A Bad Town for Spacemen

"A Bad Town for Spacemen" by Robert Scott is a science fiction story that throws us into a future where Earth's changed, and not for the better. It's all about a spaceman coming home to a New York City that's turned its back on space heroes. Instead of welcome arms, he finds anger and resentment, turning a once friendly place into a hostile zone. The story hits hard on themes like feeling like an outsider and the tough issues of race, showing how space travel stirred up a lot of bad feelings back on Earth. The main guy, a spaceman proud of his mission, gets a rude awakening in a bar, highlighting the deep divide between those who went to space and those who stayed behind. Through this clash, the spaceman realizes the real challenge isn't space, but dealing with a world that's struggling to accept change. It's a look at how progress can bring out both the best and worst in us.