In 2062, Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol and the crew of his spaceship, Fireball XL5, explore Sector 25 of the galaxy, encountering friendly and hostile aliens along the way.
Fireball XL5 was part of the fleet of interplanetary rockets protecting Sector 25 of the Solar System from alien invasion under the supervision of the World Space Patrol. In command of XL5 was Steve Zodiac, and his crew consisted of Venus, a doctor, Professor Matic, the science officer, and Robert the Robot, the rocket's mechanical co-pilot.—Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>