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Founded during the days of the [[Alliance of Galedon]], Stellar Trek is one of the Combine's most venerable shipbuilding industries.<ref name="HB:HKp162"/> Stellar Trek's shipyards in the [[Dieron]] system were destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref>
 
Founded during the days of the [[Alliance of Galedon]], Stellar Trek is one of the Combine's most venerable shipbuilding industries.<ref name="HB:HKp162"/> Stellar Trek's shipyards in the [[Dieron]] system were destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref>
  
It was noted that the Draconis Combine had lost the capability to manufacture ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShips as of [[3025]], and context implied that this was because of [[lostech]] (as opposed to deliberate destruction of the manufacturing facilities). Stellar Trek would be building ''Monolith''s at Chatham, suggesting this same shipyard had likely been the one that had already previously built them until lostech put an end to production for a time at least.<ref>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 24</ref>
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It was noted that the Draconis Combine had lost the capability to manufacture ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShips as of [[3025]], and context implied that this was because of [[lostech]] (as opposed to deliberate destruction of the manufacturing facilities). Stellar Trek would be building ''Monolith''s at Chatham, suggesting this same shipyard had likely been the one that had already previously built them until lostech put an end to production for a time at least.<ref>''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 24</ref>
  
 
By the time of the [[Clan Invasion]] the Stellar Trek shipyard in the Chatham system was one of the few JumpShip production site still operating in the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=OR68>''Objective Raids'', p. 68: "Stellar Trek Profile and Produced Components</ref> Still remaining at the forefront of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny-Fuchida research]] ensured the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] assigned production contracts for the ''Kyushu'' and ''Tatsumaki'' WarShips, which included massive grants that allowed Stellar Trek to finish the ship assembly facility reconstruction of its Dieron shipyards in December [[3055]], renamed the Terada WarShip Yard.  A facility for producing compact K-F drives began construction in September [[3057]] and completed by [[3061]]. Those grants also allowed Stellar Trek to purchase [[DropShip]] manufacturer [[Hinsdale Electronics]].<ref name=BS>''BattleSpace'', pp. 27-28: "Ship Construction - JumpShips and WarShips"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 124</ref><ref name="HB:HKp162"/> Unlike competitor [[Midway Shipyards]] who chose to sacrifice its JumpShip production to fulfill the DCA WarShip contracts,<ref name="HB:HKp161">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 161: "Pillar of Jade (Economics) - Direct Service (Military) Corporations - Midway Shipyards"</ref> Stellar Trek chose to maintain both, but such an expansion without reconfiguration of its logistical chain put the company into financial difficulties that were only exacerbated by delays with the flawed ''Tatsumaki'' program. The severe disparity between working conditions at the established and well-resourced Chatham and the newly built and constantly struggling Dieron has also directly impacted the morale of the Stellar Trek workforce, with the company rotating worker from Chatham for a year to assist the Dieron staff, a duty assignment not welcomed by most of the established employees.<ref name="HB:HKp162"/>
 
By the time of the [[Clan Invasion]] the Stellar Trek shipyard in the Chatham system was one of the few JumpShip production site still operating in the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=OR68>''Objective Raids'', p. 68: "Stellar Trek Profile and Produced Components</ref> Still remaining at the forefront of [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny-Fuchida research]] ensured the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] assigned production contracts for the ''Kyushu'' and ''Tatsumaki'' WarShips, which included massive grants that allowed Stellar Trek to finish the ship assembly facility reconstruction of its Dieron shipyards in December [[3055]], renamed the Terada WarShip Yard.  A facility for producing compact K-F drives began construction in September [[3057]] and completed by [[3061]]. Those grants also allowed Stellar Trek to purchase [[DropShip]] manufacturer [[Hinsdale Electronics]].<ref name=BS>''BattleSpace'', pp. 27-28: "Ship Construction - JumpShips and WarShips"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 124</ref><ref name="HB:HKp162"/> Unlike competitor [[Midway Shipyards]] who chose to sacrifice its JumpShip production to fulfill the DCA WarShip contracts,<ref name="HB:HKp161">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 161: "Pillar of Jade (Economics) - Direct Service (Military) Corporations - Midway Shipyards"</ref> Stellar Trek chose to maintain both, but such an expansion without reconfiguration of its logistical chain put the company into financial difficulties that were only exacerbated by delays with the flawed ''Tatsumaki'' program. The severe disparity between working conditions at the established and well-resourced Chatham and the newly built and constantly struggling Dieron has also directly impacted the morale of the Stellar Trek workforce, with the company rotating worker from Chatham for a year to assist the Dieron staff, a duty assignment not welcomed by most of the established employees.<ref name="HB:HKp162"/>

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