The Astro Pilot 2 (Sogen SF Bunko SF Sa 1-10)

Nebula Award-winning work
“This time, I’m going to push past all my rivals.
I want to be the first to reach the comet.”
Entering an unprecedented private spaceship race!
What is the strategy of a small airline company with limited funds and manpower?
The second volume of aerospace science fiction!

The first one to reach the asteroid gets it – Jennifer, the president of Space Planning, a small American aerospace company, has a new assignment: a race to see which comet flies the farthest! Astronaut Miki Hayama is thrilled by this unexpected turn of events, but building and flying a long-range spacecraft is not easy for a company the size of Space Planning. …… With biologist Sue joining the race, will Miki and her team have a chance against the entire company? The second in the Nebula Award-winning series!