Paradise Station (also known as O'Neill Three) is a space station located at the Earth-Moon Lagrange point 4, in a stable position not far from the Earth.
History[]
During the construction of the Crystal Palace, the European Space Agency planned the O'Neill Colonies as the second step in space colonization. These stations were concepted to be built along a cylindrical plan composed of lunar rock and metal framing, with the whole interior surface covered in earth, and with waterways and huge windows that allowed sunlight to enter.[1]
The last of these habitat colonies was the O'Neill Three, a joint-project between the ESA, Japan and the USA. It began construction at the Lagrange point 3 in 2011 and upon completion in 2018, it was given the name of Paradise Station. This colony was almost equal in size to the O'Neill One, with around 30km long and 8km wide.
In 2019, there was a massive revolt by the highrider colony workers at O'Neill One that ended with the expulsion of the ESA representatives there. Due to that event, Paradise Station was placed under martial law.[1]
In 2022, during the Fourth Corporate War, the stations and satellites in close orbit to Earth suffered tremendously. Many highriders were forced to leave and travel to the more secure O'Neill colonies, causing the space habitats to exceed their rated capacity. At the same time, the ESA and Orbital Air began restricting flights to space due to the hazards of the war. The highriders protested for their need to resupply and evacuation of refugees and tourists, but neither space organization provided any support.[2]
In September of that same year, O'Neill One and Two gained their independence from the ESA during the Seven Hour War, forming the Highrider Confederation. The European Space Agency managed to keep Paradise Station under their control.[1][3]
Locations[]
- Terra Nova headquarters[1]
Notes[]
- Several life support system designs patented by Terra Nova have been built in atmospheric processing plants in Paradise Station.[1]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 PONDSMITH, M. Deep Space. Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1993. (pp.5–9,12,65,68,79)
- ↑ SEVILE, A. Firestorm Stormfront. Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1997. (pp.95,97–98)
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2020. (p.262)