Earth O'Neill colonies

Six O'Neill-style colonies constructed c.2031 in orbit of the Sol-Earth L5 point (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
Developed from nickel-iron asteroids diverted from collision with the Earth in 2031 in the last significant effort of pan-global cooperation prior to the outbreak of World War III (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Hollowed out by shaped nuclear charges (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Diamond-tipped drilling devices scraped out radioactive remnants (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Open gaps at either side capped by transparent aluminum (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Lit, powered through captured, reflected sunlight (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
During mid-21st century, the chief source for various materials only able to be produced in long-term industrial microgravity processes (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Genetically engineered pharmaceuticals and crops (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Ultrastrong nanotube construction materials (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Exotic subatomic particles (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
All six lost 2058 following erstwhile failure of Earth Station Bozeman warp field experiments (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
- Debris found from all but Vanguard Colony in investigations to follow (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
Nicknamed the "Hapless Half-Dozen" in the years after (TLE Novel: The Sundered)

Colonies