Flipspace - John (Retired from Analytic Practice But Continues to Supervise Candidates Conduct Seminars and Write London UK) Steiner - Bog

Flipspace: Astraeus Event 1 - 3

Flight of the Mockingbird: Mission 1

Colonel Sumitra Ramachandra and Major Lamarr Fitch are deployed before certification to the ISS Astraeus twenty-two light-years away. Three new members with complicated and enigmatic backgrounds are added to her crew roster just before launch.

Branching Out: Mission 2

The ISS Mockingbird is ordered to Kepler 22b to check up on a research on the planet, Kepler 22b. A base established by RSCI is putting profit before the concerns of indigenous life. A distress call from the RSCI base forces Colonel Rama to breach their air defenses to comply with international conventions and save lives.

Sol-Side Up: Mission 3

The Mockingbird returns to Earth to mixed public reception. Colonel Ramachandra is kidnapped. Major Lamarr Fitch struggles with command while organizing the ship's crew to get Colonel Rama back. Captain Malcolm O'Connell confronts his past and the legacy of being a reincarnated Xerxes Protocol patient.