9 The Tug NAS News Ragra Declares Independence System Ragra: The system of Ragra voted overwhelmingly to declare independence and caused a stir in the Zahlian Capital. Ragra is home to a major manufacturing center of key portions of the Baron Industries Corporation responsible for the terraforming process. Military officials have not commented. An anonymous source said the Zahlian Navy has sent a task force to the Ragra system in a show of force… “Bring it down five degrees, Captain,” the wave hissed. Captain Backo Taffman inched back on the controls of the space tug, Blue Ox. The seven freight cars lined behind the tug in deep space within sight of Torrand’s Junction. It was a common reference point and rendezvous point for the Zahlian Merchant Marines. Taffman scratched the top of