Library Entries - Systems - Contacts
Glisten Glisten Spinward Marches 2036
- Location Map
- Attitude - Perceived Attitude - Neutral/Unknown
- Key Contacts - None noted
- Special Notes - Homeworld of Emeka Karmi
- General Notes - Glisten contains two asteroid belts, the Glisten Belt and the Pluvis Belt, circling Gliss. Although both are highly populated, the Glisten Belt is designated as the mainworld.
UWP: A000986-F
Cultural Details
- Government Civil Service Bureaucracy
- Law Level Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Economic Details
- Technology Level 15
- Resources: D (very abundant)
- Labor: 8 (hundreds of millions)
- Infrastructure: H (very comprehensive)
- Efficiency: +4 (advanced)
- Trade Importance: 5 (very important)
Starport Details
Glisten has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
The words “highport” and “lowport” don’t apply to Glisten. Instead of the usual paring of a large planetary base and orbital station, the subsector capital’s starport is a cluster of asteroids. Such a port is known as a "beltport". This allows it to be just as large as any other class A lowport, yet still be able to service starships that lack landing capabilities.
Among the installations there is an enormous yard owned and operated by Ling-Standard Products as well as smaller and more specialized shipbuilders such as Bilstein Yards.
Glisten's naval base is the home port of the subsector fleet. The immediate region around the base is a restricted area and is heavily patrolled, with sensor outposts constructed on a number of asteroids to give better coverage. It is also has an extensive scout base, which is located near the primary starport. In addition to a huge fleet of cutters dedicated to the ongoing effort to chart and catalogue every asteroid in the belts, the base is home to the usual flotilla of communications and exploration vessels.
Glisten Institute of Planetological Studies
The Glisten Institute of Planetological Studies (GLIPS) is an academic institution associated with the planetary sciences.
It is a large organization, acknowledged as one of the biggest campuses in the region.
