# MICROTECH
microTech (Stanton IV) is the fourth and farthest planet from the sun in the Stanton system, [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth). Located at the outer edge of the system's habitable zone, microTech is mostly ice, with some cold-to-temperate areas of tundra. It was purchased from the UEE by the corporation [microTech](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rBB4j7J-microtech) in the mid-2800s. Its capital, New Babbage, is home to many corporations and startups and is a major center for technological innovation.
# ENVIRONMENT
Most of microTech is covered in mountains and ice sheets and subject to strong blizzards and ice storms. There are very few liquid bodies of water. Multiple temperate tundra zones exist in areas associated with deep geothermal activity. Camping expeditions and hikes in these greener biomes are popular vacation activities among microTech's full-time population. Cold-hardy plants such as evergreens, wildflowers, grasses, and lichen grow there throughout the year.
Thawort, a lichen that grows on microTech and other worlds with arctic climates, is the subject of research for several pharmaceutical startups based in New Babbage. Its antiseptic and antibacterial properties have shown promise in the lab, though the properties are only present in wild-collected specimens. Research to replicate these traits in artificial conditions is ongoing.
# HISTORY
Discovered in 2851, Stanton IV is a super-Earth, and one of four planets in the Stanton system's habitable zone. Full development of the system would have taken funds not readily available to the government at the time. After beginning initial [terraforming](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming), the UEE announced the decision in 2865 to sell it and its sibling planets to private interests in order to help pay down its debts and provide a boost to the downturned economy.
An early terraforming error resulted in a climate far colder and harsher than initial projections had indicated, leading to multiple debates on the UEE [Senate](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZn8OqaNZ-senate) floor regarding the government's ability to sell Stanton IV. However, it was thanks to this error that founder and then-CEO of microTech Magnus Tobin purchased it as the new headquarters for microTech. Tobin sold off land his company had been using for server farms in the leadup to this acquisition. According to a contemporary press release, the "reliably frigid" climate of Stanton IV was ideal for keeping their expansive network of servers cool. Tobin personally oversaw the construction of New Babbage, the largest city and now-headquarters of microTech at large.
# CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Planetary governance is conducted by specialized divisions of the microTech corporation. Population-sustaining departments such as water infrastructure and waste management exist alongside economic ones such as taxation, business licensing, and import/export. Former elected officials or government workers are typically hired for these roles, though those from the private-sector are not barred from selection. Upon their purchase of the planet, microTech upgraded their corporate security force to perform police actions where necessary. Wherever possible, microTech utilizes technology and custom microTech-designed systems and software to automate much of the day-to-day operations, including the enforcement of local laws. As immigration to microTech increases, leaders within microTech have debated the implementation of an eventual population cap.
# CULTURE
The city of New Babbage was designed to support the creativity of the highly-skilled workforce needed to drive microTech's future innovation. Areas like the Commons were constructed as creative workspaces, dedicated to providing areas for programmers and engineers to relax, network, and plan. The city's robust nightlife provides an outlet for the workforce's high-pressure crunch times and higher-than-average salaries, and visiting financiers and venture capitalists make regular use of the high-end bars. Inhabitants also like to escape the confines of the city to take part in outdoor cold weather activities.
Bleeding-edge technology is a common sight on microTech. Not only due to the company itself, but also the presence of other established tech companies alongside a constantly-cycling roster of startups. Residents who don't keep abreast of the latest advances are generally seen as gauche by their peers, though this outlook varies. Members of the upper-classes of the UEE frequent the markets to secure the newest tech before it officially debuts.
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-Discovered in 2851, Stanton IV is a super-Earth, and one of four planets in the Stanton system's habitable zone. Full development of the system would have taken funds not readily available to the government at the time. After beginning initial [terraforming](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming), the UEE announced the decision in 2865 to sell it and its sibling planets to private interests in order help pay down its debts and provide a boost to the downturned economy.
+Discovered in 2851, Stanton IV is a super-Earth, and one of four planets in the Stanton system's habitable zone. Full development of the system would have taken funds not readily available to the government at the time. After beginning initial [terraforming](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming), the UEE announced the decision in 2865 to sell it and its sibling planets to private interests in order to help pay down its debts and provide a boost to the downturned economy.
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-An early terraforming error resulted in a climate far colder and harsher than initial projections had indicated, leading to multiple debates on the UEE Senate floor regarding the government's ability to sell Stanton IV. However, it was thanks to this error that founder and then-CEO of microTech Magnus Tobin purchased it as the new headquarters for microTech. Tobin sold off land his company had been using for server farms in the leadup to this acquisition. According to a contemporary press release, the "reliably frigid" climate of Stanton IV was ideal for keeping their expansive network of servers cool. Tobin personally oversaw the construction of New Babbage, the primary landing zone and now-headquarters of microTech at large.
+An early terraforming error resulted in a climate far colder and harsher than initial projections had indicated, leading to multiple debates on the UEE [Senate](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZn8OqaNZ-senate) floor regarding the government's ability to sell Stanton IV. However, it was thanks to this error that founder and then-CEO of microTech Magnus Tobin purchased it as the new headquarters for microTech. Tobin sold off land his company had been using for server farms in the leadup to this acquisition. According to a contemporary press release, the "reliably frigid" climate of Stanton IV was ideal for keeping their expansive network of servers cool. Tobin personally oversaw the construction of New Babbage, the largest city and now-headquarters of microTech at large.
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-Planetary governance is conducted by specialized divisions of the microTech corporation. Population-sustaining departments such as water infrastructure and waste management exist alongside economic ones such as taxation, business licensing, and import/export. Former elected officials or government workers are typically hired for these roles, though those from the private-sector are not barred from selection. microTech upgraded their corporate security force to perform police actions where necessary. Wherever possible, microTech utilizes technology and custom microTech-designed systems and software to automate much of the day-to-day operations, including the enforcement of local laws. As immigration to microTech increases, leaders within microTech have debated the implementation of an eventual population cap.
+Planetary governance is conducted by specialized divisions of the microTech corporation. Population-sustaining departments such as water infrastructure and waste management exist alongside economic ones such as taxation, business licensing, and import/export. Former elected officials or government workers are typically hired for these roles, though those from the private-sector are not barred from selection. Upon their purchase of the planet, microTech upgraded their corporate security force to perform police actions where necessary. Wherever possible, microTech utilizes technology and custom microTech-designed systems and software to automate much of the day-to-day operations, including the enforcement of local laws. As immigration to microTech increases, leaders within microTech have debated the implementation of an eventual population cap.
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-Bleeding-edge technology is a common sight on microTech. Not only due to the company itself, but also the presence of other established tech companies alongside a constantly-cycling roster of startups. Residents who don't keep abreast of the latest advances are generally seen as somewhat gauche by their peers, though this outlook varies. Members of the upper-classes of the UEE frequent the markets to secure the newest tech before it hits the market.
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+Bleeding-edge technology is a common sight on microTech. Not only due to the company itself, but also the presence of other established tech companies alongside a constantly-cycling roster of startups. Residents who don't keep abreast of the latest advances are generally seen as gauche by their peers, though this outlook varies. Members of the upper-classes of the UEE frequent the markets to secure the newest tech before it officially debuts.
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START-->microTech (Stanton IV) ist der vierte und am weitesten von der Sonne entfernte Planet im Stanton-System, [[United Empire of Earth|United Empire of Earth (UEE)]]. Am äußeren Rand der bewohnbaren Zone des Systems gelegen, besteht MicroTech größtenteils aus Eis, mit einigen kalten bis gemäßigten Gebieten der Tundra. Es wurde Mitte der 2800er Jahre von der [[microTech (Company)|microTech]] Corporation von der UEE gekauft. Seine Hauptstadt, New Babbage, ist die Heimat vieler Unternehmen und Startups und ein wichtiges Zentrum für technologische Innovationen.
== ENVIRONMENT ==
Der größte Teil von MicroTech ist von Bergen und Eisschilden bedeckt und unterliegt starken Blizzards und Eisstürmen. Es gibt nur sehr wenige flüssige Gewässer. Mehrere gemäßigte Tundrazonen existieren in Gebieten, die mit tiefer geothermischer Aktivität verbunden sind. Campingexpeditionen und Wanderungen in diesen grüneren Biomen sind beliebte Urlaubsaktivitäten der Vollzeitbevölkerung von MicroTech. Dort wachsen das ganze Jahr über kälteresistente Pflanzen wie Immergrüne, Wildblumen, Gräser und Flechten.
Thawort, eine Flechte, die auf MicroTech und anderen Welten mit arktischem Klima wächst, ist Gegenstand der Forschung für mehrere pharmazeutische Startups mit Sitz in New Babbage. Ihre antiseptischen und antibakteriellen Eigenschaften haben sich im Labor als vielversprechend erwiesen, obwohl diese Eigenschaften nur in wild gesammelten Exemplaren vorhanden sind. Die Forschung, um diese Eigenschaften unter künstlichen Bedingungen zu replizieren, ist im Gange.
== GESCHICHTE ==
Stanton IV wurde im Jahr 2851 entdeckt und ist eine Super-Erde, einer von vier Planeten in der bewohnbaren Zone des Stanton-Systems. Die vollständige Entwicklung des Systems hätte Geldmittel erfordert, die der Regierung zu dieser Zeit nicht zur Verfügung standen. Nachdem die UEE mit dem [[Terraforming]] begonnen hatte, verkündete sie im Jahr 2865 die Entscheidung, den Planeten und seine Geschwister an Privatpersonen zu verkaufen, um die Schulden zu tilgen und die angeschlagene Wirtschaft anzukurbeln.
Ein früher Terraforming-Fehler führte zu einem viel kälteren und raueren Klima als ursprünglich angenommen, was zu mehreren Debatten im UEE-Senat über die Fähigkeit der Regierung führte, Stanton IV zu verkaufen. Dank dieses Fehlers konnte der Gründer und damalige CEO von microTech, Magnus Tobin, den Ort als neuen Hauptsitz für microTech erwerben. Tobin verkaufte im Vorfeld dieser Akquisition Land, das seine Firma für Serverfarmen genutzt hatte. Laut einer zeitgenössischen Pressemitteilung war das "zuverlässig kalte" Klima von Stanton IV ideal, um das ausgedehnte Netzwerk von Servern kühl zu halten. Tobin beaufsichtigte persönlich den Bau von New Babbage, der primären Landezone und dem jetzigen Hauptquartier von microTech im Ganzen.
== CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ==
Die planetare Verwaltung wird von spezialisierten Abteilungen der microTech Corporation durchgeführt. Bevölkerungserhaltende Abteilungen wie Wasserinfrastruktur und Abfallwirtschaft existieren neben wirtschaftlichen Abteilungen wie Steuern, Geschäftslizenzen und Import/Export. Ehemalige gewählte Beamte oder Regierungsangestellte werden typischerweise für diese Rollen eingestellt, obwohl solche aus dem privaten Sektor nicht von der Auswahl ausgeschlossen sind. microTech hat seine korporativen Sicherheitskräfte aufgerüstet, um bei Bedarf polizeiliche Maßnahmen durchzuführen. Wo immer es möglich ist, nutzt microTech Technologie und speziell von microTech entwickelte Systeme und Software, um einen Großteil der täglichen Abläufe zu automatisieren, einschließlich der Durchsetzung der lokalen Gesetze. Da die Einwanderung nach microTech zunimmt, haben die Führungskräfte von microTech über die Einführung einer möglichen Bevölkerungsobergrenze diskutiert.
== KULTUR ==
Die Stadt New Babbage wurde entworfen, um die Kreativität der hochqualifizierten Arbeitskräfte zu unterstützen, die für die zukünftige Innovation von microTech benötigt werden. Bereiche wie die Commons wurden als kreative Arbeitsbereiche gebaut, um Programmierern und Ingenieuren Bereiche zum Entspannen, Netzwerken und Planen zu bieten. Das ausgeprägte Nachtleben der Stadt bietet einen Ausgleich zu den stressigen Arbeitszeiten und den überdurchschnittlichen Gehältern der Mitarbeiter. Die Einwohner entfliehen auch gerne der Enge der Stadt, um an Aktivitäten im Freien bei kaltem Wetter teilzunehmen.
Hochmoderne Technologie ist ein alltäglicher Anblick auf microTech. Das liegt nicht nur an der Firma selbst, sondern auch an der Anwesenheit anderer etablierter Tech-Firmen und einer sich ständig verändernden Liste von Start-ups. Bewohner, die nicht mit den neuesten Entwicklungen Schritt halten, werden von ihren Mitbewohnern im Allgemeinen als etwas tölpelhaft angesehen, obwohl diese Ansicht variiert. Mitglieder der Oberschicht der UEE besuchen die Märkte, um sich die neueste Technologie zu sichern, bevor sie auf den Markt kommt.{{Quelle|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VYL46xl5Z1-microtech-stanton-iv|title=Galactapedia microTech (Stanton IV)|date=28.07.2021|access_date=02.01.2022|ref=true|ref_name=galactapedia}}<!--
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