Imperial research station (Itai Nebula)

The Imperial research station was a secret but much-rumored Imperial space station hidden in a pocket of open space within the Itai Nebula. It was full of labs where scientists and weapons technicians studied local gases, magnetic storms, and ion storms to come up with new gas explosives and more powerful ion weapons. The station was protected by a GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat and a hidden minefield.

Behind the scenes
A bride module atop the station resembles those of Imperial-class Star Destroyers, suggesting the station to be of Kuat Drive Yards manufacture.