District 09 (zone)

The Cell Recharge Facility provides limited docking facilities for the automated transfer of depleted fuel cells and charged cells from and into vessels. Usually, Cell Recharge Facs are outfitted with their own processing lines so allowing them to either re-purpose depleted cells or to produce new ones. Cell Recharge Facs can be run with just a core crew; however full automation is rarely desirable as vessels docking for fuel cell transfer often require manual adaptation of their docking protocols.

The Ship Tech Fab specialises in manufacturing spaceship core components eg: fusion generators and Podkletnov devices. Several of the most important production facilities are located here to benefit from synergistic effects and, naturally, to improve economic viability.

Depending on the nature of the operation, a Technical Laboratory can either specialise in a narrow field or, more commonly, offer varied research according to customer specifications. Considered the secret engines of innovation, Technical Laboratories are usually the first to introduce new manufacturing processes or explore emerging lines of new technology. The licensing of newly-developed production methods, of advanced assembly techniques or use of new construction materials with different properties and handling, is therefore an integral part of the Technical Laboratory business model.