Anchorpoint Station

"Where the hell is Anchorpoint?" ―Slogan on Newt's T-shirt (from Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay)

The second space station to bear the name, the massive Anchorpoint Station is your crossroads to the Frontier. Located in unclaimed space a few scant parsecs from UAAC base Liberty Echo, Anchorpoint is a convenient place to pick up supplies, get some grub, refuel, make repairs in drydock, and pick up migrant crew and workers for your next job.

Location is everything, and Anchorpoint is positioned perfectly to service the southern Outer Rim and the Far Reach, providing an alternate route from the Solomons to civilized space. Anchorpoint is considered neutral territory and is governed by the ICSC—vessels from any and all governments and corporations are welcome here. The ICC and Colonial Administration often send representatives to negotiate intercolonial disputes at Anchorpoint. The United Americas operates a Colonial Marshal Bureau aboard, and a small contingent of Colonial Marines is stationed in the garrison office in tower four.

The station has a very small permanent population, but can easily house over 3,000 transient workers and colonists. Anchorpoint is composed of four refinery modules situated around a central core hub. Three of the modules have been converted to habitable space similar to the Seegson company’s former Sevastopol station, while the fourth is a functioning refinery for processing ores and gases bound for the Frontier colonies. With concourses laid out similar to a terrestrial spaceport, the station is known for its dive bars, open mall areas, service androids, and inexpensive entertainment.

While only three years old, the newest incarnation of Anchorpoint is the most successful space station project outside of Sol system. The original Anchorpoint was a colonial refueling hub/science station situated in the Neroid Sector, close to UPP space. In 2179 she suffered a catastrophic reactor failure—for reasons unknown. Colonial Administration and the ICC commissioned the Independent Core System Colonies to build a new one, placing it further out on the Frontier to facilitate the colonization boom.

History

Anchorpoint Station I

The first Anchorpoint Station was established in 2138 in the Neroid Sector, in response of the disappearance of Seegson Station LV-44-40 and the Wright-Aberra Waystation, as a science station and refueling hub to allow safe passage to and from the Frontier, in 2179 the station suffers a catastrophic reactor meltdown from unknown cause and was destroyed.

Anchorpoint Station II

After the destruction of the first station, Colonial Administration and ICC commissioned the Independent Core System Colonies to build a new one, placing it further out on the Frontier to facilitate the colonization boom. The second Anchorpoint Station is then established in 2180 governed by the ICSC, it served as a neutral staging ground for expeditions into deep space especially since Hadley's Hope incident that raised tensions between the main factions. Sometimes the ICC and Colonial Administration send representatives to negotiate intercolonial disputes.
Much of the material exported from the far Frontier is routed through either Thedus or Anchorpoint Station before heading to the Outer Veil and Core Systems. After the ICC executive Van Leuwen launched an inquiry on the Hadley Hope incident, he was seen coming and going as his investigations proceeds. Michael Bishop's ship, the Patna, can frequently be found docked at the Weyland-Yutani's corporate berth.
On 2183, both commercial ships USCSS Montero and USCSS Miranda were last seen departing Anchorpoint Station, the first was originally making a delivery run to Sutter's World before being redirected to a long disappeared Weyland-Yutani science ship before being destroyed. The second was convoying a YX-3 refinery module to the Solomons before suffering a Xenomorph infestation and disappeared without a trace.