Galactic Derelict- Andre Norton

This is the second book in the Time Trader series. This book introduces Travis Fox, an Apache ranch hand into the series. In this book, Travis Fox is caught up in events as he accidentally stumbles onto the site of the "Folsom Project", which is the attempt to transport forward in time a Starship which is intact and fully functional. As they arrive in the present day, the ship activates and takes off for home 12,000 years late with Murdock, Ashe, Fox and a technician named Renfry trapped aboard. Will they ever get home?

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ps: This is also the book that hooked me on Science Fiction at the tender age of 12! A love of the genre that has lasted 33 years now without losing it's luster!