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| controller = [[Sirius Corporation]] | | controller = [[Sirius Corporation]] | ||
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{{Quote|Famous as the first true corporate system and also notable for the first interstellar war. Since 2350, the Sirius Corporation has been using the vast amounts of cheap energy available on Lucifer from coils wrapped around the planet for the synthesis of custom elements (particularly military-grade fuel). Has the ancient name of Alpha Canis Majoris. The permit for this system can be obtained via the Sirius Corporation faction.|In-Game Description}} | {{Quote|Famous as the first true corporate system and also notable for the first interstellar war. Since 2350, the Sirius Corporation has been using the vast amounts of cheap energy available on Lucifer from coils wrapped around the planet for the synthesis of custom elements (particularly military-grade fuel). Has the ancient name of Alpha Canis Majoris. The permit for this system can be obtained via the Sirius Corporation faction.|In-Game Description}} | ||
'''Sirius''' is | '''Sirius''' is an [[independent]] system in the [[Core Systems]] within the [[Inner Orion Spur]]. The system is [[Permits/Independent|permit-locked]], and the permit can be obtained by becoming Allied with the [[Sirius Corporation]] minor faction in any system where it has a presence. Sirius is the headquarters of the Sirius Corporation, the first and most powerful of the [[Mega Corporation|megacorporations]]. It is also the first system to have been colonized entirely by a corporation. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky and one of the closest at 8.6 light years distance. A binary star system, it lies in Canis Major, near the Orion constellation. The main A-type star has a magnitude of −1.46 and there is a faint white dwarf companion. The system is between 200 and 300 million years old.<ref>http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/462419/meta;jsessionid=916A182CBB756B2A4271550344CB78D0.c1.iopscience.cld.iop.org</ref> Originally it was composed of two bright blueish stars. Sirius is also called the Dog Star in some ancient cultures. The phrase "the dog days of summer" means the hottest days of summer. | Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky and one of the closest at 8.6 light years distance. A binary star system, it lies in Canis Major, near the Orion constellation. The main A-type star has a magnitude of −1.46 and there is a faint white dwarf companion. The system is between 200 and 300 million years old.<ref>http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/462419/meta;jsessionid=916A182CBB756B2A4271550344CB78D0.c1.iopscience.cld.iop.org</ref> Originally it was composed of two bright blueish stars. Sirius is also called the Dog Star in some ancient cultures. The phrase "the dog days of summer" means the hottest days of summer. | ||
In 2339 a commercial colonial expedition reached the unusual binary Sirius system. The colonisation was the first solely corporate colonial mission and | In 2339 a commercial colonial expedition reached the unusual binary Sirius system. The colonisation was the first solely corporate colonial mission and Sirius Corporation rapidly rose to become the premier supplier of drive fuel throughout human space.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0202</ref> | ||
== System Layout == | == System Layout == | ||