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Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And it its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of space. America needs energy, and Dan... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Dan Randolph: Owner and CEO of Astro Manufacturing.
- Jane Thornton: Senator of Oklahoma
- April: Executive Assistant to Dan Randolph of Astro Manufacturing Corporation
- Saito Yamagata: Founder and head of Yamagata Aerospace Corporation.
- Asim al Bashir: Saudi buissnessman
- Lynn Van Buren: Astro Manufacturing Engineer
- Rafael Miguel de la Torre Hernandez: Assistant Minister in the Venezuelan department of transportation.
- Len Kinsky: PR Director of Astro Manufacturing
- Joe Tenny: Chief Engineer of Astro Manufacturing
- Doctor Claude Passeau: Inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration
- Vicki Lee: News Reporter
- Morgan Scanwell: Governor of Texas
- Hannah Aarons: Flight test pilot for the spaceplane owned by Astro Manufacturing Corporation.
- Gerry Adair: Backup test pilot for the spaceplane owned by Astro Manufacturing Corporation.
- Kelly Eamons: FBI Agent
- Pete Larson: Astro Manufacturing Employee
- Agent Chavez: FBI Agent
- Roberto: Add a description of this character.
- Williamson
- Garrison
- Denny O'brien
- Nikolayev
- Cochrane
- Niles Muhamed
- Bouchachi
- Mike
- Pete Larsen
- Lamar
- Tricontinental
Quotes edit
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“"...and rain makes applesauce!"”
Dan Randolph
Setting & Locations edit
- Matagorda Island
- Houston
- Texas
- Washington
- Chatham
- Japan
- White House
- New York
- United States
- Venezuela
- Austin
- Caracas
- White Sands
- Gulf
- France
- America
- Oklahoma
- California
- Tunis
- Riviera
- Middle East
- New Mexico
- Florida
- Massachusetts
- Israel
- Singapore
- Zisk
- New Orleans
- Astro
- Kazakhstan
- Islam
- Virginia
First Sentence edit
"California in sight"
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Forge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0765309238
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Forge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0765309238
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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