Encyclopedia Galactica: Athena
Athena is the moon of Terra, of the Terra/Sol system. Athena has extensive LaGrange colonies, where 65 million make their homes. The primary commerce of the colonies is zero-g manufacturing and cargo and passenger trans-shipment. Of note, one of the colonies, called the Joshua Colony is composed entirely of clones of Oshi and Mikada Joshua. There is apparently some religious belief behind this colony, but it is unclear and the Joshuas aren’t talking.
Just as Terra is an almost perfect copy of Earth, Athena is an almost perfect copy of the moon structurally. Athena’s asteroid strikes are all her own and do not mimic those found on the Earth’s Moon. Athena has a population of 246 million. Its economy is based on low-g manufacturing, some mining and high-tech research. One of the most interesting of the research facilities is the Orwell observatory. This facility boasts 5 major telescopes and the largest, the Orwell telescope, is one of the most powerful ever constructed. The facility is dedicated to charting the stars further out in the Orion Frontier. The goal of the research is to identify new areas for exploration.
