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Spaceport

• 1) Intended to service 3 ships at 2,720 mt each, for a total of 8,160 mt. Facility Size Rating of 3.
• 2) Area: 0.42 km2
• 3) Infrastructure: 32,640 mt, 4,836 SCUs
• 4) Personnel Systems:
  • - Manufacturing Systems: 3 Type I Industrial Fabrication Units produce up to 36 SCUs every 5 days (24 SCUs)
  • - Medical Systems: Rating 1 (5 SCUs)
  • - Recreation Facilities: Rating 4 (1 small rec area, 2 gyms, large galley, 2 small lounges) (72 SCUs)
  • - Personnel Transportation Systems:
    • - Lifts: 42 SCUs
    • - Mobile transports: 13 SCUs
  • - Fire Suppression Systems: 30 SCUs
  • - Warehousing: 605 SCUs
• 5) Power Systems:
  • - Fission Reactors: 3 fission reactors (45 SCUs)
  • - Backup Batteries: 27 SCUs
• 6) Operations Systems:
  • - Control Tower: The traditional structure at any airfield or spaceport, this structure monitors and directs all traffic in the immediate vicinity and requires 12 SCU for each Size Rating.
  • - Admin Center: The main administrative hub of the spaceport, encompassing all of the main, front and department offices. It requires 5 SCU for each Size Rating. For earlier 'missions control', where all aspects of the flights of the spaceport's craft are overseen, and additional 4 SCU per rating is required.
  • - Computers: As with any modern facility, computers are critical to the proper management of a spaceport. Only 0.5 SCUs are needed for each Size Rating, though if the space port also operates as a 'mission control' double the size of the computer support. (Increases in computer technology do not really affect spaceport systems (regarding size.)
  • - Sensors: All spaceports require sensor data in order to keep all traffic safe. Compare the Facility Size Rating against the latest class of navigational sensors (at 'Table 8.9.3a: Navigational Sensors - Strength') to determine the SCUs for the spaceport's needs. If the spaceport hosts a 'mission control', multiply the result by 3.
  • - Communication Systems: Spaceports need to be able to communicate with the spacecraft (and other aircraft) both in the vicinity and on the ground. See 'Table 8.15a: Radio Systems' for the latest in communication equipment. If a 'mission control' is established at the spaceport, and if subspace radio is not yet available (2130), multiply the SCU amount by three.
  • - Tractor Beams (optional): Tractors beams are installed at some spaceports (after 2105) to provide a means of safety and protection from ships in trouble. Prior to 2137, spaceports installed Strength 9 beams, if any at all). After that, strength ratings matched 50,000 mt at a minimum with each technological improvement. (See the Tractor Beam tables.)
  • - Transporter Systems: First available in 2139, transporters allow spaceport visitors quick arrivals. Standard personnel and cargo pads are common and sometimes spaceports also allow for emergency use pads, as they are often the first ones to realize a vessel may be in distress. See the 'Transporter Systems' section for options.
  • - Security Systems: Commercial starports rarely need extensive security measures for the common areas, but will provide them for typical off-limit areas. Additionally, holding areas (i.e., brigs) are generally available for contingency purposes, though in limited numbers. Military spaceports, however, usually make much more use of more-capable security systems. Multiply the SUs from the tables in the 'Security Systems' section by 3 to represent the SCUs of a ground-based system.
• 7) Tactical Systems: Commercial spaceports generally do not have any tactical systems. Some military ones may. This section will be filled in once such a spaceport is designed.
• 8) Hangers: Unlike shuttlebays, hangers may be open to the elements. However, they are (generally) also limited to Size 3 and smaller vessels. Decide how much shipping tonnage will be stored and multiply it by 2, then divide by 6.75 to get the SCU quantity.