The Lady Astronaut Alternate Universe continues with Nicole's story, wherein we learn that the Earth Firsters are willing to do anything to stop human exploration of space. This is a great story, but I resisted, because initially I really wanted to know about York's flight to Mars. Kowal tells a story that hits a lot closer to home, especially in post-qAnon America where we have all seen adults we thought were smarter believe unsubstantiated rumors and blatant lies. If this is intentionally, I really like Kowal's choice, especially putting the racism and sexism front & center. Brave move. For me at least it worked very well! Bravo!