The ship's name was carved on the bronze plaque, and the names of the men and women of her crew. Below this the dates were written: Launched; March 3, 2008. Returned: There was no way of knowing when she would return, if she ever did return. There had never been a ship like the Argonaut before. this was no clumsy orbit-craft to carry colonists and miners to the outpost stations on Mars and Venus. Her destination was Alpha Centauri; her voyage might take centuries to complete.
1959.