Embarouge Project

The Embarouge Project is a Joint Venture between the six largest of the Big Twelve Corporations, which includes GuBu Tech, Antimatter Inc, Sprout Towers, Vector Technologies, Kit Industries, and Fin Corp. The main goal of the project is to construct a megastructure around the star Embarouge, which lies between Zone 24 and Zone 26. The CEO of the project is Dyson Kit.

Project Details
Project Planning

Dyson Kit was an employee of GuBu Tech and Kit Industries, and came up with the original designs and plans for the megastructure project. The original plan was to build a structure around the star of Zone 11 capable of harvesting the star's energy output. This plan was opposed for several reasons:

-The red giant star of Zone 11 was considered too large for this project, which would take an unrealistic amount of time to complete

-The decrease in stellar radiation output caused by the completed structure would adversely affect the economies and habitations of the Zone 11 planets

-The proposed location in Zone 11 would grant the Kit Alliance an unbalanced gain in power

Because of these objections, the six corporations invested in the project agreed to build the structure around a neutral, uninhabited star system. The star Embarouge, a red dwarf, was selected because its small size would allow for a smaller scale megastructure to be completed, and the lifespan of the star was long enough to ensure prolonged economic returns. The Embarouge system also does not have any habitable planets, so the structure would not interfere with the development of lifeforms. Finally, the megastructure would be in neural territory, allowing all six companies to fairly regulate operations and profits.

Project Start

With significant financial backing from Stock Kit, the project was commenced in Year 116 with the construction of a Warp Gate linking the systems of Embarouge and Zone 14. The Warp Gate was completed and activated in Year 138, after which construction material could be shipped to the Embarouge system. Currently, the in-progress structure has a completed ring surrounding the star which functions as a self sufficient habitation. This habitation houses builders living in the ring that continue to construct the framework of the eventual structure.

Project Delays

Recent tensions between GuBu Tech and Kit Industries resulting from the Steel Kit Independence Movement has resulted in several delays in project deadlines. These delays result from uncompleted contracts by both companies, as well as labor strikes from many Kits and other species protesting the ongoings of the Movement.