Central warehousing and automated distribution systems inside hollowed asteroids — the “heart” that stores raw ISRU materials, finished goods, spare parts, and supplies for the entire base and fleet.
Provide massive, organised, and easily accessible storage for all materials and goods, enabling efficient distribution to manufacturing, life support, docking, and expansion zones while minimising waste and downtime.
These hubs are constructed after on-site manufacturing and internal transport are operational. They become the central logistics backbone that keeps the base self-sufficient and ready for rapid growth.
Requirement: Every hollowed asteroid base shall include massive automated warehousing and distribution hubs for raw ISRU materials, refined products, spares, and finished goods, fully integrated with UMP hardpoints.
Rationale: Acts as the central logistics heart of the base, enabling efficient resource management and rapid supply to all operational zones.
Open Questions: None at v0.7
Requirement: Warehousing shall provide climate-controlled, pressurised, and segregated zones for volatiles, hazardous materials, high-value components, and biological supplies.
Rationale: Prevents cross-contamination and maintains material integrity for centuries.
Requirement: High-capacity robotic retrieval, sorting, and distribution systems compatible with Robotics Tiering (3.1.20) shall handle all inventory movements with real-time tracking.
Rationale: Minimises crew workload and ensures 24/7 logistics efficiency.
Requirement: A dedicated inventory management system with predictive analytics shall provide continuous visibility and automated re-ordering tied to manufacturing and mining output.
Rationale: Prevents shortages and optimises resource allocation across centuries.
Requirement: Dedicated secure vaults with independent environmental control and access logging shall protect high-value components and hazardous materials.
Rationale: Protects critical assets and maintains safety in a shared habitat environment.
Requirement: Warehousing hubs shall have direct, automated connections to manufacturing, docking, and internal transportation systems for seamless material flow.
Rationale: Eliminates bottlenecks and supports continuous production and fleet operations.
Requirement: All critical warehousing and logistics functions shall expose physical manual overrides and digital operator veto independent of automation.
Rationale: Preserves absolute human/post-biological command authority over strategic resources.
Requirement: Storage hubs shall include pre-planned expansion corridors and structural hardpoints for future chamber enlargement as stockpiles and population grow.
Rationale: Supports exponential base growth without major reconfiguration.