LABAX TRANSPORTER Long range Transport/Tug vehicle built by Hartwell Starsystems. At 51 meters this is one of the more flexible craft in operation and still a favourite of most Asteroid Belt concerns (including many New Soviet). GO TO LABAX TRANSPORTER PAGE RETURN TO TOP LABRADOR Independent province in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Former half of the Canadian Province of New Foundland and Labrador. Primary provider of power (through wave action generators) and desalinated water in the region. GO TO UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN PAGE RETURN TO TOP LADIS "Generation" Project line begun by Rigel Aerospace in the mid-22nd Century by CEO Jane MacManus. To qualify as LADIS the base concept vehicle must display most of the "Better than State of the Art" advancements developed by Rigel at the time. RETURN TO TOP LADIS ONE First Generation Ladis vehicle built for Surface to Orbit transit by RIGEL Aerospace. The prototype was commissioned for Jane MacManus in 2169. When she turned it over to her eldest child, Robert Lewis MacManus on his graduation no one suspected a tradition had begun. Many Ladis One vehicles remain in service around Lagrange Space. GO TO RIGEL AEROSPACE LADIS 1 PAGE RETURN TO TOP LADIS TWO Second Generation Ladis vehicle commissioned by Rigel CEO Robert Lewis MacManus as a long-range Space Exploration craft. In continuding the tradition begun by his mother, Rigel Two was given to R.L.'s son Nathiel Adam MacManus on his graduation. Nathiel used this vehicle to assist the Orbit CERN project and was nearly killed while anchoring the Counter-Weight Probe during a period of intense solar activity. GO TO RIGEL AEROSPACE LADIS 2 PAGE RETURN TO TOP LADIS THREE Third Generation Ladis vehicle commissioned by Nathiel Adam MacManus when his wife Pamela Newhaven became CEO of Rigel Aerospace. Rigel Three was intended to launch with the first generation RAEB Artificial Sentience but was forced to substitute a PAT-C Supersystem when RAEB Project Leader Dr. Newville refused to release the First Son. GO TO RIGEL AEROSPACE LADIS 3 PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE ONE Primary transport port between Stations within Lagrange Space (including Earth and Luna) and points beyond. Station 1 is parked 58,000 km above the moon's surface directly between Luna and the Earth. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE TWO Position 64,000 km above the moon's surface directly opposite Luna from the Earth. Station 2 is operated by the Council For Technical Simplicity as an Astronomical Research station and Wide Array Telescope Platform. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE THREE Large habitat space colony travelling along Luna's orbital path, directly opposite of the Earth from the moon. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE FOUR Second long-term Space Colony habitat built in Lagrange Space. A large multi-purpose facility orbiting the Earth in the moon's orbit at a position 60 degrees ahead of Luna. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE FIVE First long-term Space Colony habitat built in Lagrange Space. A large multi-purpose facility orbiting the Earth in the moon's orbit at a position 60 degrees behind Luna. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE SIX A long-term Space Colony habitat built in Lagrange Space. A large multi-purpose facility orbiting the Earth in the moon's orbit at a position 60 degrees behind Station 3 (Lagrange Three). GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE SEVEN A long-term Space Colony habitat built in Lagrange Space. A large multi-purpose facility orbiting the Earth in the moon's orbit at a position 60 degrees ahead of Station 3 (Lagrange Three). GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE EIGHT Fleet repair facility 300,000 km from the Earth's surface directly below the Lunar Plane. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE NINE Fleet repair facility 300,000 km from the Earth's surface directly below the Lunar Plane. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LAGRANGE SPACE The term used for the micro-system directly around the Earth. Named for the French astronomer-mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813 TGC) who calculated five relatively stable orbital Libration Points between/around the Earth and Luna. GO TO LAGRANGE SPACE PAGE RETURN TO TOP LANDER Term for vehicle whose primary purpose is the Orbit to Surface transport of passengers or contents. In the Astral Corps a Lander is a heavily armed, fast and well-shielded craft, usually with extremely low electronic signature, capable of high speed transport to and from the surface during combat. GO TO POLLUX LANDER PAGE RETURN TO TOP LASSO Anacronym for Land, Air, Sea, Space and Orbit. Refers to a military squad, specificially trained for Combat operations in all environments. RETURN TO TOP LAV Abbrev for Lavatory. Synonym of washroom. RETURN TO TOP LEFTENANT Spelling used to ensure the proper British historical pronunciation in GROUND OPS and ASTRALS. This rank is usually reserved for an officer of some specialty just below a stand alone supervisory position. Equal to Lieutenant in Base Ops/Security Services and Fleet/Space Ops. GO TO UNSC RANKS PAGE RETURN TO TOP LEJEUNNE (CAMP) Ground Ops training camp in the state of North Carolina, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Camp Lejeunne is a basic training facility where new recruits learn Rapid Ops Deployment along with practical Ground Force Operations. Graduates of this camp are usually forwarded to Further Development Training either at the Lejeunne facility or elsewhere in the Network. CLICK HERE TO SEE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS PATCH RETURN TO TOP LIEUTENANT Junior Grade Fleet rank equal to Second (2nd) Leftenant with Ground Ops/Astrals Corps and Base Ops/Security Services. Typical rank for Wing Pilot in Combat Action Squadrons, or as support pilots on craft larger than 50 meters.. GO TO UNSC RANKS PAGE RETURN TO TOP LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Fleet rank equal to Leftenant Colonel with the Ground Ops/Astrals Corps and Base Ops/Security Services. On a space vehicle over 500 meters length this rank is usually two below the vessel master (usually Commander rank) and frequently a department head. On smaller craft (less than 500 meters) is frequently either First Officer or Commander of vessel. GO TO UNSC RANKS PAGE RETURN TO TOP LEO Abbrev for Low Earth Orbit. Some 900 kilometers above sea level. The minimum needed for space access. To remain in LEO requires an effort. GO TO THE HARTWELL PAGE ON THIS TOPIC RETURN TO TOP LINGUABANKS Data records used to quickly translate words, phrases and sentences from one lanugage to another. More sophisticated systems can take incoming or outgoing communications and replace them during transmission. Frequently nuances in the language are lost and occassionally tonality is mis-interpreted but the error rates are significantly less than through human translators. RETURN TO TOP LOB Anacronym for Land, Orbit and Beyond. A squad specifically trained for protection of Earth from extra-solar threats. A theorectical concept still in the year 2235. RETURN TO TOP LONGBOW Specific routing used by space craft to get to the Outer System as fast as possible, usually involving a slingshot past Jupiter. RETURN TO TOP LOW EARTH ORBIT A ring of Transfer Platforms and Satellites which surround Earth relatively close to the surface (100 to 300 kilometers). Vessels that do not descend below this zone are able to operate without Re-Entry hulls and use minimal boosters to re-establish escape velocity. GO TO THE HARTWELL PAGE ON THIS TOPIC RETURN TO TOP LOWER DECK In the Lander proper the term for the PIT area where the Wardroom, Airlocks, Command Consoles, Hot Bunks and Driver Access are located. In the mated Cimarron the term for the Lander half of the vehicle when docked. GO TO THE CIMARRON PAGE RETURN TO TOP LUNA Proper name for the moon orbiting the Earth. RETURN TO TOP LUNAX HOPPER Line of Hartwell built Lunar Shuttles very popular for short range transit in low gravity/low atmosphere locations (including Mars). GO TO HARTWELL AEROSPACE LUNAR SHUTTLE PAGE RETURN TO TOP