Echo

Echo is a gaseous planet, so those that live in Echo live in satellite homes orbiting the planet or just within the atmosphere. Echo is the home of the Galactic Universities, the consensus body of all of the colleges and universities in the Federation. The Galactic Universities use the rare composition of Echo and its high concentration of radioactive elements as sources for many of the Galactic Universities' experiments.

Because of the presence of the Galactic Universities, Echo has a significant presence of start-up and engineering firms, all vying to been seen as successful in the eyes of the professors at the Galactic Universities