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'''Stations''' are built in space to provide living space for humans, and are specialized to produce certain [[goods]]. [[Ships]] can dock at them, allowing access to the station services. Station services include accepting [[missions]] and [[Passenger Carrier|passenger contracts]], buying new ships or [[outfitting]] for ships, clearing and collecting bounty, paying [[fine]]s, refuelling, repairs, [[trader|trading]] (legally and illegally), and hiring [[:Category:Crew|crew]]. They are also equipped with their own defence systems in place to deal with criminals and [[smuggler]]s. Defensive turrets are very powerful and can destroy a small size ship ([[Hauler]], [[Cobra]]) in a matter of seconds.

Some stations rotate to provide centrifugal force simulating the pull of [[gravity]]. The exterior appearance of a station is an accurate depiction of its specialized economic output, although there are several variants of each model. For example, towns and farms are clearly visible in agricultural hubs, or Orbis models.

The number and quality of services available at a station can vary. Under certain extreme conditions, such as when a large quantity of [[Thargoid Sensor]]s or [[Thargoid Probe|Probes]] has been sold on a station's black market, most or all services, including refuelling, may be disabled. Two station types, [[Capital Ship Dock]]s and [[Installation]]s, offer no docking facilities or services.

[[Starport]]s such as the [[Coriolis]], [[Orbis]] and [[Ocellus]] are a safe haven for pilots amid the vastness of space. They’re also very big; an entire city floating in space and slowly rotating to create artificial [[gravity]] for the [[trader]]s, [[pilot]]s, tourists and citizens aboard. Millions of people live and work there. Gravity differs between each tower's floors. For many residents real daylight is a rare privilege. The landing hub is pressurized with an atmosphere. The docking hub is a safe zone, because no firing of weapons is permitted. Defensive turrets protect it and uphold the law.<ref>Official The Art of Elite Dangerous art book, August 17 2016</ref>