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57 articlesDeep Space Scanning & AstroGraphical Station
Deep Space Scanning & AstroGraphical Stations (DSSAGS) are dedicated space platforms used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) government to aid in the search for jump points. These turnkey facilities constantly require…
Archangel Station
Archangel Station is a Human space station in the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was initially constructed by the UEE in the 29th century as the marshaling and scientific nerve center for Project…
LocationCheckmate Station
Checkmate Station, formerly designated PYAM-FARSTAT-2-4, is a space station that orbits the star of the Pyro system in the L4 Lagrange point of Monox (Pyro II). Originally constructed as a resupply satellite for workers…
LocationOB Station Heller
OB Station Heller is a research space station located in the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is the main headquarters of the ongoing effort to restore the biosphere of Garron II, which was destroyed at…
Ruin Station
Ruin Station is a space station that orbits Terminus (Pyro VI) in the Pyro system. Constructed by Gold Horizon for Pyrotechnic Amalgamated in SEY 2512 as the company's new base of operations, the station, then known as…
Comm Relay Station
A comm relay is a type of prefabricated communications relay tower that collects data from a network of comm arrays positioned through an area of open space. Generally operated by communication companies such as the…
Interspace Communication Technology
Interspace communication technology refers to devices that enable the rapid transmission of data across great distances. Composed of an intricately connected web of space stations and satellite-based relay towers, the…
LocationBuloi Sataball Arena
The Buloi Sataball Arena is a space station and staball stadium located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Founded by the Buloi Sataball Souli, it hosts hundreds of games each year. A crystal-clear hull on one side…
LocationEverus Harbor
Everus Harbor is a space station that orbits the planet Hurston (Stanton I) above the city of Lorville. Owned and operated by Hurston Dynamics, it is the primary port of call for all large-scale incoming and outgoing…
JusticeStar Satellite
The JusticeStar Satellite is a space station in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Located at one of the Lagrange points of Kellog VI's orbit, it serves as the central processing center for new arrivals…
LocationKedsu Reef
The Kedsu Reef is a space station composed of derelict ships and abandoned military platforms located in the Hadrian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2881 by former Banu indenture Delilah Havers, the…
LocationLyris Flotilla
The Lyris flotilla is a vast interconnected network of spacecraft and space stations that orbits the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Located in orbit around Nogo (Gliese IV), it is the main trade hub in…
LocationPort Olisar
Port Olisar is a space station and trade hub owned and operated by Crusader Industries. Normally located in orbit above the gas giant Crusader (Stanton II), it was decommissioned in 2943 for extensive repairs and…
LocationPort Tressler
Port Tressler is a space station that serves as the main transfer hub to New Babbage on microTech (Stanton IV). Named after Aleena Tressler, a mentor of microTech's founder Magnus Tobin, it is owned and operated by…
Spider
Spider is a habitable space station in the unclaimed Cathcart system. The station was fabricated by squatters from a half-finished platform and hundreds of abandoned spacecraft hulls that were dumped in the system.…
LocationTrise Flotilla
The Trise flotilla is an interconnected network of spacecraft and space stations located in the Trise system, Banu Protectorate. Made up mostly of the ships belonging to trade-centered Soulis, the Banu on the flotilla…
LocationXenia
Xenia is a Human-constructed space station in the Baker system that serves as a shipping hub for the Covalex corporation. It was built to support trade between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire. Its…
LocationYulin Flotilla
The Yulin flotilla is a gathering of semi-permanent ships and space stations located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Situated in one of the Lagrange points of Yulin II, it is a nexus of commerce, entertainment,…
The Ark
The Ark is a vast library and archive station located in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth. The largest library and archive in the UEE, the Ark houses records, curated information, and artifacts pertaining to the…
Artificial Gravity
Artificial gravity refers to the use of technology to replicate the effects of a gravitational force. Common amongst spacefaring civilizations, it is vital aboard spacecraft and space stations to combat the muscle and…
Automated Hydrogen Fuel Harvesting Platforms
Automated hydrogen fuel harvesting platforms are space stations set in stable orbit around hydrogen-rich gas giants that harvest and process hydrogen into spacecraft fuel. While they are fully automated, they are not…
Banu Flotilla
A Banu flotilla is a loosely allied collection of Banu-owned space stations and ships. Usually, Banu flotillas operate as vibrant marketplaces, acting as centers of trade for travelers. Most Banu planetary systems host…
LocationCaliban Belt Alpha
The Caliban belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. When the Caliban system was possessed by the United Empire of Earth(UEE), the belt was a hub for miners, haulers, and…
Star systemCathcart System
The Cathcart system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a class A main sequence star and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2438 by Human fugitive Adelaide Lorris, who named the system after the Marshal…
Connor's Beard Moss
Connor's beard moss is a type of moss that was first discovered in Connor's Land and Load, a space station in the Kilian system. Very fragile, if it is removed from its environment it must be provided with a piece of…
SpacecraftCutlass Red
The Cutlass Red is a variant of the Cutlass fighter developed by Drake Interplanetary. The Red is a combined search and rescue vehicle and medical transport, replacing the standard Cutlass' cargo bay with an autodoc and…
EventDay of the Vara
Day of the Vara Day of the Vara is a holiday celebrated in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) annually on October 27th. The holiday involves public festivals adorned with decorations in black and green and private…
Emergency Communication Network (ECN)
The Emergency Communication Network, popularly called the ECN, is a government-operated system of communication satellites and space stations in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Designed to facilitate stable…
LocationHuichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ē'aluth
The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ē'aluth (Ē'aluth Belt Alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Ē'aluth system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). The government allows a tightly-capped quantity of water ice to be extracted from the belt…
Kellar's Run
Kellar's Run is a 2931 intersystem spacecraft chase that started in the outlaw space station Spider in the Cathcart system when Dean Kellar shot and killed an undercover Advocacy agent during a disagreement over Anvil…
LocationKyuk'ya I
Kyuk'ya I is a gas giant in the Kyuk'ya system, Xi'an Empire, and is the closest planet to its suns. Orbited by a far-reaching set of rings composed of rock and ice, the sight of the binary stars at the center of…
Orbital Platform
An orbital platform is a space station, generally constructed for one purpose, that orbits a celestial body such as a planet, asteroid, or star. Orbital platforms have been used as bases for fuel refineries,…
LocationOretani Belt Alpha
The Oretani belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the lost Oretani system. When Turiya Terraforming surveyors discovered that many of the asteroids were rich in nitrogen, they established numerous agricultural stations to…
Pyrotechnic Amalgamated
Pyrotechnic Amalgamated was a mining company most notable for discovering the Pyro system in 2493 and the Hadrian system in 2510. Founded in 2409 by Tromo Nivelin, it started out specializing in scouting and prospecting…
EventSiege of Tiber
SIEGE OF TIBER The Siege of Tiber was a key battle between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and invading Vanduul. Lasting from SEY 2732 to 2736, it consisted of extensive ground and air engagements, mass bombings, and a…
EventStella Fortuna
Stella Fortuna Stella Fortuna is a Human cultural celebration associated with good fortune and success in new ventures. It was first established as a commemoration of the successful colonization of Mars (Sol IV).…
Turiya Terraforming
Turiya Terraforming was a terraforming company most notable for winning the contract from the United Nations of Earth (UNE) to spearhead development of the Oretani system. Under CEO Adriana Bratanek, Turiya's policy was…
LocationVenus (Sol II)
Venus is the second planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A smog planet with a dense, high-pressure atmosphere, it has never been successfully terraformed although Humans have made…
AI Research and Production Restriction Act
The Artificial Intelligence Research and Production Restriction Act (AIRPRA) is a piece of legislation that places strict rules governing research on true artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Empire of Earth(UEE).…
SpacecraftApollo Triage
The Apollo Triage is an armored medical spacecraft sold by Roberts Space Industries for use as a dedicated hospital ship when a ground-based facility is not available. It combines the ambulance capabilities of a…
CompanyArgo Astronautics
Argo Astronautics is an industrial design and manufacturing concern located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known for their Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle (MPUV) line of spacecraft, the company got its start…
Buoy
A buoy is an object positioned at a stationary point in space. Buoys are most frequently used to mark specific points of interest in space either to warn spacecraft of a particular danger, like an asteroid field, or to…
Drop Kings
The Drop Kings are a major criminal syndicate that is active in multiple systems across the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in the SEY 2640s by a group of anti-Messer activists who fled their homes under threat of…
Star systemEllis System
The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race…
CompanyEverline Structures Incorporated
Everline Structures Incorporated is a Humans manufacturer of Housing Exchange (HEX) stations, affordable housing with commercial spaces that are built into hollowed-out asteroids. Although the company offers an extended…
SpacecraftGalaxy
The Galaxy is a large multi-role spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). Released in 2952, it was scheduled to be unveiled the same year at the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, but the show floor prototype…
Hydrogen Fuel
Hydrogen fuel is a colorless, odorless fuel derived from hydrogen that is primarily used to power conventional spacecraft engines during non quantum flight. It is mostly collected by spacecraft during flight via a fuel…
SpacecraftKraken
The Kraken is a light carrier manufactured by Drake Interplanetary that debuted in SEY 2948. Intended to be a mobile base of operations for a crew of up to ten, the Kraken has six landing pads equipped with repair and…
SpacecraftMOLE
The MOLE is a medium mining spacecraft developed by Argo Astronautics. Its name is an acronym of the ship's primary function as a multi-operator laser extractor. Designed to support a crew of up to four, the MOLE can be…
SpacecraftMPUV-1C (Argo Cargo)
The MPUV-1C ("Argo Cargo") is a single-pilot utility spacecraft manufactured by Argo Astronautics. Built for the loading and unloading of cargo containers from orbital spacecraft and installations, the MPUV-1C's design…
SpacecraftNautilus
The Nautilus is a minelayer and minesweeper spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and utilized by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. It is capable of deploying several different types of mines for both offensive…
CivilizationNovaRiders
The NovaRiders were an outlaw group that entered notoriety in the early 2500s SEY when they became the first known people to steal a spacecraft mid-flight. During this time, ships were sold at such a high cost that they…
SpacecraftP5G Gladius
P5G Gladius The Gladius is a long-serving military light fighter spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and first utilized by the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) in the 26th century SEY. Its frame is easily modified,…
Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM)
The Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM) is a public transportation system located in Prime on Terra (Terra III), developed under government contract by Argo Astronautics in 2545. The PTM's main city center station sits in…
LocationPuaangkiil (Ē'aluth V)
Puaangkiil (Ē'aluth V) is the fifth and final planet from the sun of the Ē'aluth system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant with a pale red and white atmosphere, it is the sole source of unprocessed hydrogen in the…
Rest & Relax
Rest & Relax is a Human company that maintains a chain of hospitality waystations throughout human space. Engineer Johann Alejandre founded Rest & Relax as a single rest stop in the Baker system in 2901. The company…
CompanyWhammer's
Whammer's is a fast food chain in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that serves burgers, sandwiches, and sides. Owned by Interstellar Restaurant Management, it was founded in SEY 2801 by brothers Sidney and Callahan…
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