This space station name generator names stations for science fiction stories and games. Choose what the station is for and the name follows: Halcyon Ring for a place people live, Kestrel Bastion for a military post, Port Meridian for a trading station, Cairn-4 Outpost for a mining camp. Each press gives six names.

Five Kinds of Station

Kind	Words for the place	Examples
Habitat	Station, Ring, Habitat, Spindle, Commons, Wheel	Vantage Ring, Caravel Commons
Military	Bastion, Garrison, Picket, Redoubt, Watch, Anchorage	Calder Bastion, Windrose Redoubt
Research	Observatory, Laboratory, Array, Institute, Platform, Survey	Solstice Observatory, Tidelock Laboratory
Trade port	Port, Exchange, Waystation, Freeport, Terminal, Docks	Port Penumbra, Halcyon Exchange
Mining and supply	Outpost, Depot, Refinery, Works, Claim, Relay	Marrow Depot, Calder-4 Refinery

What the Second Word Tells the Reader

The proper name sets a mood and the second word does the describing. A Ring and a Wheel both spin to make gravity, so the reader pictures a hoop. A Spindle is long and thin. A Picket is a small post set out ahead of the main force to give warning, and an Anchorage is where a fleet waits. A Claim is a mining site somebody has a legal right to, which suggests somebody else who disputes it.

Three Patterns

Pattern	Example	Use it for
Name and kind	Parallax Observatory	Most stations
Name, number and kind	Aphelion-6 Refinery	One of a series built to the same plan
Kind and name	Port Meridian, Outpost Cairn	Places named the way old harbours and forts were

The world the station orbits can be named with the Planet Name Generator and the Moon Name Generator. The vessels that dock there are in the Ship Name Generator, and the crew and their neighbours in the Alien Name Generator and the Robot Name Generator.

How to Use the Space Station Name Generator

Choose what the station is for: Pick a habitat, a military post, a research platform, a trade port or a mining outpost.
Generate: Each press gives six names.
Copy the one you want: Use the copy button beside it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are space stations named?

Real ones have been named for ideals and for what they do: Mir means peace or world in Russian, and Skylab was a laboratory in the sky. Fiction follows the same two habits and adds a third, the plain designation with a number.

What is a good name for a space station?

One short proper name and one word for what the place is: Halcyon Ring, Port Meridian, Kestrel Bastion. The second word tells the reader what to picture.

What does the number in a name mean?

That there are others. Cairn-4 Outpost is the fourth of a series, which suits mining and supply stations built to one design.

What is the difference between a station, an outpost and a port?

A station is the general word. An outpost is small and far from help. A port is where ships load and unload, and a freeport is one where no duty is charged.

Are these real or fictional stations?

Neither. Real stations and their modules are left out, and so are stations from well-known books, shows and games.

Can I use the names in a game or a novel?

Yes. There is no fee and no credit is needed.