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'''Casimir Station''' is a space station that is presumably in orbit of [[Reach]]. | '''Casimir Station''' is a space station that is presumably in orbit of [[Reach]]. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
On the morning of [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] was in contact with Casimir Station, requesting a check on the sensors of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was picking up unusual EM readings bouncing off [[Turul]]. Unbeknownst to the crew of the ship, which was being kept ignorant of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion]], the readings were actually a result of battles occurring on the other side of the planet.<ref name="six">[[Data Drop/Six|''Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Six'']]</ref> | On the morning of [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] was in contact with Casimir Station, requesting a check on the sensors of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was picking up unusual EM readings bouncing off [[Turul]]. Unbeknownst to the crew of the ship, which was being kept ignorant of the [[Fall of Reach|Covenant invasion]], the readings were actually a result of battles occurring on the other side of the planet.<ref name="six">[[Data Drop/Six|''Office of Naval Intelligence//Section 3 - Data Drop Six'']]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Casimir Station shares its name with the city of [[Casimir]] on the planet Reach. It is unknown whether the two share a relationship like those of [[Cairo Station]]'s orbit over the city of Cairo on [[Earth]]. It is | Casimir Station shares its name with the city of [[Casimir]] on the planet Reach. It is unknown whether the two share a relationship like those of [[Cairo Station]]'s orbit over the city of Cairo on [[Earth]]. It is possible that it was named after [[Wikipedia:Hendrik Casimir|Hendrik Casimir]], one of the scientists who discovered the [[Wikipedia:Casimir effect|Casimir effect]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||