(Planet Calypso- Smuggler's Cove)
The technology to terraform planets was not a closely guarded secret and it could even be sold at a reasonable price on the virtual net.
Of course, these sales were only allowed to go through once the buyer was a citizen with a sufficient social credit score, but the grey market always had solutions to these minor problems.
Pirates would often get bored staying onboard their mechanical vessels for months or even years on end so it was important to have a home base where they could relax and unwind.
Naturally, these bases could only be planets hidden in the outer regions of the star systems as the Federation usually adopted an attitude of 'out of sight therefore it is out of mind.'
This was based on the silent understanding that the pirates would not harm the interests of the larger noble factions.
Commoners were not afforded such luxuries and would have to deal with the problem themselves.
