Ellis Belt Alpha

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the [Ellis system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RxnBEBWBjQ-ellis-system), [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the [Murray Cup](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3r71yZ87-murray-cup), the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the [Green (Ellis III)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RWoNrNeLKP-green-ellis-iii) and [Noble (Ellis V)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8W545NrKo-noble-ellis-v) [terraforming](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming) projects. These early races became a tradition for inhabitants of the Ellis system, and were later incorporated into the modern day Murray Cup. Today, it is outfitted with many permanent installations used during the races.