The Helios Orbital Habitat was an initiative spearheaded by the Global Spacetrek Foundation.
It existed as both a symbol and a privilege, allowing select individuals to bear witness to the current state of humanity's expansion into space.
The Global Spacetrek Foundation itself was a joint collective, funded and maintained by every major world power. Germany, the United States, China, the European Federation, Japan, and several other industrial superstates.
Each contributed technology, manpower, and resources, bound by a shared interest in orbital development and deep-space exploration.
More than that, Helios was not merely a station, but a showcase. A controlled environment where advancements in zero-gravity infrastructure, long-term habitation, and interplanetary logistics were tested in plain view.
And for those invited aboard, it was proof that the world had already moved beyond the planet below.
