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A research station (or science station) is a type of outpost, either a planetary or asteroidal facility or a space station, established for the purpose of science research and experimentation.
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| Crewed | asteroid base • battle station • drydock • Dyson sphere • fleet station • fleet starbase • mining station • shipyard • research institute • research station • science station • starbase • subspace relay • trading station |
| Uncrewed | defense satellite • pulse cannon (station) • satellite • sensor array (station) • torpedo turret |
Background
In Star Trek: Conquest, the research facility was required to advance technology trees and construct special weapons. Players could place one per star system, unless there was a mining colony in the orbital slot. Each of these space stations could be fortified with up to 4 defense turrets. The Sol system mining colony generated at the beginning of gameplay was a "hero" variation that could build resources as well as advance research.