Difference between revisions of "Station"
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==2) [[Line station]]s== | ==2) [[Line station]]s== | ||
| − | A satellite in geostationary orbit, usually connected to the surface by [[downline]] cables and [[ | + | A satellite in geostationary orbit, usually connected to the surface by [[downline]] cables and [[elevator]]s, where interplanetary craft can dock without entering a planet's gravity well. |
==3) [[Shadownet]] stations== | ==3) [[Shadownet]] stations== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 25 October 2011
The word station is commonly used to mean:
1) Transit stations
A place where you embark and disembark on a train or other mass-transit system
2) Line stations
A satellite in geostationary orbit, usually connected to the surface by downline cables and elevators, where interplanetary craft can dock without entering a planet's gravity well.
3) Shadownet stations
Where shadownet messages are assembled and encrypted before being upstreamed to a temple ship's ghostnet mirror.
