Eclipse

 Eclipse 

Location: 0.01 AU from Earth

Population: 15,000

Gravity: 1g spin

Eclipse was the first space station created as part of the International Colony System, a series of 10 colonies populated by people from all walks of life and all nations of Earth. It remains the smallest of the stations at 10 miles in diameter, which is still the second largest in the solar system after the twins Dawn & Dusk. Positioned at Lagrange Point L1, it remains in a constant position between the sun and Earth.

Eclipse is a Bernal Sphere station, with the habitable surface positioned all along the inside of the sphere and spun to provide artificial gravity. The majority of the center of the station is taken up by agriculture and green spaces to provide food and oxygen for the residents, with most residents living further on the edge in 0.3g in gray industrial apartment blocks. Homes closer to the center are at a premium for the greater space and higher gravity.

Because much of the business on Eclipse is run by off-station companies importing migrant workers, many residents of Eclipse are unemployed or in dead end jobs and living on Universal Basic Income. While nobody starves, the boredom and lack of opportunity leads many to join engage in drug abuse, petty crime, or join gangs.