When contact is lost with Mission Control, Commander John Dennington isn’t overly concerned. Such hiccups in communication are common. The first inkling of the larger problem occurs when he sees the very shape of the world change before his eyes.<br><br>John must ease his crew into a new mission and keep the Station together by any means necessary. The crew jeopardizes their chances by fighting his orders, but Jason Weiss, his mission specialist and the light of his life, makes John’s situation more bearable.<br><br>The smallest malfunction to Station or crew would spell the end for six astronauts trapped high above a ruined Earth. It’s their mission to carry on. Random chance of the universe hasn’t operated in their favor so far, but John is determined to see them all safely home.

Expedition 63 Book 1: Dusk

It was a wonder, what Jason did. Two expeditions ago, the 61 crew had installed upgraded solar arrays tothe Station, big and beautiful and more than capable of powering their temporary home as it was, with room on the circuits for more modules to be added later. It was so awesome, in the truest sense of the word. The new agricultural pod was scheduled for installation at the end of their stint in space. John and his crew were supposed to help set it up.


“How much more do you have to rewire?” John asked.


“Me and Yakecen have to walk, so we can rerun the circuits in Zarya to the new central board. That’ll give us independent control of the orbital adjusters, and we don’t have to refuel the Delta V ever again once the new boosters get up here.” Jason smiled for John, sweet and happy. “Without all the fuel to haul up, we’ll have room for all sorts of other stuff.”


Chapter 3