Space station

A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting an organic crew in orbit for an extended period of time. Due to lacking major propulsion or landing systems space stations require docking ports to allow other spacecraft to dock to transfer crew and supplies.
== Overview ==
Space stations were used by the Unified Earth Government and the UNSC, the Galactic Republic, the Covenant, and numerous other civilizations across the length and breadth of the galaxy. They could be used as outposts often located in "frontier" regions or along interstellar borders. Space stations can serve many purposes, including scientific research, planetary defense, and military or civilian starship maintenance.
== Types ==
=== UEG/UNSC ===
* Orbital weapon platform - A series of UNSC planetary defense stations. Notable classes of OWP included the Munera-class, Moncton-class, and Philadephia-class.
* Spacedock - Orbital docking facilities meant for the construction, maintainence, and provisioning of starships. Key components of shipyards such as the Utopia Planitia and San Francisco fleetyards.
* Remote scanning outpost - UNSC space stations designed to monitor in- and outbound slipspace traffic.