Murdok Orbital Station

On the other end of the elevator sits the space station. Its purpose is to shuttle people and cargo between Murdok and the stars. It also functions as immigration control and possible quarantine enforcement. Gravity plating and centrifugal force provide a nice 1G on the space station with up being towards Murdok and down towards space. Roughly 15 people stay on the station rotating between it and the planetary end of the elevator. 5 are guards and the others perform different station functions. It has 20 bunks for sleeping and automated food preparation. It is not a nice place to stay for long periods, which is why staff rotate between the station and the other end of the elevator. The only entertainment on the station is what the staff can come up with themselves in the dining hall, or do in thsi rooms by themselves or with a partner.

Upon disembarking from the elevator everyone must get completely nude and go through what is basically a human car wash and be scanned for parasites and disease. From there they may head to immigration control if they wish to leave Murdok on a ship. Crew of ships arriving at Murdok typically don’t take the elevator down unless there is a special reason for them to do so. They may stay on the station for a few hours only before leaving again. If they have to wait for cargo loading or unloading they may prefer to wait on their ship. Incoming personel destined for Murdok must go through immigration and be searched before boarding the elevator or a ship to the planet.

All of the cargo comes via shipping container, some of which require an atmosphere while others do not. All of it remains outside of the staion, with the containers that require atmosphere receiving it via large umbliical like tubes that extend from the station. Two cranes operated by station personel transfer cargo between the elevators, the station, and docked ships. There are 4 docking platforms for large space going vessels.