Arial
Background
Arial was designed as the port between the Earth and lunar surfaces. Having grown in proportion to the increased demand for export of lunar materials (a particularly noticable spike being alongside the construction of Balderol), Arial is now one of the largest settlements operated by the Foundation Society, yet it has never forgotten its scientific purpose of searching for life beyond our solar system.
As the privately owned successor to the ARIEL mission by ESA in the 2020s, Arial continues to conduct research into exoplanets, some that one day (at least if the Foundation Society has its way), humankind may finally venture to and establish future settlements outside of our solar system.
Services
- Major Transport Hub - Able to facilitate the docking of IHPC transport vessels, alongside having the ability to move up to 1000 CASSSCs per hour between the moon and its L1 terminus for export
- Manufacturing - All major manufacturing may be performed at the ground terminus but exports must fit into CASSSCs
- Consultation on Spacecraft Propulsion - For further information, please contact a Technical Adviser
Arial
Transport and Manufacturing Hub
Initial Operating Capacity Achieved – 2045
Location – Space Elevator between Earth-Moon L1 and Copernicus Crater on the Lunar Surface
Initial Population – 7000
Predicted Population in 2100 – 20,000 + 5000
This webpage refers to a fictional space settlement which is part of the UK Space Design Competition. No information presented here or implied herefrom should be regarded as factual. Any similarities with real events, places, or persons are purely coincidental.