=Blackrock= 
**Orbit:** Earth-Luna L3
**Station Type:** [[Beehives|Beehive]]/[[Domes|Dome]]
Named for the iron-rich black rock asteroid upon which it was built, Blackrock was a thriving travel exchange and mercantile base until the Fall. It was established when a captured asteroid was towed into the Earth-Luna L3 point, for the express purpose of maintaining a communications grid on Luna’s far side and also to establish a waypoint there, for cycler traffic and other destinations. It quickly grew into a key shipping point for many companies. When the TITANs began attacking Earth-orbit stations, however, Blackrock was one of the frst casualties. In a matter of minutes, something killed all biological life on the asteroid, leaving it a dead rock. Some theorize the attack was a biological virus—quite possibly an exsurgent virus variant—though it is noted that synthmorphs were also terminated in the same period. Another hypothesis is that a dirty bomb of some variety was detonated within the base, which seems plausible given the electromagnetic pulse detected at the time and a tell-tale radiation signature around the station ever since. Some have suggested that Blackrock’s own personnel detonated the device in order to prevent the TITANs from exploiting the station’s communication nexus capabilities.
Regardless, the station was abandoned and has been an empty hulk ever since. Initial exploration via remote-control drone discovered nothing interesting or unusual, but scavengers have largely avoided Blackrock due to the high radiation count that remains. Recently, however, several stations and nearby spacecraft have reported intercepting transmissions originating from Blackrock. These signals have been analyzed and found to either be encoded or gibberish. The source could be squatters, but it seems unlikely anyone would risk dealing with the radiation there.
It should be noted that without the attitude adjustment it has needed to stay at the L3, Blackrock’s positioning has become unstable. It will likely drift from the Lagrange point and crash into Luna sometime within the next 5 years if not dealt with first.

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