Other Humans
All the civilians that wind up interacting. Cover image source: Darrell Osborn (c) 2018
NASA
Characters who were part of NASA.
Dianus, Peter
NASA space plane commander. General jerk. Father a Senator and he thinks he can do no wrong. Learns differently.
Gregson, George
Former space plane pilot; medically disqualified due to inner ear problem
Hollifield, Dan
Space plane flight engineer/MS-2.
Kirby, Morgen
Female, 5'6", about 160-165lb, long med brown hair, glasses, green eyes; NASA Chief Astronaut
Pate, Pat
NASA space plane payload specialist (PS-1)/new propulsion system expert
Tilby, Carol
Chief Astronaut Morgen Kirby's executive assistant
Vancel, Robert
Payload commander/MS-3, male, 5'8" - 180-ish Short red hair with slight silvering 50yo Could be considered an expert in Radio Control. Always in a reasonably good mood. Aka the Teflon Astronaut.
Politicians
Annan, Kofi
Former UN Secretary-General, brought into the First Contact; signatory to the Sydys Concordat for Earth.
John
US President, surname unknown.
Miscellaneous, Other
Other miscellaneous characters.
Johannsen, Peter
NYC official who knows about the Agency. Most likely "not from around here," meaning an extraterrestrial living on Earth.
Padova
A friend of Dog's and another excellent pilot of the Sneak, a diplomatic courier vessel