Alisa is [Shipon](https://anilist.co/character/194)'s best friend at the Stellvia foundation. They meet on the shuttle going to the station from Earth at the beginning of the term, and find themselves rooming together and in the same class as well. Though Alisa is nowhere near Shipon in academic or piloting ability, she finds Shipon to be an inspiration to improve herself, and calls Shipon her "Star of Hope".

~!Later in the series, she begins focusing on becoming a mechanic, rather than a pilot.!~

The year is 2356 A.D. - 189 years after a distant supernova caused a global catastrophe that wiped out 99% of the world population. To keep track on all space activities, mankind has built colossal space stations called "foundations" all over the Solar System. After passing the Space Academy entrance exams, Shima Katase embarks to the Earth-based foundation Stellvia to fulfill her dream of seeing the galaxy and to prevent another interstellar catastrophe from destroying Earth.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

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The Stellvia Space Academy is one of several Space Foundations dedicated to saving Earth from a wave of supernova explosions that is scheduled to hit the planet in 70 days. Shina Katose is a newly-enrolled student at Stellvia with exceptional skills as a programmer but lacklustre talent as a pilot. Her dream is to be chosen as one of the elite pilots needed to help save the earth, and Stellvia is her story.<br><br>
(Source: Amazon)

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