Aphrodite Station
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Aphrodite Station was a massive terraforming space station orbiting Venus.
History[edit]
As part of Project Aphrodite at the turn of the twenty-third century, Aphrodite Station had been the headquarters for the terraformers as they transformed Venus from its toxic, inhospitable environment into a world that would serve as the breadbasket for humanity during the early years of space colonization and had a population of 202 million at its zenith during the Star League era.[1][2]
During the Amaris Civil War, the Rim Worlds Navy used Aphrodite Station as the principal port in the Terra system. When the liberation of Terra commenced in early 2777, a surprise Star League Defense Force naval flotilla arrived between Venus and Terra, prompting an emergency undocking by the Rim Worlds fleet of vessels berthed at the station. The sudden detachment of the WarShips' combined millions of tons destabilized the station's orbit, making a crash on the planet's surface likely. After a seven-hour battle, the Rim Worlds forces surrendered and the SLDF immediately undertook operations to rescue the station. Several regiments of Amaris' troops were enheartened by their efforts and aided them in trying to shut down the Space Defense System batteries that were continuing to fire upon the SLDF vessels.[1]