North Dock · 0 km
Welcome to the 1st Bunch.
Thirty-two kilometres of land, light and air, turning once every two minutes so your feet stay on the ground. Side 7 is the newest colony in the Earth Sphere, and it is still being built.
Strip A · Aldren · 6 km
Three land strips, three windows.
Look up. The ground you see overhead is Brightwater, eleven thousand residents away. Between the strips run the windows, and beyond them the mirrors that give us morning.
Mid-colony · 16 km
Weather by appointment.
Rain is scheduled, cloud is grown and the wind is a pressure gradient we publish a week ahead. Check Living for this week’s timetable before you hang your washing.
Strip C · Corrin · 26 km
Building the far end.
Fabrication yards are working three shifts to finish the southern districts. Some sections near the South Cap are closed to residents by order of the Federation Forces.
South Cap · 32 km
The end of the line.
The South Cap houses the colony’s agricultural research annex. Access is restricted. Please return to the Axial Express and enjoy the rest of your day.
12,810Residents
32 kmLength of the colony
1 min 53 sOne full turn
177 m/sHull speed at the strips
50%Construction complete
Today in the 1st Bunch
Your morning, on one board.
Departures run on Colony Standard Time. Mirror and weather schedules are set by the Environment Office a week ahead.
- MR Mirrors opening · daylight 17%
- WX Light rain, reservoir catchment · Strip B, 14:00–14:40
- C Condition Green · All colony services operating normally.
Aldren Civic · Departures 06:10 CST
| Time | Line | To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:10 | RL | Aldren Civic (loop) | Boarding |
| 06:15 | E | North Dock (0 g) | On time |
| 06:16 | AX | Corrin Yards | On time |
| 06:16 | SH | Reservoir Loop | On time |
| 06:18 | RL | Aldren Civic (loop) | On time |
| 06:26 | RL | Aldren Civic (loop) | On time |
Three strips, three districts
Where you live, and how far along it is.
Aldren
Civic hall, the first school, and the market streets nearest the North Dock.
- Residents
- 6,480
- Built
- 72%
Brightwater
Residential terraces along the reservoir. Most new arrivals are housed here.
- Residents
- 4,120
- Built
- 48%
Corrin
Fabrication yards and worker housing. Borders the South Cap restricted zone.
- Residents
- 2,210
- Built
- 31%