzler who has been the contest first reader since 2013.