Proxima 3
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Proxima 3 is a fictional outpost/colony in the Babylon 5 science fiction television series. It is the first extra solar Earth Alliance colony, founded on June 10, 2164 around the Proxima Centauri star. The word Centauri in the colony's name was dropped due to confusion with the Centauri race.
In December 2259 Proxima 3 was the site of a bombing attack by Robert Carlson (played by Robert Kilpatrick). He used a batch of explosives stolen from the ice-mining operation on Beta 7, a Centauri colony. The exact amount of damage done by the bombing is not known. Carlson was later arested on the Babylon 5 station in the episode "Convictions."
Proxima 3 was one of the outposts which seceded from the Earth Alliance in 2260, following the assassination of President Santiago and the bombing of the colonies on Mars by the new president, Morgan Clark, near the start of the Earth Alliance Civil War. The colony was blockaded by earth force in 2261 starving the citizens of food and resources. While ground forces invaded the cities.
A flotilla of civilian transports were massacred attempting to flee the beleaguered world, resulting in thousands of deaths. This directly lead to Sheridan's campaign to liberate the colonies and remove Clark from power.
Sheridan's first act was to lead a force of Starfuries and White Stars to Proxima 3 to break the EarthForce blockade of the planet. EAS Pollux and EAS Heracles engaged Sheridan's forces, while EAS Furies stood down and EAS Juno withdrew. The commander of the EAS Vesta chose to stand down. Vesta's Executive Officer attempted to forcibly sieze command and engage Sheridan's forces, but he was overwhelmed and restrained by the bridge crew. The Pollux hit and seriously damaged a White Star, which then spun out of control and collided with the Pollux head on, destroying both ships.
Sheridan's forces were victorious, and Proxima 3 became a base for forces opposing President Clark.
No further data about Proxima 3 after Sheridan's battle there is available, although it is presumed to have rejoined the Earth Alliance (possibly as an independent member state) with the Earth Alliance's acceptance into the Interstellar Alliance
