Epsilon Pegasus
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The fourth planet of the Epsilon Pegasus system, Columus is the name of an Age of War research facility and Deep Periphery base of operations used by the Terran Hegemony, the Star League, and, later, Comstar's Explorer Corps.
History
Columbus was founded in 2549 by Terran Hegemony Deep Periphery exploration crews. The settlement started with a research and boarding facility for deep space exploration, and is located in the center of a crater, situated on one of the two northern continents near the equator. At the time of discovery, settling the facility near the equator was imperative because the planet was in the midst of an ice age.
After the founding of the Star League and the end of the Reunification War, the facility was expanded. Initial expansion included added tarmac and runways, paved roads, warehouses, lodging, a small town, and a garrison. By 2641, the facility also included a Dropship maintenance/repair facility. This facility included moving platforms large enough to ferry a 20,000 ton Dropship off the runways. Further, an orbital dry dock was constructed in the excavated core of Columbus's small moon.
Columbus remained active through the Amaris Civil War, but was evacuated shortly before the Exodus of General Aleksandr Kerensky and most of the SLDF from the Inner Sphere.
The Comstar Explorer Corps vessel ECV Von Braun discovered the abandoned facilities during a survey of the Epsilon Pegasus system in 3023. Having determined the fourth planet was most likely to be inhabitable by humans, the crew spent two weeks in orbit over the planet, and discovered the facility because of the large runways, visible despite being overgrown for nearly 250 years. The name Columbus and its original use by the SLDF was only possible because the facilities computer core was still active. The Explorer Corps survey teams removed all valuable LosTech form the facility, and established a rudimentary base and departure point for exploration.
The Explorer Corps have since revitalized the facility, including the installation of Explorer Corps field offices, upgrades to the repair and maintenance facilities, cinemas, sports bars, taverns, night clubs, a Hyper-Pulse Generator, new radio telescope and other scientific facilities, and a sizable farming farming village.
Manufacturing Centers
Owner History
- 2570 - Terran Hegemony
- 2750 - Star League
- 3025 - Unknown Planet
- 3030 - Comstar
- 3040 - Comstar
- 3052 - Comstar
- 3057 - Comstar
- 3062 - Comstar
Nearby Systems
There are no known inhabited systems within 60 light years.