Moonbase

**The Moonbase** was a research facility, an astronautical base and a law enforcement centre located on the Moon.

## Purpose

The Moonbase housed the perfect environment for scientists wishing to perform tasks, as well as providing a perfect base for astronautical engineers and pilots to perform vital tasks. It was also the first official base of the International Space Police Force, following Commander Nathan Spring's call for a more united front, rather than their previous arrangement of staff being stationed at different space stations.

## History

By 2027, the human race had created a Moonbase that entained domed environments with connecting corridors and moon rovers that were used as transport. The Moonbase was used as a hub to communicate with local satellites and space vehicles, in need of help, advice or navigational issues. (TV: *A Conversation with the Dead*)

### Star Cops on the Moonbase

With Commander Nathan Spring being unable to cope with the weightlessness on the European space station Charles de Gaulle, he called upon Box to make the necessary arrangements for Chief Superintendent David Theroux to move all ISPF business to the Moonbase. Theroux would become the first ISPF officer to set foot in the new ISPF Moonbase office. He would soon become part of an operation to save the cargo ship Daedalus, which was suffering an unknown computer malfunction, disabling the crew from either stopping the ship or changing its course. (TV: *A Conversation with the Dead*)

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### The Murder of Shayla Moss

After an intense hostage situation by the terrorist organisation Mother Earth, Moonbase Commander Shayla Moss was murdered. This shook the entire lunar community and meant that no-one wished to take over the position. This led to the temporary installment of Angus Roberts as "Interim Moonbase Coordinator", who many felt was too old-fashioned in his outlook for how the Moon should be run, especially during a time when interest in space faring and exploration was waning. Roberts shortly retired following the Edgar Rice Burroughs incident. (AUDIO: *Hostage*, *The Stuff of Life*)

### Moonbase under Ashikir Ahmed

With Spring and his crew on an eighteen month mission to establish an ISPF base on Mars, Chief Superintendent Brian Lincoln of the British police force was tasked with temporarily taking Spring's place. But under the leadership of businessman Ashikir Ahmed, the new Moonbase Commander and vocal hater of the ISPF, Lincoln found it hard work. In fact, crime on the Moonbase had risen under Lincoln's tenure. Ahmed viewed the Moon as a place for business, not for exploration. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)

After his mission to Mars, Spring was forced to spend some leave on Earth. During this time, construction engineer Reagan Prince became the first murder of many on the Moonbase. Furious with Spring's absense, Ahmed placed pressure on Spring to return immediately. After numerous further deaths and Jack the Ripper "Dear Boss" style letters being sent to Box, Spring was able to solve the murders. Having been the murderer's final target, however, Ahmed had found himself suffering heavy injuries to his arms and hands, causing him to resign. Despite his physical injuries being the official reason for his leaving, Spring thought that it was most likely the mental trauma induced by such an event that had caused him to resign. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)

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## Locations

The Moonbase contained many rooms and corridors that were airtight. Some of these rooms functioned as quarters for staff, food preparation areas and laboratories. Such locations were:

* **ISPF office**: the International Space Police Force had an office located on Moonbase, acting as its central hub of activity. From there, it could monitor all of its activites and investigations. This office space was secured by Nathan Spring after he showed his displeasure of a weightless office aboard the spacestation Charles de Gaulle early in his ISPF career. (TV: *An Instinct for Murder*, *Conversations with the Dead*, et al)
* **Gallery**: a large open area where scientists would work around their monitors. When an emergency arose, this was where the scientists would come together to try and work out a solution, such as the Daedalus incident. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)
* **Area Seven**: this location was known for its malfunctioning drinks machine. During his investigation into it, Paul Bailey became aware in an illegal drugs dealing between two personnel and launched his investigation into cathe iboga. (AUDIO: *Death in the Desert*)

## Personnel

The Moonbase was run by a Moonbase Commander, who overlooked all activity on the Moon. However, this role had no authority over the International Space Police Force, and vice versa. This could cause tensions to run high when the ISPF required the co-operation of the Moonbase Commander during their investigations. Soom Moonbase Commanders, such as Alexander Krivenko and Shayla Moss were more than happy to oblige where possible, if it didn't interrupt their work. Other Moonbase Commanders such as businessman Ashikir Ahmed were vocal about their hatred for the ISPF, and did everything within their power to remove them from the Moonbase.

Following the resignation of Ahmed, a power vacuum was left at the Moonbase, and until the position could be suitably filled, it was Nathan Spring himself who found himself as both Commander of the Moonbase, and Commander of the ISPF, something which he found very difficult to balance. Spring, like Angus Roberts before him, found himself trapped in a job he had no wish to be a part of.

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