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Jupiter-Class Space Station Midway
Space stations are the lifeblood of galactic trade and commerce and as such, construction and defence of them is considered of singular importance to all spacefaring races. Ranging from small orbital boarding stations to remote fueling stops to solar system defence platform all the way to gargantuan, self-sustaining "colony" stations, the variety of Space stations is matched only perphaps by those ships and people they service. Among these myriad of structures, the Jupiter-class is by far the largest and most productive, able to service up to four class 10 ships and twenty class 4's at once, along with dozens of smaller classes.
Midway Station, however, is truly a giant among giants. The single largest human-built space construct, it is an updated Jupiyer-class with improved environmental controls, increased cargo capacity, larger ore refineries and enhanced shielding capacity. The Sol System Union is justifiably proud of this immense undertaking.
Situated on a quadripoint border of space between the Sol Union, Vatraxian Collective, Independent Systems Alliance, and the Planeto Corporation, Midway not only serves as the single largest trade hub in the galaxy, but also a strategic jumping-off point. Consequently, there has been almost as much fighting as trading in what is known as the "Quadpoint". The station, along with many other smaller satellite stations from various other races and groups, orbits a red dwarf star. Quad-point is unique as an important system which otherwise has very few resources of its own. There are three ice moons, one gas giant and a barren super-planet sourrounded by an immense asteroid field yielding low-quality ore.
The Vatraxian Revolution nearly caused the destruction of the station when radicals snuck a nuke onto it, but in a rare example of beauracratic incompetence leading to positive results, the container holding the bomb was accidentally labelled as waste and ejected into the sun.
Sector 47 of Midway is still undergoing decontamination procedures even five years after the Clochian rat outbreak of 2346. Progress is said to be made, although the latest estimates for full decontamination have recently been moved ahead two years.
'"Sentients are warned to avoid Section 8, as this is a restricted region. Please head to Section 54 for borders and customs services. You are required to declare any hazardous materials as defined by inter-galactic law # 33467 that you or your vessel may be transporting. Code 4 In Section 79, level 2. Peace Officers respond."'
-Samples of announcements made aboard Midway station in a 6-second period on August 9th, 2356.
Jupiter-Class Space Station Midway
Space stations are the lifeblood of galactic trade and commerce and as such, construction and defence of them is considered of singular importance to all spacefaring races. Ranging from small orbital boarding stations to remote fueling stops to solar system defence platform all the way to gargantuan, self-sustaining "colony" stations, the variety of Space stations is matched only perphaps by those ships and people they service. Among these myriad of structures, the Jupiter-class is by far the largest and most productive, able to service up to four class 10 ships and twenty class 4's at once, along with dozens of smaller classes.
Midway Station, however, is truly a giant among giants. The single largest human-built space construct, it is an updated Jupiyer-class with improved environmental controls, increased cargo capacity, larger ore refineries and enhanced shielding capacity. The Sol System Union is justifiably proud of this immense undertaking.
Situated on a quadripoint border of space between the Sol Union, Vatraxian Collective, Independent Systems Alliance, and the Planeto Corporation, Midway not only serves as the single largest trade hub in the galaxy, but also a strategic jumping-off point. Consequently, there has been almost as much fighting as trading in what is known as the "Quadpoint". The station, along with many other smaller satellite stations from various other races and groups, orbits a red dwarf star. Quad-point is unique as an important system which otherwise has very few resources of its own. There are three ice moons, one gas giant and a barren super-planet sourrounded by an immense asteroid field yielding low-quality ore.
The Vatraxian Revolution nearly caused the destruction of the station when radicals snuck a nuke onto it, but in a rare example of beauracratic incompetence leading to positive results, the container holding the bomb was accidentally labelled as waste and ejected into the sun.
Sector 47 of Midway is still undergoing decontamination procedures even five years after the Clochian rat outbreak of 2346. Progress is said to be made, although the latest estimates for full decontamination have recently been moved ahead two years.
'"Sentients are warned to avoid Section 8, as this is a restricted region. Please head to Section 54 for borders and customs services. You are required to declare any hazardous materials as defined by inter-galactic law # 33467 that you or your vessel may be transporting. Code 4 In Section 79, level 2. Peace Officers respond."'
-Samples of announcements made aboard Midway station in a 6-second period on August 9th, 2356.