Orbit Station

Orbit Station is in permanent orbit of Hope Nation, and provides facilities for the unloading and loading of cargo between Earth and also Detour. Although the station contains many naval drydocks and repair yards, it is actually under the command of the UNAF.

History
Not much is known about Orbit Station except that it is clear that it has existed for many years before the events of Midshipman's Hope.

Weaponry
Although the station was protected by the naval squadrons under the command of Admiral de Marney, Orbit Station boasted its own impressive defences. Every level had multiple lasers on all sides in order to defend against attackers. Although they had only been used in training programes, their first recorded use was against the Fish during the Fish Wars.

Destruction
Orbit Station was destroyed after the detonation of nuclear materials as a responce to orders given by Captain Seafort and carried out by the stations puter, William, during an attack by the Fish. However, Seafort was not aboard the station at the time as it had been boarded by his old shipmate Vax Holser. After making Seafort unfit to command (he punched him in the jaw) he assumed command of the station after it was revealed that should the station be completely evacuated, all of the orders would become void and no detonation would take place. This was down to Seafort and William tampering with the core programming for Orbit Station. After placing Seafort into a lifepod and setting it off to his ship, the U.N.S Victoria Holser remained onboard to continue the countdown - dying when the stores exploded.

Legacy
In the decades that followed, a new station was built to service the now independent member state of Hope Nation. When Seafort returned to Hope Nation many years later in command of U.N.S Olympic, the vessel's puter requested a memorial for William stating that no station puter had ever gone "offline" like he had. Seafort agreed and brought his crew to attention for a minute in tribute.