LUNA
HUMANITY'S FIRST OFF-WORLD SETTLEMENT
THE GATEWAY BETWEEN EARTH AND THE FRONTIER
> LUNA REPRESENTS THE FOUNDATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN SPACE COLONIZATION. ESTABLISHED IN 2031 AS WEYLAND CORPORATION'S FIRST TERRAFORMING OPERATION, THE COLONY HAS GROWN FROM A MODEST RESEARCH OUTPOST INTO A THRIVING METROPOLIS OF OVER 850,000 PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
> SITUATED IN THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY ON EARTH'S MOON, LUNA SERVES AS WEYLAND-YUTANI'S OFF-WORLD CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND THE PRIMARY TRANSIT HUB FOR ALL DEEP SPACE OPERATIONS. EVERY COLONY SHIP, FREIGHT VESSEL, AND EXPLORATION CRAFT PASSES THROUGH LUNA'S ORBITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON ITS WAY TO THE FRONTIER.
> THE COLONY'S CLIMATE-CONTROLLED DOME COMPLEXES SPAN OVER 200 SQUARE KILOMETERS, HOUSING RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, COMMERCIAL CENTERS, RESEARCH CAMPUSES, AND THE LARGEST SHIP CONSTRUCTION YARDS OUTSIDE OF EARTH ORBIT.
COLONY SPECIFICATIONS
KEY FACILITIES
OFF-WORLD CORPORATE HQ
THE PRIMARY OFF-WORLD HEADQUARTERS OF WEYLAND-YUTANI CORPORATION. HOUSES EXECUTIVE OFFICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND THE INTERSTELLAR OPERATIONS COMMAND CENTER. ALL DEEP SPACE OPERATIONS ARE COORDINATED FROM THIS FACILITY.
SHIP CONSTRUCTION YARDS
THE LARGEST SPACECRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPLEX OUTSIDE EARTH ORBIT. CAPABLE OF CONSTRUCTING VESSELS UP TO 1,500 METERS IN LENGTH. ORBITAL DRYDOCKS HANDLE ASSEMBLY, FITTING, AND COMMISSIONING OF ALL MAJOR VESSEL CLASSES.
DEEP SPACE COMM RELAY
THE CENTRAL NODE OF WEYLAND-YUTANI'S INTERSTELLAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK. FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA TRANSMISSION ACROSS ALL 47 STAR SYSTEMS VIA QUANTUM-ENTANGLED RELAY ARRAYS AND FTL SIGNAL BOOSTING.
RESEARCH CAMPUSES
SEVEN DEDICATED RESEARCH CAMPUSES SPANNING MATERIALS SCIENCE, ZERO-G MANUFACTURING, PROPULSION ENGINEERING, CYBERNETICS, AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. OVER 12,000 RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS WORK ON SITE.
TRANSIT HUB
ALL OUTBOUND COLONY SHIPS AND DEEP SPACE FREIGHT VESSELS STAGE FROM LUNA'S ORBITAL TRANSIT PLATFORMS. ANNUAL THROUGHPUT EXCEEDS 4,000 VESSEL DEPARTURES AND 500,000 PASSENGER TRANSITS.
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
ZERO-GRAVITY AND LOW-GRAVITY MANUFACTURING FACILITIES PRODUCING ADVANCED ALLOYS, OPTICAL COMPONENTS, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE TO FABRICATE IN STANDARD GRAVITY ENVIRONMENTS.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
LUNA'S ECONOMY RIVALS MANY EARTH NATIONS, DRIVEN BY SHIP MANUFACTURING, TRANSIT SERVICES, AND ADVANCED MATERIALS PRODUCTION.
FROM SHIPYARD TECHNICIANS TO CORPORATE EXECUTIVES, LUNA OFFERS EMPLOYMENT ACROSS EVERY SECTOR OF THE INTERSTELLAR ECONOMY.
EVERY MAJOR INTERSTELLAR TRADE ROUTE ORIGINATES OR PASSES THROUGH LUNA'S TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE.
> LUNA IS MORE THAN A COLONY. IT IS THE GATEWAY BETWEEN EARTH AND EVERYTHING BEYOND. EVERY VESSEL THAT CARRIES COLONISTS TO NEW WORLDS, EVERY FREIGHT SHIPMENT THAT SUSTAINS THE FRONTIER, AND EVERY COMMUNICATION THAT CONNECTS OUR SPECIES ACROSS THE STARS PASSES THROUGH THIS SETTLEMENT. LUNA IS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH INTERSTELLAR CIVILIZATION IS BUILT.