A Class B Starport Design while I'm editing

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I'm continuing to edit my compilation of these blog entries and of some things that didn't fit nicely into the subsector-by-subsector posts and I'm also working on a few new items.

The T5SS mailing list seems to have suffered an accident when its server moved, so my appeal to try to get this version of The Beyond considered as a replacement for the current "In Review" mess is currently on hold.  Though I did find that the dot map from the Megatraveller supplement Solomani and Aslan actually matches my revisions pretty well, so there might be hope of appealing to some version of canon...

Anyway, in the meantime, I've updated my Excel templates for starships, small craft, and space stations and used the later to build a TL 11 Highport.

Gateway Highport

The Gateway Highport has been in operation since 631 in orbit around the planet Gateway. It is the headquarters of the Gateway Consortium, a Corellan League corporation specializing in commerce between the League and its neighbors along the trailing and rimward frontier. Gateway Highport is the oldest of the six Class B starports operated by the consortium and though many sections have seen considerable renovations in recent decades, some sections show the effects of nearly five hundred years of use.
The Highport is a sprawling station, with a cylindrical central hub connected by a spine to two docking terminals, a freight terminal and a small shipyard. Smaller additions are grafted on to these five main modules in a seemingly haphazard manner.
The Gateway Shipyard technical meets the minimum qualifications for the Third Imperium's Starport Authority criteria for a Class B installation, but it rarely produces new shipping beyond a few small craft and bulk cargo haulers plying the route between Gateway and the nearest gas giant and its moons. Most of the capacity is used for maintenance overhauls of leased as additional internal docking capacity.

The Consortium's headquarters offices are fairly small, supporting a staff of barely 300 executives and staff focused on day-to-day operations. Major shareholders rarely visit the facility and board meetings are generally held on Atlantis, a much more pleasant world seven parsecs distant.




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