Drifting farther and farther from any hope of rescue after a band of marauding space pirates leave her defenseless ship a wreck, Lt. Nicole Shea and her desperate crew make contact, humankind's first contact, with alien life forms. Reissue.

Reassigned to a safer job on Earth following a nightmare mission battling space pirates, Lt. Nicole Shea must act as a liaison between the Air Force and aliens, who are attempting to construct a high-powered aircraft

Tired of life on the ground, Lieutenant Nicole Shea is delighted when she is asked to join the crew of the Starswift, the controversial first joint human-alien mission into space.