The story starts with a look at Sol's inhabitants living on its many rocks and using Solar Sail empowered space ships. We explore the structure and problems of that environment. Future past history shows how this society came into existence and their path forward. We look at the design and functionality of the H2LiftShips, how the crews interact, and introduce the roles and actions of senior crew members. The second part, "H2LiftShips, the journey," which is published here, has our protagonists, Jack and Tang, working with a boost crew to cross the empty divide between two H2LiftShips just beyond Earth's space before space.