Post by Narrator on Jun 4, 2015 21:09:15 GMT -8
Although founded by the Debarians, there is a bit of a debate going on as the RIT has drifted slightly off its original course and its orbit now takes it into neutral space ("international waters"). Currently, the RIT is a strong hold for the Intergalactic Police, and one of the places they hold the most power. They keep law and order here, at least in theory. There is a heavy underground / sub class of criminals that have made their nests within the RIT as well.
There are six levels all told, which the "bottom" and "top" most levels reserved and restricted. The center level, being the largest, is where the shuttle bay is. The one "above" that is the promenade and the one "below" is the engine, maintenance and general 'employee only' stuff. The shuttle bay is large enough to support up to twenty small cruisers and one medium cruiser, and numerous smaller vessels. A small cruiser would be Millennium Falcon sized ships let's say. So that gives you an estimate as to how big the shuttle bay is, and you can extrapolate the rest of the size from there.
How to get there via Ship
The RIT has three areas that ships can dock. One of them is a private one, one of the controlled by the IGP and meant for their vehicles only, but can be used in emergencies or if someone is coming in with suspicious circumstances or a ship is coming that is damaged. This one is the closest one to the IGP’s headquarters as well as the station’s hospital. There is a small Ship yard near the public dock.
The public shuttle bay is really a misnomer that many people who visit the RIT use. This area is in fact a vast area is more like a docking port that opens directly into space. There are railed catwalks and slips for the ships to slide into, not unlike an aquatic marina. The shuttle bay has larger slips near the bottom and top levels and can hold up to twenty medium ships and ten larger ships with ease (for reference sake the Enterprise would be a medium ship). In the middle of the docking port can support more than hundred smaller ships and shuttles.
The area is protected by two force fields, the outer one a thick and more extensively layered one as it prevents space from coming into the area. Metal struts in a geometric grid fashion divide the inner force field, and the lay out of the struts is such that the force field within each one of the boxes created by the grid can open up. These act as individual airlocks so that a ship can pass into this area, have one force field closed behind them and then the outer force field opened. This prevents decompression of the station whenever a ship wants to leave.