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*Available on [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074C7YGFG/ Amazon] | *Available on [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074C7YGFG/ Amazon] | ||
| − | == Ships == | + | == Ships and Crew == |
=== Ships of the First Expedition === | === Ships of the First Expedition === | ||
:''[[USS Robert A. Heinlein]]'' - US, fleet flagship, non-lander, returns to Earth | :''[[USS Robert A. Heinlein]]'' - US, fleet flagship, non-lander, returns to Earth | ||
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=== Chinese Ships (secret expedition to Epsilon Eridani) === | === Chinese Ships (secret expedition to Epsilon Eridani) === | ||
| − | :[[Xinglong Hua]] | + | :''[[Xinglong Hua]]'' - 'Dragon' class, similar to ''[[USS Poul Anderson|Anderson]]'' class, but fusion tokamak is smaller, lighter, and internal. The warp ring is still external. |
| − | :[[Tianlong Hua]] | + | :''[[Tianlong Hua]]'' - sister ship to ''Xinglong Hua''. |
==== Chinese Crew ==== | ==== Chinese Crew ==== | ||
| − | :[[Lee Shing]] - Captain of Xing Hua and Xinglong Hua | + | Note, as is customary with Chinese names, the family name is given first. |
| − | :[[Zhing Yuan]] - Captain of Tianlong Hua | + | :[[Lee Shing]] - Captain of ''Xing Hua'' and ''Xinglong Hua'' |
| + | :[[Zhing Yuan]] - Captain of ''Tianlong Hua'' | ||
Other named personnel (gender given for those unfamiliar with Chinese names) | Other named personnel (gender given for those unfamiliar with Chinese names) | ||
:Chen Jingyun - first officer and navigator of Xinglong (M) | :Chen Jingyun - first officer and navigator of Xinglong (M) | ||
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:Jian Qing - on Xinglong (F) | :Jian Qing - on Xinglong (F) | ||
:Fusheng Bai - scientist on Xinglong (M) | :Fusheng Bai - scientist on Xinglong (M) | ||
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| + | === V-class Ships (Return mission) === | ||
| + | : ''[[Endeavour]]'' - prototype of the class | ||
| + | : ''[[Victoria]]'' - based on ''Endeavour'' but with some modifications. Named for the only ship of Magellan's fleet to complete the first circumnavigation of the Earth. | ||
| + | : ''[[Vostok]]'' - Russian-operated sister ship of the ''Victoria''. Named for the ship to discover and first circumnavigate Antarctica, and for the early Soviet manned spacecraft. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:49, 28 July 2017
Alpha Centauri: The Return
Chronicles the return of part of the first interstellar expedition to the Alpha Centauri system, and the attempts to get a return mission to retreive the remainder of the crew (see Sawyer's World). It also covers the events of the Chinese mission to Epsilon Eridani, hinted at in the first book.
- Publisher's page: Alpha Centauri: Sawyer's World
- Available on Amazon
Ships and Crew
Ships of the First Expedition
- USS Robert A. Heinlein - US, fleet flagship, non-lander, returns to Earth
- Xing Hua - China, non-lander, missing
- Chandrasekhar - India, lander, first landing returns to Earth
- Krechet - Russia, lander, second landing, abandoned on Kakuloa
- USS Poul Anderson - US, backup lander, lands on planet Able (Sawyer's World)
Anderson Landing Party
- Acting Captain Elizabeth Sawyer PhD - US, pilot and geologist
- Fred Tyrell, PhD - US, geologist
- Ulrika Klaar, PhD, - (Russia? Europe?) zoologist
- Roger Dejois, PhD, - France, biologist/ecologist
- Jennifer Singh, PhD - India, botanist
- Pavel Kasynsky MD, Russia, physician, biologist
- Peter Finley, PhD - (Cdn), geologist/hydrologist
- Naomi Maclaren (Aus-US) engineer
Chinese Ships (secret expedition to Epsilon Eridani)
- Xinglong Hua - 'Dragon' class, similar to Anderson class, but fusion tokamak is smaller, lighter, and internal. The warp ring is still external.
- Tianlong Hua - sister ship to Xinglong Hua.
Chinese Crew
Note, as is customary with Chinese names, the family name is given first.
- Lee Shing - Captain of Xing Hua and Xinglong Hua
- Zhing Yuan - Captain of Tianlong Hua
Other named personnel (gender given for those unfamiliar with Chinese names)
- Chen Jingyun - first officer and navigator of Xinglong (M)
- Wang Wei - scientist (M)
- Zhang Min - scientist (F)
- Cheng Jun - pilot of Xinglong (M)
- Ping Wei - medic, lands with Xinglong (M)
- Jian Qing - on Xinglong (F)
- Fusheng Bai - scientist on Xinglong (M)
V-class Ships (Return mission)
- Endeavour - prototype of the class
- Victoria - based on Endeavour but with some modifications. Named for the only ship of Magellan's fleet to complete the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
- Vostok - Russian-operated sister ship of the Victoria. Named for the ship to discover and first circumnavigate Antarctica, and for the early Soviet manned spacecraft.