Jata

Jata is the most populous city of [Cestulus (Davien II)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QlKaQ76a5-cestulus-davien-ii). Because the planet's atmosphere is thin, Jata is largely located under enormous, complex biodomes kept habitable by a system of air production facilities that help supplement the oxygen supply. It became the [United Nations of Earth's (UNE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZQpY83oO-united-nations-of-earth) main center for trade with the [Banu](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0NwpYPpNZ4-banu) after [Banu-Human First Contact](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VY4Wnv7ZgW-banu-human-first-contact) in SEY 2438. The city has remained a hub of commerce and shipping, partially due to the presence of major spacecraft manufacturer [Aegis Dynamics'](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RAdk7jx5Kv-aegis-dynamics) main headquarters. Jata has often been the setting of political upheavals, such as the 2529 [Unified Currency Riots](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QlvpyjLvJ-unified-currency-riot) and the 2546 [Atrocity at Jata](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Gz5GgEvkj-atrocity-at-jata), the first in a series of terrorist bombings that led to the implementation of [Ivar Messer I's](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RXlXYPWk8q-ivar-messer-i)[Prime Citizen](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V7gM82vNmr-prime-citizen) plan.