Peenemunde has grown to system-wide fame (it is not nearly as famous in parts of the Zheronian Empire in farther parts of the Milky Way, or in other galaxies) for being the Reich's premier station for weapons research (regional outposts of the Zheronian Empire often develop weapons on their own; the central government on Cvidarrki is too busy administering the far-flung Empire). It is here several Reich exploratory missions began, such as the expedition to Alpha Centauri; the ship used in that expedition, the Reichsraumschiff Fuhrerprinzip, commanded by Hugo Sperrle, was built at Peenemunde.