Space Overview
Space in the world of Cyberpunk is mostly around Earth. There are bases further out including on some of Jupiter's moons. Mars' colonies are just starting to be settled. There hasn't been too much inward migration as Venus and Mercury are hostile environments.
Zones of Space
The various zones around Earth are:
- Low Orbit
- Geosyn Orbit
- L-Zones
- Luna
- Mars
- The Belt
- Beyond
Factions/Settlements
The Orbital Factions within space consists of different Earth government agencies and a few corporations, with one independent space nation.
The Triad
This is drilled into all spacers head before they even leave earth or are born: Always remember the Triad of ARG - Atmosphere, Radiation, Gravity. Ignoring any one of them will lead to a quick painful death.-
Atmosphere
- Doesn't just cover if you have enough oxygen, but also the air pressure. Too little of either will cause debilitating physical effects. This is why Highriders have in their possession at all times at least one Goop Ball, if not multiple ones. -
Radiation
- The Earth's atmosphere shields humanity from cosmic and sun radiation every day. This isn't the case in space. Radiation is everywhere. Everyone needs to worry about getting exposed to too many rads. This includes the nuclear power plants many facilities use to generate a station's/base's energy. Highrider will almost always be carrying a rad detector. -
Gravity
- Too little gravity over a time period will cause severe issues with the human body. All spaces stations have sometime of gravity compartment in order to alleviate these effects and the physical deterioration of a person. If not properly managed, body fluids will pool and cause complications. Lastly, the longer in space and zero-G the less likely a person can tolerate higher Gees.Links:
Communication/Travel
Communications with the current technology is between .5-2 seconds within the area of the moon's orbit. Further out will have increasingly long delays, ar