The High Five
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In space, the lame don't walk, they soar.
Setting out on their maiden voyage is the first space crew with disabilities: an all-American basketball star, a celebrity streamer, a computer genius, a military hero, a walking encyclopedia, and the first human born in space. But when a massive solar flare threatens the ship and festering secrets divide the crew, is their mission crippled from the start?
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