Book excerpt: Aldrin Station is a collection of short stories illuminating Lunarian history from the dawn of mankind to its expansion into space and colonizing the moon. These are stories of the families and individuals that play a role in establishing the Republic of Luna.The Republic of Luna is the ongoing series about the trials and tribulations of humanities first extraterrestrial nation. Aldrin Station is a collection of short stories that mark some of the events that lead to the Rise of the Republic of Luna and the central role the city plays in the future of mankind. It begins in the hazy dawn of humanity, tens of thousands of years ago, but quickly leaps forward to the near future.