Classification: Physicist Nationality: American Born: N/A Status: Single with no children Religion: Atheist Background: The world's foremost expert on the dark matter bomb & Icarus project When Capa was seventeen, he wrote a paper which he submitted to Americas foremost scientific journals. It contributed to the understanding of dark matter, and in particular a theory for a controlled method releasing its energy.Although dark matter theory was already well advanced, Capas theory assisted in the formation of the principle on which the Stellar Bomb was constructed for the Icarus I mission.Capa was too young to have accompanied this first Icarus mission. But in the intervening years, Capa continued his research. By the time it was realised that the first mission had failed, and preparations for a second mission began, Capa was the worlds foremost expert on the dark matter bomb.Because Capa is the only member of the crew who is not, by history and training, an astronaut, he is an outsider. In this respect, much of the crew see him as effectively a piece of valuable equipment, which must be transported intact to the delivery point.Kaneda, however, feels differently towards Capa. He feels protective in a way which is partly paternal. He knows that it is hard for Capa being an outsider, a passenger, and goes out of his way to make Capa feel included.What Kaneda doesnt fully realise is that Capa is by nature a loner. He is perfectly content with his own company, working in the dark interior of the Stellar Bomb.Searle does realise this - in fact, it is Capas self-contained quality that Searle likes. And Capa likes Searle equally. The two of them get on: they talk the same language, and have a similar sense of humour. Although they are both fundamentally loners, the relationship between them is actually the strongest bond in the crew.Capa is better than Kaneda at chess, and so he always lets Kaneda play white. Capa sometimes lets Kaneda win.Intellectually and internally, Capa is an atheist. Show less «