Keene (Kilian VII)

Keene is a [terraformed](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming) terrestrial planet located seventh from the star of the [Kilian system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0ODD4mY9aP-kilian-system), [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth). A civilian world, Keene is home to many offices and showrooms for spacecraft manufacturers, along with military-aligned corporations and independent businesses. A majority of the supplies needed by the [UEE Navy](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDvKOpdP4-uee-navy)[base at MacArthur](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bBp6BmDMGJ-macarthur-naval-base) are manufactured on Keene. The population spiked after the [Battle of Orion](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RMXyYxqw8K-battle-of-orion) forced [Humans](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Nwpnr6wa2-humans) to flee the [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) and seek the protection of the military. A second wave of refugees occurred again after the [Fall of Virgil](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/box5moyeoZ-fall-of-virgil).