Alexej Bykow, the spaceflight novice from "Atomic Volcano Golkonda," is now traveling as the captain of a cargo spaceship between the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Parts 2 and 3 of the Bykow Trilogy, the extensive narrative "The Path to Amalthea" and the novel "Interns," depict a partially explored near space that still offers plenty of opportunities for sensational discoveries and adventures, yet has also seen the normality of everyday life settle in. The Bykow Trilogy embodies the classic spaceflight theme in the works of the Strugatsky brothers and marks the beginning of a broad vision for the future, the world of noon. This edition presents the complete text versions, supplemented by a chapter not included in the final version of "Interns," which offers a second look at Venus.