Changes: Orpheus Mining Complex

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The Orpheus Mining Colony on Luna in 2155

Assignment patch

The Orpheus Mining Colony was a facility located on Earth's moon, established in 2090. It was still in operation in the 22nd century.

The patch that all miners wore, and the insignia of the station, had a Latin saying on it "sine qua non", which literally means "without which not", that translated into "something essential" or "cannot live without".

Orpheus is a mythical Greek figure.

History

The colony was established by John Frederick Paxton's father in 2090, where he built it from the ground up. The colony could not use artificial gravity because it would be impractical, so miners and employees were to required to take injections of myofibrilin. Knowing that mining could be a temporary operation if the resources being mined were depleted, Paxton's father took the industrious action of designing Orpheus to be mobile. The mining facility could literally launch off the surface of the moon and relocate to another planet. John Frederick Paxton would later take advantage of this design feature when attempting to further the goals of the xenophobic group which he led, Terra Prime.

Relocation

File:OrpheusMiningColony2155.jpg

The Orpheus Mining Colony approaching Mars in 2155

By 2155, John Frederick Paxton owned and operated Orpheus, which he inherited from his father. Using the mining facility as a base of operations for Terra Prime, he relocated Orpheus to Mars, where he hijacked the verteron array. Threatening to use the array to destroy Starfleet Command, he demanded that all non-Humans leave the solar system. Orpheus was infiltrated by a team from the Enterprise NX-01, led by Captain Archer. Archer was successful in taking control of the facility, but was unable to stop the verteron array firing sequence, which Paxton had locked. Fortunately, Commander Tucker was able to re-target the array, which fired harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")

Employees

Owner, John Frederick Paxton

Medical staff

Doctor Mercer ( - 2155)
Medical technician Susan Khouri ( - 2155)

Miners

Josiah
Daniel Greaves
Unnamed Orpheus Mining Colony miners

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-[[Image:LunarSettlement2155.jpg|thumb|The [[Orpheus Mining Colony]] on [[Luna]] in [[2155]].]]
+[[File:LunarSettlement2155.jpg|thumb|The Orpheus Mining Colony on Luna in 2155]]
-[[Image:Orpheus Mining Patch.jpg|thumb|[[Assignment patch]]]]
+[[File:Orpheus Mining Patch.jpg|thumb|Assignment patch]]
-The '''Orpheus Mining Colony''' was a [[mine|mining complex]] established in [[2090]], on [[Luna]], [[Earth]]'s [[moon]], in the [[22nd century]].
+The '''Orpheus Mining Colony''' was a facility located on [[Luna|Earth's moon]],  established in [[2090]]. It was still in operation in the [[22nd century]].
-The [[Assignment patch|patch]] that all miners wear, and the insignia of the station has a [[latin]] saying on it "''sine qua non''", which literaly means "without which not", that translated into something essential or cannot live without.
+The [[Assignment patch|patch]] that all miners wore, and the insignia of the station, had a [[Latin language|Latin]] saying on it "''sine qua non''", which literally means "without which not", that translated into "something essential" or "cannot live without".
+{{bginfo|{{w|Orpheus}} is a mythical Greek figure.}}
 ==History==
-The colony was established by Paxton's father in [[2090]], where he built it from the ground up. The colony could not use [[artificial gravity]] because it would be impractical, so miners and employees were to required to take injections of [[Myofibrilin]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Demons]]")
+The colony was established by [[John Frederick Paxton]]'s father in 2090, where he built it from the ground up. The colony could not use [[artificial gravity]] because it would be impractical, so miners and employees were to required to take injections of [[myofibrilin]]. Knowing that mining could be a temporary operation if the resources being mined were depleted, Paxton's father took the industrious action of designing Orpheus to be mobile. The mining facility could literally launch off the surface of the moon and relocate to another planet. John Frederick Paxton would later take advantage of this design feature when attempting to further the goals of the xenophobic group which he led, [[Terra Prime]].
 ===Relocation===
-[[Image:OrpheusMiningColony2155.jpg|thumb|The [[Orpheus Mining Colony]] approaching [[Mars]] in 2155.]]
+[[File:OrpheusMiningColony2155.jpg|thumb|The Orpheus Mining Colony approaching Mars in 2155]]
+By [[2155]], John Frederick Paxton owned and operated Orpheus, which he inherited from his father. Using the mining facility as a base of operations for Terra Prime, he relocated Orpheus to [[Mars]], where he hijacked the [[verteron array]]. Threatening to use the array to destroy [[Starfleet Command]], he demanded that all non-[[Human]]s leave the solar system. Orpheus was infiltrated by a team from the {{EnterpriseNX}}, led by [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]]. Archer was successful in taking control of the facility, but was unable to stop the verteron array firing sequence, which Paxton had locked. Fortunately, [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Tucker]] was able to re-target the array, which fired harmlessly into the [[Pacific Ocean]]. ({{ENT|Demons|Terra Prime}})
-In [[2155]], Orpheus was owned and operated by [[John Frederick Paxton]], left to him by his father. Paxton converted the facility into a [[Warp drive|warp-driven]] vessel capable of interplanetary travel. Paxton was also the leader of the anti-alien movement [[Terra Prime]] which was headquartered in the colony. ([[ENT]]: "[[Demons]]", "[[Terra Prime (episode)|Terra Prime]]")
 ==Employees==
-*Owner, John Frederick Paxton.
+*Owner, John Frederick Paxton
-===Medical Staff===
+===Medical staff===
 *[[Doctor]] [[Mercer]] ( - [[2155]])
 *[[Medical technician]] [[Susan Khouri]] ( - [[2155]])
-===Miners===
+=== Miners ===
-*[[Josiah]]
+* [[Josiah]]
-*[[Daniel Greaves]]
+* [[Daniel Greaves]]
+* [[Unnamed Orpheus Mining Colony miners]]
-==Background information==
-The Greek mythical figure [[wikipedia:Orpheus | Orpheus]] went down to the world of the dead in order to retrieve his deceased wife Eurydice. Playing his lyre to Hades, his mournful songs initially convinced the god of the underworld to let him bring his beloved one back. However, this favor was granted only on the condition that Orpheus would walk in front of his wife all the way up to the earth and never once turn around to look at her until they were on the surface. Longing to see Eurydice once again Orpheus could not restrain himself, and as he turned to look at her, he lost her, this time forever.
-Naming a mining colony for Orpheus obviously alludes to submerging below the surface of the earth in order to retrieve its treasures.
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