The interstellar ship they were putting the finishing touches on out there between Earth and Luna.
These interstellar ships are fast, but we've been told we're going to many planets and will be gone a long time.
"Meta, aren't you a little young to be the pilot of an interstellar ship?"
But interstellar ships travel through infraspace where light years do not count, and our journey only lasted a day, ship's time.
He knew little about interstellar ships; his field was microbiology.
"It just so happens that he has an interstellar ship waiting in deep space, coordinates unknown - except to us," he added.
And the launching pad itself was an interstellar ship!
Now she learned that here was the planet's only major star base, the one port capable of fully servicing interstellar ships.
Did interstellar ships enjoy such a situation?
"How many interstellar ships do the colonists have at their disposal?"