Halstead Station
(References to Halstead Station)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: 78.76 Y: 44.34
Contents
Planetary Data[1]
- Star Type: M4II
- Position in System: 3 (of 8)
- Number of Moons: None
- Days to Jump Point: 3
- Surface Water: 40%
- Atm. Pressure: Standard (Toxic)
- Surface Gravity: 0.62
- Equatorial Temp: 17°C
- Highest Native Life: Plants
Era Specific Data
3130[1]
- Governor: Trevor Stewart-Green
- Planetary Legate: Charles Imurra
- Population: 756,000
Garrisoning Military Force
3050
3055 to 3062 to3067
Owner History
- 2750 - Draconis Combine
- 3025 - Draconis Combine
- 3030 - Draconis Combine
- 3040 - Draconis Combine
- 3052 - Draconis Combine
- 3057 - Draconis Combine
- 3062 - Draconis Combine
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere[1]
Planetary Information
Halstead Station is a world settled exclusively for its vast mineral resources. Unfortunately the planet is completely unsuited to human life, featuring an atmosphere filled with argon and other toxic compounds. To overcome this the Ozawa Mercantile Association established a vast series of underground cities, factories, and domed cities that covered approximately 3% of the planet's surface.[1] After the world joined with the Draconis Combine, it found new use as a military staging area, military prison, and punishment duty station.[1]
Though these features made Halstead Station interesting it is best known for the raid First Prince Hanse Davion executed on the world in 3012. The object of this raid was to obtain documents, books, and memory storage devices from a recently uncovered Star League university. These documents were later used to form the core library for the New Avalon Institute of Science.[6]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 30, "World Profile"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 40, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 125, "ComGuard Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 98, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), pp. 96-97