The first attempt at building a deep space
embasy failed during
construction, due to
sabotage. This caused the station's
infrastructure to
collapse, according to the workers on the scene.
This was due to an internal explosion, which caused the red-colored station to sever in multiple places.
(cf. "In the Beginning")
This is presumidable due to
interference from the
allies of the
Shadows (possibly the
Drakh), since the
Shadows were all
underground at this time.
In reality, it was a subversive political organization that sabatoged the project, because of disagreements witn the philosophy. Quite possibly the Homeguard.
The
Babylon Project was
renewed with the
construction of
Babylon Station 2, or
Babylon 2