Spacemakers - Layton Bushel
Alastair is a retired ex-engineer, in south west Scotland.
GENRE: Science fiction
Blurb:
The factory was sitting quietly in the forest, minding (or running) its own business. They made many things there, including custom spaceships. They were supposed to be launching a huge, new spaceship. Instead, the entire factory was launched into space, due to a software error. That sort of thing can ruin your day, especially when you're the one who has to fix the problem. A former engineer tells the story of his adventures in a flying factory, which travels though space, time and drains.