One man on all Earth still believed in spaceflight. One man knew the burning urgency of mankind's next great step into the unknown. He wanted the stars--ev en though the stars mocked him. He sacrificed everything he had to keep the spark of his ideal alive--and when that wasn't enough, he sacrificed everything his friends had, too. His fight went on for weary decades, making him something more than human--and something less.His name was Joe Webber.