Kuiper Station. From The Earth Series, #9

Kuiper Station: A NoveletteWhat 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 story in the From The Earth Series which is set in the much larger Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes, including 9 novels, 1 novella, 15 novelettes, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.