CST
Names: CSTCompression Space TransportCommonwealth wormhole transportCST corporationCST exploratory division
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 2 (ONE)
Appearances
B1
B2
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 2CST (Compression Space Transport) operates the wormhole gateway stations and trains linking Commonwealth worlds, and is the only company interested in astronomy.
- Ch 2CST builds and runs the wormhole network and has taken over major deep-space observation for commercial purposes.
- Ch 4CST and the Augusta Treasury would fund up to thirty percent of the starship's hardware costs, in return for exclusivity.
- Ch 26CST resumed passenger service days after the invasion and is repairing wormhole generators damaged at Wessex in Nigel Sheldon's exotic energy battle.
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 2Its train traffic control uses independent hardened encryption, so was unaffected by the kaos, but refused to halt trains without executive-level authority.
- Ch 3CST ran heroic evacuation of the Lost23 using all rolling stock, dumping refugees onto phase one and two worlds without asking permission.
- Ch 6CST's old gateway in LA Galactic once served exploration and now sends convicts to penal worlds and acts as an emergency link.
- Ch 13CST temporarily closes the wormhole from Boongate to Wessex when the Prime attack starts; Wessex closes half its wormholes.
Connections
- related toVeronastation run by CST
- led byNigel Sheldon
- has memberOscar MonroeOperations Director of the exploratory division at Merredin
- includesKerenskCST planetary station
- enemy ofRob Tannieworks undercover as a guard while attacking CST
- has memberEemeli Aro
- includesOzzie Fernandez Isaaccofounder
- includesNewark station
- related toMellanie Rescoraihas CST security operatives backing her
- has memberOzzie Fernandez Isaacowns 49 percent
- related toOzzie Fernandez Isaacowns half
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 2Dudley departs for Tanyata
Five months later, after stalling his students with maintenance, Dudley secretly leaves for Tanyata via the CST station to confirm the envelopment speed, boarding the Verona train toward the gateway.
- Book 1 · Ch 12Assault on the gateway complex ends
CST security takes the control center after Rob Tannie surrenders; the gateway reopens and Wilson Kime returns to acclaim.
- Book 2 · Ch 13Prime attack on Boongate
Prime ships arrive in the Boongate system, force fields activate, CST closes wormholes, and Niall buys an escape ticket and takes cash from the office safe.