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===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[Frederic-104]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}} | *[[Frederic-104|Frederic Ellsworth]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Colonization=== | ||
In [[2373]], [[human]]ity arrived in the [[Kennewick system]] and [[Human colonies|established]] Ballast as an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | |||
===Human-Covenant War=== | |||
Prior to [[2552]] but during the [[Human-Covenant War]], an operation on Ballast took place, where the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] [[Gretchen Ketola]] lost her leg when she stepped an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p97|Enc22|Page=97}} | |||
In [[2550]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Ballast was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, a rumor that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant began circulating, although many thought it possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC300}} Regardless of the rumors, Ballast did indeed escape being [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and the colony still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late 2552, as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital}} | |||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] | After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] AI memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from [[Havenwinter]] on Ballast to [[UNSC Transit Dock L22]] on [[Luna]], and from there to an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="outpost">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''</ref> | ||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||