"Foster, Lieutenant, R. I. P.," blared the voice horn, and five minutes
later Rip Foster was off into space on an assignment more exciting than
any he had ever imagined. He could hardly believe his ears. Could a green
young Planeteer, just through his training, possibly carry out orders like
these? Sunny space, what a trick it would be!
From the moment Rip boards the space ship _Scorpius_ there is a thrill a
minute. He and his nine daring Planeteers must cope with the merciless
hazing of the spacemen commanding the ship, and they must outwit the
desperate Connies, who threaten to plunge all of space into war. There are
a thousand dangers to be faced in high vacuum—and all of this while
carrying out an assignment that will take every reader’s breath away.
[Illustration: Major Barris Faced Rip and the New Planeteers]