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Gravlex Launchworks

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this corporation, based on the planet Gravlex Med, was formed as part of the space prgoram developed by the Anx. The ancient Launchworks used huge cannons to hurl starships into space. After the Anx discovered the sublight and hyperdrive systems, the Launchworks was revamped to hurl garbage from the planet into its star. The basis for this practice came from visits by several Anx politicians and their entourages to Coruscant, where a similar practice had been in use for centuries. During the height of the New Order, Imperial researchers traveled to Gravlex Med to learn the secrets of Gravlex Launchworks, in an effort to use their technology as the basis for a new super-weapon. After subjugating the staff, the Imperials discovered that the Launchworks and its technology were equally useful for discarding failed experiements, since all evidence was incinerated by the sun. An endless supply of garbage, hazardous waste, and other detritus was shipped to the Gravlex Launchworks for incineration, and much of it was housed in poorly-maintained warehouses until it could be processed. Eventually, bio-engineered viruses and bacteria leaked out, causing incredible amounts of environmental damage to Gravlex Med. The native Anx were nearly wiped out, and only those Anx who were living on colony worlds were left of their species.