Battle of space fort Jefferson / Timothy Zahn -- Redundancy / Alan Dean Foster -- Dancers of the gate / James Cobb -- Mickeys / Robert J. Sawyer -- Franchise / Julie E. Czerneda -- Follow the sky / Pamela Sargent -- Auriga's streetcar / Jean Rabe -- Falling star / Brendan DuBois -- Countdown / Russell Davis -- Serpent on the station / Michael A. Stackpole -- First contact cafe / Irene Radford -- Orbital base fear / Eric Kotani -- Black hole station / Jack Williamson -- Space stations / Gregory Benford.