Kuiper Station by D.W. Patterson

From The Earth Series: Book 9

What appeared to be a simple but ambitious goal of establishing a new colony in the Kuiper Belt, a colony to service mining activities there, was more than it seemed. One side, led by the Solar Federation and the Jackson family, was determined to break humanity out of its almost century long stagnation and push it to embrace the stars. The other side, led by the Terran Federation, was determined to block such expansion and maintain its power. It would be close but the stars were calling.

Kuiper Station is a novella set in the future (2230s) and is the ninth tale in the Future Chron Universe: From The Earth Series . If you enjoyed Kuiper Station consider reading the next story in the series The Cloud for more Hard Science Fiction - Old School.