▁capt ures ▁Earth ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁controlled ▁w orm hole , ▁which ▁was ▁triggered ▁accident ally ▁by ▁artificial ▁gravity ▁experiments ▁issued ▁from ▁a ▁human ▁out post ▁in ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁follows ▁all ▁three ▁view points : ▁ ▁the ▁Earth , ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁System ▁( s ans ▁Earth ) ▁and ▁the ▁al ien ▁race ▁( Ch aron ians ). ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Dr . ▁S ond ra ▁Berg hoff : ▁A ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁Gra v it ics ▁Research ▁Station ▁who ▁ass ists ▁Larry ▁Ch ao ▁in ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁prove ▁his ▁find ings ▁in ▁artificial ▁gravity . ▁Without ▁authorization , ▁she ▁re config ures ▁a ▁routine ▁experiment ▁with ▁Larry ' s ▁assistance ▁to ▁boost ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁gravity ▁signal ▁a ▁thousand fold , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁accident al ▁aw ak ening ▁of ▁the ▁char onian ▁Ob server , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L un ar ▁W heel . ▁ ▁Wolf ▁Bern hardt : ▁Scient ist ▁at ▁the ▁Jet ▁Prop ulsion ▁Labor atory ▁on ▁Earth , ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Sp atial ▁Investig ation ▁after ▁the ▁Big ▁J ump . ▁ ▁Larry ▁O ' S ha wn ess y ▁Ch ao : ▁A ▁young ▁junior ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁Gra v it ics ▁Research ▁Station ▁on ▁Pl uto ▁who ▁disco vers ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁concent rate ▁and ▁ampl ify ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁source ▁of ▁gravity . ▁Unfortunately , ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁attempt ▁to ▁prove ▁his ▁claims , ▁he ▁direct