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

“I thought we were doing the testing on long-term storage for that?” John asked. “I mean, I heard thetests for the soil bacteria were good for short term, but the huge batch of soil we’ve got has been sitting for almost five years now.”


“What do you think I’ve been doing up here?” Saito murmured, exasperated. “That’s specifically what I was assigned to this mission for. I can tell you our soil samples are in great condition and usable. The Protocol is a success at the five year mark.”


“So we just have to get through the first growing season on our own supplies and supplement with the plants on the VEGGIE system,” Jason said, that smile big as a sunflower.


Yakecen scooted closer until the four of them were about huddled together; Saito and Turlach still a little separate. John wondered if it was because Saito was afraid of what ‘Lach would try if he let him go.


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