Tycho Colony (WW3 Era)
| Tycho Colony | |
|---|---|
British Overseas Territory
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| Official Name | Tycho Colony |
| Primary Language | English |
| Motto | TBD |
| Area | 22,700 Square Kilometers |
| Politics | |
| Owner | United Kingdom |
| Governing Body | Governor and Council of Ministers |
| Government Type | Dependency under a Constitutional Monarchy |
| Head of State | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Head of Government | Governor Natalie Bass |
| History | |
| Established | 1984 (construction began in 1980) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 22,485 |
The Tycho Colony is the United Kingdom's primary facility on Luna. Located in the southern hemisphere of Luna's near side, it always has line of sight to Earth.
History
Layout
Old Colony
When someone refers to the 'Old Colony' what they are actually referring to is the first round of subterranean habitats built into Tycho Crater's central mountain peak. Historically, this is actually the second colony, as the first was the original exploration base that remains near the spaceport. The Old Colony consists of a 6-level underground facility, with 2 levels above ground level and 3 below ground.
Level 2
Level 1
Ground Level
The Ground Level of the Colony is where industrial activities take place. MetaPharma and Mondessa have extensive facilities here and are the two largest occupants of this level. Solar Dynamics has a production facility here, used for rapid prototyping of equipment to be tested out at their R&D Facility on the crater rim.
Sublevel 1
Sublevel 2
Sublevel 3
By far the most expansive level, sublevel 3 is dedicated entirely to maintenance facilities, piping, power lines, and all the behind the scenes things that keep everything above it functioning. It is a tangled maze of crawlspaces, pipes, treatment vats, transformers, and a nightmarish array of more than 30 years of replaced-in-place-and-bypassed hardware. Consequently, Sublevel 3 is also home to the Colony's criminal underground, with illegal operations scattered all over the Escheresque floor.
Colony Expansion
The Colony Expansion levels are a separate array of subsurface construction, created during the 1990s as the population of the colony began to rise. Unlike the original colony which was constructed in and under the central peak of the Crater, the Colony Expansion consists of several domes at surface level and an extensive array of new subsurface tunnels. These are connected to the old colony through surface and subsurface rail links. The domes are primarily used as recreational areas and for agriculture, while the subsurface tunnels contain housing, life support infrastructure, and associated facilities.
At present there are currently 6 surface domes, and a 5-layer-deep grid of housing tunnels.
Exterior Facilities
The exterior facilities of the Colony are those that are at the surface level and separate from the Old Colony and the Colony Expansion. These are primarily greenhouses for food production, solar power facilities, communications arrays, and the spaceport. Pizzuto Industries has a construction facility here, supplying 'handcrafted' (as much of a claim as that can be) spacecraft for the rich and powerful.
Colonial Enclaves
The Colonial Enclaves are several small, privately-owned facilities within the Tycho Colony's jurisdiction that are technically separate from the colony infrastructure.
- A few privately-owned residential compounds
- Solar Dynamics R&D Facility
- Yang Enterprises Astroconstruction Test Yard
Governance
Political System
Governor: Her Excellency Dame Natalie Bass, appointed representative of the British Crown. De-facto head of state for the colony. Appointed 2010.
Cabinet:
- Minister of Economic Development and Finance ABC 123
- Minister of Infrastructure and Development Planning ABC 123
- Minister of Communications and Security William Dayton Forest
- Attorney General ABC 123
Defence
There is a small contingent of the British Army stationed at the colony. The Royal Air Force maintains a small contingent of patrol spacecraft as well. There is a single recruiting office, however it is not common for residents of the colony to sign up for military service proper. It is more common for residents of the colony to serve in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force or the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - fully 40% of the colony population have been affiliated with one of these two organizations at one point in time.
Population
Demographics
Religion
Languages
Education
Culture
Cuisine
Literature
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Notable People
The Right Honorable, The Viscount of Luna Darian Goodwin Watson Sanderson, Viscount Sanderson of Luna. Life Peer in the House of Lords.