A member of Joshua Calvert's crew, Ashly Hanson is the pilot of the Lady MacBeth’s spaceplane. Although he is 67 years as of 2611, he was actually born prior to 2229. Born to reasonable wealth he had signed his trust fund over to a bank in return for the long-term use of a zero tau pod. Ashly subsequently alternates fifty years in zero tau and five years travelling the Confederation. This lifestyle, though rare, is not unique.