Allegiance and Betrayal

'On a quiet space station far from the events and concerns near Earth, Kristy announced her intent to have the child of Pyossel. He handled it with the maturity of his years, in a manner befitting his position as the oldest on Whelan's asteroid mining crew. He choked on his drink and sent the droplets scattering in low gravity to the far corners of the cabin. It was fortunate that Orbital-2 was well set up for similar accidents at mealtimes.' Humans vastly outnumber androids on 21st century Earth.
In space, the reverse is true. Colonists and androids strive in a gold rush awaiting mankind by mining the asteroid belt. Will they survive the daunting vacuum of space only to succumb to human frailties as political powers more mighty than themselves vie for control?