The Company

"Space Transportation Systems Company" is marketed as an affordable transportation service, they claim to provide a multitude of services when it comes to travel and transport (i.e. whatever the client asks for, they will find some guy to do it). The Company connects clients (individuals, other companies, governments, research groups, etc they’ll take whoever is willing to pay) with contractors who have the means to get the job done for probably less than the commercial rate. The Company is no one’s first choice but have 3 stars on yelp, are reliable and will keep things quiet as needed.

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Became a cornerstone of travel and commerce in the "outer systems" (or in general, anywhere larger companies and governments don’t want to go). Regular contractors for “The Company” formed a loose network (or unofficial union if you will) to exchange information about jobs, rates, etc, and from this they started conducting semi-legal business both during contracts and in downtime (salvaging, smuggling, bounty hunting, mercenary work). 

The official "company" is really just a formality and mostly acts as a point of contact, the real infrastructure is run by these individual contractors and their respective factions who have a surprising amount of leverage in terms of who and what can be transported/traded in certain sectors.