Hänvisar du till Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers ? Detta är inte en novell, utan snarare en 1973-roman av Harry Harrison. Förutom det faktum att det är en roman, Star Smashers passar det du söker, från det ostdrivna skeppet till kriget, till den humoristiska tonen.
Romanenhandlaromtvåcollege-studentersomutvecklarensnabbareänljusdrivendrivenhetavost("Cheddite" ). De hamnar så småningom i ett intergalaktiskt krig.
Från GoodReads :
The wild, galaxy-hopping adventures of brash young scientists Jerry Courtenay and Chuck van Chider are at the core of this classic space opera. When the two college students develop a faster-than-light space drive in their homemade workshed, they decide to sneak it aboard their football team's airplane as a prank. The boyish plan backfires, however, and the boys find themselves, along with their crush Sally and the seemingly loveable school caretaker, Old John, hurtling through the solar system towards Titan — an icy moon of Saturn inhabited by hideous ice creatures. Titan and the 20th century are only square one as the foursome becomes embroiled in a vast, intergalactic, century-jumping battle.
Från romanens Wikipedia-post :
It is a parody of the space opera genre and in particular, the Lensman and Skylark series of E. E. "Doc" Smith. It also includes an homage to Larry Niven's Ringworld.
It is about two college students, Chuck van Chider and his friend Jerry Courtenay, who accidentally invent a device that can transport them through space, powered by a substance called "Cheddite", which is created by irradiating Cheddar cheese.
Obs! Om du är nyfiken, hittade jag den här boken genom att söka efter specifika ostar. ("Rymdskepp" kombinerat med "ost" tog inte upp något som passar din beskrivning. "Cheddar" gjorde emellertid.)