It had been more than half a day since information regarding the wave of Nova Technologies' partnerships with Earth's companies leaked to the global public, and it had been almost two days now since the 1,240 civilian staff departed for the Space Station.
Down on Earth, the news cycle was moving at a blistering pace. The whole world was intrigued by the fact that Nova Technologies was actively partnering with legacy companies on Earth.
The revelation that terrestrial mainstays—from massive video game storefronts like Steam to hardware giants like Samsung and cosmetics empires like L'Oréal—were given a seat at the table had dominated global financial discussions.
