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Babylon 4 was the fourth and largest space station built under the Babylon Project.

Physical Arrangement

Partly constructed from materials recycled from the earlier Babylon stations, Babylon 4 also possessed engines that allowed the station to be moved from place to place, although this was a very slow process due to its size.

The station featured two carousels rotating in opposite directions, presumably balanced to bring the net rotation of the entire mass closer to zero, making it much easier to move and maneuver the station.

History

Babylon 4 disappeared into a spacetime anomaly 24 hours after coming online in 2254.

Reappearing in its original location in July 2258, the crew was rescued by Babylon 5 personnel, shortly after which the station disappeared again. Sector 14 was declared off-limits after these events.

After the crew was rescued, Jeffrey Sinclair took Babylon 4 to the Earth year 1260. Sinclair contacted the Vorlons Kosh Naranek and Ulkesh Naranek on his arrival and with them on board, he used the Chrysalis device to transform himself into a Minbari named Valen. Thus, Valen was "A Minbari not born of Minbari."

Babylon4deserted — Babylon 4 nearly 1000 years after its abandonment

Arriving after the Minbari's base of operations had been destroyed during the First Shadow War, Valen provided the Minbari with Babylon 4 as their new headquarters. When the war was over, the station was abandoned.

For over 900 years the station lay dormant, guarded by the Tak'cha, who referred to it as Ende X'Ton ("the lost station") which they believed to be a holy place. In 2261 it was found floating adrift in Sector 730 by 12 by 9 by John Sheridan, Delenn, Michael Garibaldi, and Susan Ivanova. Within 48 hours of rediscovering the station, Babylon 4 burned up in the atmosphere of the planet it was orbiting.

Notes

At the time of its disappearance, Babylon 4 had not yet been assigned a permanent commanding officer; Major Lewis Krantz, an EarthForce Marine Corps officer, was assigned to oversee the final stages of construction. ^[2]

Valen would often sit in Babylon 4's Zen Garden, mirroring his visits to Babylon 5's Zen Garden when he was Jeffrey Sinclair.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 In Valen's Name
↑ Babylon Squared

[valensname-1] 1.0 ^1.1 In Valen's Name

[2] Babylon Squared

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+|name = Earth Alliance Station Babylon 4
-|image=[[Image:Babylon4.jpg|300px]]
+|image = [[Image:Babylon4.jpg|300px]]
-|name=Earth Alliance Station Babylon 4
-|affiliation=[[Earth Alliance]] ([[2254]])<br>[[Minbari]] Circa [[1260]]
+|affiliation = [[Earth Alliance]] ([[2254]])<br>[[Minbari]] (circa [[1260]])
-|location=Epsilon Eridani system, <br>Grid Epsilon, [[Sector 14]]
+|location = Epsilon Eridani system, <br>Grid Epsilon, [[Sector 14]]
-|function=Diplomatic forum,<br>Commerce,<br>[[Earthforce]] outpost
+|function = Diplomatic forum,<br>Commerce,<br>[[Earthforce]] outpost<br>[[Minbari]] headquarters
-|type=O'Neill-class habitable space station,<br> multiple rotating sections
+|type = O'Neill-class habitable space station,<br> multiple rotating sections
-|length=6 miles (9.7km)
+|length = 6 miles (9.7km)
+|defenses = [[Defense Grid]]
-|displacement=
-|defenses=[[Defense Grid]]
+|online = [[2254]]
+|decommissioned = ''Uncertain'' (station vanished in [[2254]]<ref name=valensname>[[In Valen's Name]]</ref>)
-|online=[[2254]]
+|personnel = 1,200 - 1,300 <small>(human skeleton crew, prior to evacuation)</small>
-|decommissioned= ''Uncertain'' (station vanished in [[2261]]<ref name=valensname>[[In Valen's Name]]</ref>)
-|personnel= 1,200 - 1,300 <small>(prior to evacuation)</small>
-|population=
 }}
 '''Babylon 4''' was the fourth and largest space station built under the [[Babylon Project]].
 == Physical Arrangement ==
 [[image:EASB4_wiki.png|left|125px]]
-Partly constructed from materials recycled from the earlier Babylon stations, emblems from [[Babylon 3]] could be found on some surfaces of the station.
+Partly constructed from materials recycled from the earlier Babylon stations, Babylon 4 also possessed engines that allowed the station to be moved from place to place, although this was a very slow process due to its size.
-The most powerful station ever constructed by human hands at the time, Babylon 4 also possessed engines that allowed the station to be moved from place to place, although this was a very slow process due to its size.
 The station featured two carousels rotating in opposite directions, presumably balanced to bring the net rotation of the entire mass closer to zero, making it much easier to move and maneuver the station.
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 Babylon 4 disappeared into a [[spacetime anomaly]] 24 hours after coming online in [[2254]].
-Reappearing in its original location in [[2258]], the crew was rescued by [[Babylon 5]] personnel, shortly after which the station disappeared again. [[Sector 14]] was declared off-limits after these events.
+Reappearing in its original location in July [[2258]], the crew was rescued by [[Babylon 5]] personnel, shortly after which the station disappeared again. [[Sector 14]] was declared off-limits after these events.
-After the crew was rescued, [[Jeffrey Sinclair]] took Babylon 4 to the Earth year [[1260]]. During this temporal trip, Sinclair used the [[Chrysalis device]] to transform himself into a Minbari named Valen. Thus, Valen was "A Minbari not born of Minbari."
+After the crew was rescued, [[Jeffrey Sinclair]] took Babylon 4 to the Earth year [[1260]]. Sinclair contacted the [[Vorlons]] [[Kosh]] [[Naranek]] and [[Ulkesh]] Naranek on his arrival and with them on board, he used the [[Chrysalis device]] to transform himself into a Minbari named [[Valen]]. Thus, Valen was "A Minbari not born of Minbari."
+[[File:Babylon4deserted.png|thumb|239x239px|Babylon 4 nearly 1000 years after its abandonment]]
 Arriving after the [[Minbari]]'s base of operations had been destroyed during the [[First Shadow War]], Valen provided the Minbari with Babylon 4 as their new headquarters. When the war was over, the station was abandoned.
-For over 900 years the station lay dormant, guarded by the [[Tak'cha]], who referred to it as Ende X'Ton (the lost station) which they believed to be a holy place. In [[2261]] it was found floating adrift in [[Sectors_of_Known_Space#Sector 730|Sector 730 by 12 by 9]] by [[John Sheridan]], [[Delenn]], [[Michael Garibaldi]], and [[Susan Ivanova]]. Within 48 hours of rediscovering the station, Babylon 4 burned up in the atmosphere of the planet it was orbiting.
+For over 900 years the station lay dormant, guarded by the [[Tak'cha]], who referred to it as Ende X'Ton ("the lost station") which they believed to be a holy place. In [[2261]] it was found floating adrift in [[Sectors_of_Known_Space#Sector 730|Sector 730 by 12 by 9]] by [[John Sheridan]], [[Delenn]], [[Michael Garibaldi]], and [[Susan Ivanova]]. Within 48 hours of rediscovering the station, Babylon 4 burned up in the atmosphere of the planet it was orbiting.
 ==Notes==
 At the time of its disappearance, Babylon 4 had not yet been assigned a permanent commanding officer; Major [[Lewis Krantz]], an [[EarthForce Marine Corps]] officer, was assigned to oversee the final stages of construction. <ref>[[Babylon Squared]]</ref>
-Valen would often sit in Babylon 4's Zen Garden, mirroring his visits to Babylon 5's [[Green_Sector#Zen_Garden|Zen Garden]] when he was [[Jeffrey Sinclair]].<ref name=valensname />
+Valen would often sit in Babylon 4's Zen Garden, mirroring his visits to Babylon 5's [[Green_Sector#Zen_Garden|Zen Garden]] when he was [[Jeffrey Sinclair]].<ref name="valensname" />
 ==References==
-<small>{{Reflist|2}}</small>
+{{Reflist|2}}
 [[Category:Places]]
 [[Category:Earthforce facilities]]