Near-Death Star

The Near Death Star is a space station serving as a retirement home for people past the age of 160, whom are usually placed in tombstone-like structures by the Sunset Squad Robots. According to Professor Farnsworth, taken there after he revealed that he was not actually 150, the old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in Florida.

Staff

 * Barrier Bots
 * Sunset Squad Robots
 * Sunset Squad Chasers

Sighting in 1ACV12
An unspiky sphere resembling the Near Death Star is seen in an earlier episode, after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and the camera zooms into space. Right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be spotted with streaks. However, it is now clear this object is not the Near Death Star, as proven by the following images.

Trivia

 * The Near Death Star parodies the in Star Wars.
 * The endless rows are similar to the Mines of Moria in the ', although the first of the LOTR films was released after this episode. Though they could be inspired by the original works of or other animated adaptations, they are more likely an intentional evocation of ' in that these endless rows are filled with towers, the towers filled with the elderly. The parallelism is confirmed when Professor Farnsworth is discovered in a capsule similar to 's.