Outpost 5

Outpost 5 was one of a series of Earth Outpost Stations located in Sector Z-6 along the Romulan Neutral Zone. Like the other outposts, Outpost 5 was constructed on an asteroid, a mile-deep underground.

In 2264, Outpost 5 was seriously damaged after an ion storm passed through the region. As a result, the outposts primary PXK fission reactor was disabled and communications with Starbase 10 was lost as a result. Worried that the Romulans could use this as an opportunity to cross the Neutral Zone, led Starfleet to assigned the USS Lovell to quickly repair the outpost. (SCE novel: Foundations).