Gateway Station

Gateway Station is the first outpost built by the Global Republic, outside of the Sol system. Gateway Station is a transit hub for ships using C Tunnels to move from the Sol System to some of the more prosperous colonies Coreward of Sol. The Station went online in 351.353 USDT (August 2218) with the arrival of the first two hundred workers and 84 family members.

Structure
Gateway Station is formed.around a central cylinder, housing a chain of reactor cores.

Whilst physically connected in the central station structure, the cores are not linked to each other, to prevent cascade reactions in the event of core failures.

A number of 'load balancing' distribution systems exist between the cores, to allow bleed off of excess power,  sharing or redirecting power, should a core become unstable.

Around the middle of the central spine, rotates a large shipyard maintenance facility ring. This ring is known as sub-station 2, and contains almost all docking facilities. This is where ships come to repair and refuel, to continue their journey deeper into the colonies.

To one side of Sub-station 1, Sub-station 2 is a broader ring, within which lie the majority of food production for the station. The inner most level contains large traditional crop farms, whilst lower levels typically house hydroponics and algae farms, which provide a renewable supply of nutrition.

On the other side of the central body, Sub-station 3 is known as the Gateway Ring. This habitation module provides homes and leisure facilities for 2,000 individuals. As the oldest habitation structure on the station, accommodations are modest here, unlike some of the more luxury installations attached to the station in later years.

Location
The station is positioned in orbit of the second planet in the Gateway system, at a distance of 500,000km.

Personnel
Alix Tegan was born on Gateway Station in 502.265USDT (June 2480) in Sub-statoin 7. He joined the UAG Academy in Gateway in 512.186USDT (September 2497) and graduated 514.245USDT  (March 2501). Alix left the station after being assigned to the UAGISV Nineveh in 514.349USDT  (June 2501)