Lagrange Contact

"Lagrange Contact" is a novella set in the Celestial Lance Universe.

Plot

Vasiti Taake is Lieutenant Commander in the International Space Exploration Force, second in command of the Lucky Dragon, the center module of the new Lagrange Two International Space Observatory (L2ISO). After piloting it to Earth-Sun Lagrange Point Two, she and her crew make first contact with the Starkind, a race of space-faring dragons. The Starkind introduce the humans to the Halfen, another ancient race, just in time for terrorists to attack the Lucky Dragon.

Characters

Listed alphabetically by family name (or given name if no family name exists).

Human

• Leah Brackett – Commander of the Lucky Dragon.
• David Dvoretskiy – Mission specialist in astrophysics on the Lucky Dragon.
• Aiono Maimoana – Astronomy mission specialist on the Lucky Dragon.
• Vasiti Taake – The main character and protagonist of "Lagrange Contact"
• James Tezuka – Doctor on the Lucky Dragon.

• Lowell Brackett – An asteroid miner and Director of Mining Operations at Perseid Mining and Construction. Stationed on Perseid Station.
• Emilia Dvoretskiy – Biochemistry mission specialist on the Lucky Dragon.
• Jonas Hanspach – Engineer and assistant cook on the Lucky Dragon.
• Anahera Kauri – Pilot of the Lucky Dragon.
• Ana Cristina Mistrál – Head cook and head of logistics on the Lucky Dragon.
• André Vinh Nguyễn – Atmospheric physics mission specialist on the Lucky Dragon.
• Kalana Taake-Smith – Director of Operations at the Jarvis Island Spaceport.
• David Terakawa – Navigator and systems engineer on the Lucky Dragon.

Starkind

• Chiemi – A young Starkind that befriends Vasiti Taake.
• Ekoha – Chiemi's mother.

Halfen

• Sheran Mehse – Captain of the Halfen guard assigned to escort Vasiti to and from her meetings with the Halfen ambassador.
• Sendiherra Vastaar – The royal Halfen ambassador to the humans.

Ships

• Cauqua Odmarluu – A Halfen sphereship.
• Chosu Nomh – A sphereship shuttle from the Cauqua Odmarluu.
• Lucky Dragon – The center module of the Lagrange Two International Space Observatory.
• MEP-DeV1 – An electromagnetic manned payload delivery vehicle stationed at the Jarvis Island Spaceport.