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==Summary==
==Summary==


The Antarctic Outpost is a defense facility left behind by the Ancients when they took their
The ''Prometheus'' is a space-worthy battle ship created by the Air Force using Earth and alien technology. It was developed under the designation X-303, named the ''Prometheus'' after its maiden flight (6.11 "Prometheus"), and given the upgraded designation of BC-303 after it proved its capabilities (7.07 "Enemy Mine").
city-ship "Atlantis" to the Pegasus Galaxy. It is the site of powerful weapons which led
to the destruction of Anubis' attacking fleet. (7.22 "Lost City Part 2")


==Stargate References==
==Mythological References==
===Location and Purpose===
 
==Real-World References==
 
==History of Development==
 
In the episode, 6.11 "Prometheus", Maj. Samantha Carter told the television news crew led by Julia Donovan, "All the key systems were reverse engineered from a ship that crashed 100 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1978. It was only in the last few years that our technology evolved to a point where we could take advantage of what we had."
 
The truth of this statement was questioned by Jonas Quinn and Carter said that "Fairbanks" sounded better than "Roswell". Carter also implied that the ship which was found in Fairbanks was of Asgard design.
 
Carter gave this story about the ''Prometheus'' to the news crew with the knowledge that the Air Force intended to destroy the taped footage of the tour. The news crew was under the impression that the footage would be kept by the government until it was deemed appropriate to reveal the existence of the spacecraft, giving Donovan the exclusive. The SGC was in effect operating a double cross in order to find the identity of Donovan's source.
 
Part of Carter's explanation about the ''Prometheus'' was true. She stated that it was the third in a series of designs that incorporates both human and alien technology. Major Paul Davis, when disclosing the Stargate Program to ambassadors of China, Great Britain, and France, stated the same thing. The X-303 was the third in the series, following the development of the X-301 and X-302 fighter spacecraft (6.17 "Disclosure").
 
Up until this point, the alien technology only included that of the Goa'uld, but since then, the Asgard have added some of their technology as thank you gifts for helping them in the war with the Replicators (6.17 "Disclosure", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.11 "Gemini", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").
 
==Asgard Beaming Technology==
 
==Bay on Earth==
{|
{|
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-stargate-map.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Original Location of Antarctic Stargate]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:61101.jpg|thumb|170px|left|''Prometheus'' in subterrarian bay]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Command Chair]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:61104.jpg|thumb|170px|left|''Prometheus'' clears bay doors]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:frozen-jack.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack in Cryogenic Chamber]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:61107.jpg|thumb|170px|left|''Prometheus''' maiden voyage]]
|}
|}
The Antarctic Outpost was discovered by SG-1 while Col. O'Neill possessed the
The ''Prometheus'' sits in a subterranian bay in Nevada where it was assembled and is maintained (6.11 "Prometheus", 7.22 "Lost City Part 2", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").
knowledge of the Ancients (7.21 "Lost City Part 1", 7.22 "Lost City Part 2").
As its name implies, it is located in the Antarctic. Although its exact location
is not known, it is accessible by helicopter from McMurdo Station. It
would be assumed to be in the same proximity as the SGC's research station
at the original location of the Antarctic Stargate, which is only 50 miles out
of McMurdo Station and the location of the only known Ancient, Ayiana (1.18 "Solitudes",
6.04 "Frozen").


Originally near the location of the city of Atlantis, which is now in the
==Bridge==
Pegasus Galaxy, the Antarctic Outpost appears to be some sort of defense
{|
outpost.
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
 
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
The most prominent features of the outpost are the chair and a cryogenic
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
chamber. The chair occupies a central circular chamber with the cryo
|}
chamber off to the side.


===Defense Weapons===
==Brig==
{|
{|
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-new-zpm.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack installs new ZPM]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-drones.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Drones released from Outpost]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:72207.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Anubis' fleet is destroyed by drones]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|}
|}
Colonel O'Neill first activated the Antarctic Outpost's defenses during the
There are at least five (5) isolation rooms designated as the brig. When Daniel Jackson was left alone on the ''Prometheus'' with the space pirate Vala, he confined her to one of the brig rooms. The room is quite generous in space and is equipped with a platform for resting and a toilet and sink. The room is under surveillance through a camera and microphone securely fastened to the room's ceiling. (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound")
battle with Anubis (7.22 "Lost City Part 2"). First, he powered the Outpost
 
using the Zero Point Module (ZPM) procured at the Praclarush Taonas
==Cargo Bay==
Outpost, the original Antarctic Outpost ZPM being dead. From the chair, he
 
was able to launch and control hundreds of drones, which destroyed Anubis
==Escape Pods==
and his fleet. Drained by the effort and overcome by the knowledge of the  
Ancients, O'Neill used a cryogenic chamber to put himself into a suspended
sleep.


===Initial Manning of the Outpost===
==Hyperdrive Engines==
{|
{|
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-access.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Access to the Outpost, buried in a mile of ice]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-elevator.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Cargo Elevator]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:antarctic-outpost-research.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Research at the Outpost]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|}
|}
Over the course of the next few months, O'Neill remained "frozen" at the
The hyperdrive engines were first powered by the powerful, but highly unstable, mineral called naquadria (6.20 "Memento"), but then new hyperdrive technology was installed by the Asgard (8.08 "Covenant", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.11 "Gemini", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").
Outpost. Although a presence was set up immediately, full control of the  
Outpost could not be negotiated for several months. Dr. Elizabeth Weir, on
behalf of the SGC, had difficulty negotiating the
military occupation of the Antarctic Outpost (8.01 "New Order Part 1"). According to the
International Antarctic Treaty established in 1961, "The primary purpose of the Antarctic
Treaty is to ensure in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall
continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not
become the scene or object of international discord. To this end it
prohibits military activity, except in support of science; prohibits
nuclear explosions and the disposal of nuclear waste; promotes scientific
research and the exchange of data; and holds all territorial claims in
abeyance."


It wasn't until Col. O'Neill was revived and
After successful testing of the Asgard hyperdrive (8.11 "Gemini"), General George Hammond gathered a crew together to go on a rescue mission to the Pegasus Galaxy to determine the fate of the Atlantis Expedition (dispatched in ''Stargate Atlantis'': 1.01 "Rising Part 1"). During the trip, they picked up a distress call and attempted to help, but the ''Prometheus'' was hijacked by a space pirate named Vala. During the time that she had the ship, the hull was damaged by Goa'uld death gliders and because of this damage, the rescue mission had to be aborted because hyperdrive was not recommended with such damage. (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound")
subsequently cured by the Asgard that a scientific expedition was sent, led
by Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Dr. Daniel Jackson, the premiere authority on the  
Ancient culture and language, accompanied the expedition in hopes of  
unraveling the secrets of the Outpost and discovering how to use its
resources to protect Earth from further invasion. (8.02 "New Order Part 2", ''Stargate Atlantis'': 1.01 "Rising Part 1")


The Antarctic Outpost is overseen by the Department of Homeworld Security, lead by
==Landing Gear==
Lt. Gen. George Hammond, and was initially staffed by an international team of scientists
and technicians. A small number of U.S. Air Force personnel also accompanied the
expedition.


A dome was erected over the Outpost. Several buildings, used for storage occupy the ground level.  A cargo elevator was installed in the shaft created by the souped up Rings used to access the site initially.
==Mess Hall==
Several hundred feet below, the Outpost, now powered by a naquadah generator, has
been divided into laboratories. The main areas of research are translating
the Ancient text, led by Dr. Jackson; interfacing with the Ancient
technology led by Dr. Rodney McKay; weapons systems led by Dr. Peter
Grodin; and undisclosed genetic research led by Dr. Carson Beckett. The Air
Force has a military contingent, including pilots.


===Command of Defenses===
==Ring Room==
{|
{|
|valign="top"|[[Image:72206.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Jack in chair]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:beckett-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. Beckett in chair]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:sheppard-chair.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Maj. Sheppard in chair]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|}
|}
Dr. Beckett confirmed that to activate the chair, the user required a  
The ''Prometheus'' has a Goa'uld ring transporter on Deck 4 (also called the Level 4 Ring Room) (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").
"Ancient's" gene, which he happens to have. "They think the gene was used
as a sort of genetic key if you will. So that only their kind could operate
certain dangerous and powerful technologies." There are a "handful" of
people with this gene, but Colonel O'Neill, Major John Sheppard, and Dr.
Carson Beckett are the only subjects known to activate it with varying
degrees of success.


Dr. Beckett was able to "power" the chair up once, and then accidentally
==Sensors and Scanners==
activated one of the defense drones. With considerable concentration, he was
barely able to stop the machine from destroying General O'Neill's
helicopter.


Major John Sheppard, on the other hand, turned out to have a strong
==Shields==
affinity for the machine and was able to activate the chair easily and
{|
produced a three-dimensional map of the solar system with only a thought.
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|}
The Asgard installed their shield technology as a thank you for helping them in the war against the Replicators (6.12 "Unnatural Selection", 6.17 "Disclosure").


===Research Results===
==Sublight Engines==
{|
{|
|valign="top"|[[Image:daniel-8th-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Daniel discovers eight-symbol destination of "Atlantis"]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:zpm-to-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. McKay's portable ZPM adaptor powers SGC stargate to Pegasus Galaxy]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:elizabeth-atlantis.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Dr. Elizabeth Weir leads Expedition Team to Pegasus]]
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
|}
|}
Dr. Daniel Jackson discovered during his tenure at the Antarctic Outpost
Sublight engines enable the ''Prometheus'' to accelerate to 110,000 miles per second, which is over half the speed of light (186,000 miles per second) (6.11 "Prometheus").
that the Outpost was all that was left of "Atlantis", which is  
the "Lost City" mentioned in the Ancient text discovered on Abydos. In his
translations, he discovered that for unknown reasons, the occupants "left,"  
taking the city with them to the Pegasus Galaxy. Dr. Jackson was able to
reproduce an eight-symbol 'gate address' that would open a Stargate to the new
Atlantis location.


The President of the United States, Henry Hayes, determined that an expedition to the
The relay for the sublight engines is located on Deck 8 (6.11 "Prometheus").
Pegasus Galaxy would reap more rewards than continued research at the
Antarctic Outpost. Dr. Weir was given the civilian lead of the project and
led 40+ men and women through the Stargate to the Pegasus Galaxy. Dr. Grodin, Dr. McKay, Dr.
Beckett, and Maj. Sheppard accompanied her. This effort cost the ZPM the
last of its power and it is now expended. (''Stargate Atlantis'': 1.01 "Rising Part 1")


===Current Status===
==Weapons==
 
{|
The current status of the Antarctic Outpost is unclear, but with the
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
majority of the scientists familiar with Ancient technology, including two of
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
the only three people known to successfully activate the chair sent to
|valign="top"|[[Image:noimageavailable.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Caption]]
Atlantis, it appears to either have been abandoned or on minimum occupancy.  
|}
Certainly without a working ZPM, it is of no military value.
The Asgard installed energy weapons technology as a thank you for helping them in the war against the Replicators (6.12 "Unnatural Selection", 6.17 "Disclosure").


==Episodes==
==Episodes==


* [[1.18 "Solitudes" Episode Guide|1.18 "Solitudes"]]
* [[6.11 "Prometheus" Episode Guide|6.11 "Prometheus"]]
* [[6.04 "Frozen" Episode Guide|6.04 "Frozen"]]
* [[6.12 "Unnatural Selection" Episode Guide|6.12 "Unnatural Selection"]]
* [[7.21 "Lost City Part 1" Episode Guide|7.21 "Lost City Part 1"]]
* [[6.17 "Disclosure" Episode Guide|6.17 "Disclosure"]]
* [[6.20 "Memento" Episode Guide|6.20 "Memento"]]
* [[7.07 "Enemy Mine" Episode Guide|7.07 "Enemy Mine"]]
* [[7.13 "Grace" Episode Guide|7.13 "Grace"]]
* [[7.22 "Lost City Part 2" Episode Guide|7.22 "Lost City Part 2"]]
* [[7.22 "Lost City Part 2" Episode Guide|7.22 "Lost City Part 2"]]
* [[8.01 "New Order Part 1" Episode Guide|8.01 "New Order Part 1"]]
* [[8.02 "New Order Part 2" Episode Guide|8.02 "New Order Part 2"]]
* [[8.02 "New Order Part 2" Episode Guide|8.02 "New Order Part 2"]]
* [[Stargate Atlantis#1.01 "Rising Part 1"|Stargate Atlantis: 1.01 "Rising Part 1"]]
* [[8.08 "Covenant" Episode Guide|8.08 "Covenant"]]
* [[8.10 "Endgame" Episode Guide|8.10 "Endgame"]]
* [[8.11 "Gemini" Episode Guide|8.11 "Gemini"]]
* [[8.12 "Prometheus Unbound" Episode Guide|8.12 "Prometheus Unbound"]]


==Related Characters==
==Notable Characters==


* [[Jack O'Neill|Col./Gen. Jack O'Neill]]
* [[Jack O'Neill|Col./Brig. Gen. Jack O'Neill]]
* [[Daniel Jackson|Dr. Daniel Jackson]]
* [[Daniel Jackson|Dr. Daniel Jackson]]
* [[Samantha Carter|Maj./Col. Samantha Carter]]
* [[Samantha Carter|Maj./Lt. Col. Samantha Carter]]
* [[Teal'c]]
* [[Teal'c]]
* [[George Hammond|Gen. George Hammond]]
* [[Jonas Quinn]]
* [[Anubis]]
* [[George Hammond|Maj. Gen./Lt. Gen. George Hammond]]
* [[Ayiana]]
* [[:Category:Stargate Atlantis Team|Atlantis Expedition Team]]
* [[Carson Beckett|Dr. Carson Beckett]]
* [[Walter Harriman|Sgt. Walter Harriman]]
* [[Peter Grodin|Dr. Peter Grodin]]
* [[Prometheus Crew]]
* [[Henry Hayes|President Henry Hayes]]
* [[Reynolds|Col. Reynolds]]
* [[Rodney McKay|Dr. Rodney McKay]]
* [[SG-3]]
* [[John Sheppard|Maj. John Sheppard]]
* [[Vala]]
* [[Elizabeth Weir|Dr. Elizabeth Weir]]


==Related Articles==
==Related Articles==


===Keywords===
* [[Al'kesh]]
* [[Ancients]]
* [[Ancients]]
* [[Antarctic Stargate]]
* [[Asgard]]
* [[Asgard]]
* [[Lost City of the Ancients|Atlantis: Lost City of the Ancients]]
* [[Asgard Beam Transporter]]
* [[Cryogenics]]
* [[Lost City of the Ancients|Atlantis]]
* [[Homeworld Security]]
* [[F-302]]
* [[Praclarush Taonas]]
* [[Naquadah]]
* [[Naquadria]]
* [[Replicators]]
* [[Ring Transporter]]
* [[Ring Transporter]]
* [[Stargate Command (SGC)]]
* [[Stargate Program Disclosure]]
* [[Zero Point Module (ZPM)]]


==Related Links==
===Other===
 
* [http://www.scifi.com/atlantis/about/ SciFi.com: President Hayes' Letter]


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
* [http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/stations/mcmurdo.shtml McMurdo Station]
* [http://www.scar.org/treaty/ Antarctic Treaty]


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--[[User:DeeKayP|DeeKayP]] 14:29, 23 Dec 2004 (PST)

Revision as of 08:35, 19 January 2005

Prometheus
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Summary

The Prometheus is a space-worthy battle ship created by the Air Force using Earth and alien technology. It was developed under the designation X-303, named the Prometheus after its maiden flight (6.11 "Prometheus"), and given the upgraded designation of BC-303 after it proved its capabilities (7.07 "Enemy Mine").

Mythological References

Real-World References

History of Development

In the episode, 6.11 "Prometheus", Maj. Samantha Carter told the television news crew led by Julia Donovan, "All the key systems were reverse engineered from a ship that crashed 100 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1978. It was only in the last few years that our technology evolved to a point where we could take advantage of what we had."

The truth of this statement was questioned by Jonas Quinn and Carter said that "Fairbanks" sounded better than "Roswell". Carter also implied that the ship which was found in Fairbanks was of Asgard design.

Carter gave this story about the Prometheus to the news crew with the knowledge that the Air Force intended to destroy the taped footage of the tour. The news crew was under the impression that the footage would be kept by the government until it was deemed appropriate to reveal the existence of the spacecraft, giving Donovan the exclusive. The SGC was in effect operating a double cross in order to find the identity of Donovan's source.

Part of Carter's explanation about the Prometheus was true. She stated that it was the third in a series of designs that incorporates both human and alien technology. Major Paul Davis, when disclosing the Stargate Program to ambassadors of China, Great Britain, and France, stated the same thing. The X-303 was the third in the series, following the development of the X-301 and X-302 fighter spacecraft (6.17 "Disclosure").

Up until this point, the alien technology only included that of the Goa'uld, but since then, the Asgard have added some of their technology as thank you gifts for helping them in the war with the Replicators (6.17 "Disclosure", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.11 "Gemini", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").

Asgard Beaming Technology

Bay on Earth

Prometheus in subterrarian bay
Prometheus clears bay doors
Prometheus' maiden voyage

The Prometheus sits in a subterranian bay in Nevada where it was assembled and is maintained (6.11 "Prometheus", 7.22 "Lost City Part 2", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").

Bridge

Caption
Caption
Caption

Brig

Caption
Caption
Caption

There are at least five (5) isolation rooms designated as the brig. When Daniel Jackson was left alone on the Prometheus with the space pirate Vala, he confined her to one of the brig rooms. The room is quite generous in space and is equipped with a platform for resting and a toilet and sink. The room is under surveillance through a camera and microphone securely fastened to the room's ceiling. (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound")

Cargo Bay

Escape Pods

Hyperdrive Engines

Caption
Caption
Caption

The hyperdrive engines were first powered by the powerful, but highly unstable, mineral called naquadria (6.20 "Memento"), but then new hyperdrive technology was installed by the Asgard (8.08 "Covenant", 8.10 "Endgame", 8.11 "Gemini", 8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").

After successful testing of the Asgard hyperdrive (8.11 "Gemini"), General George Hammond gathered a crew together to go on a rescue mission to the Pegasus Galaxy to determine the fate of the Atlantis Expedition (dispatched in Stargate Atlantis: 1.01 "Rising Part 1"). During the trip, they picked up a distress call and attempted to help, but the Prometheus was hijacked by a space pirate named Vala. During the time that she had the ship, the hull was damaged by Goa'uld death gliders and because of this damage, the rescue mission had to be aborted because hyperdrive was not recommended with such damage. (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound")

Landing Gear

Mess Hall

Ring Room

Caption
Caption
Caption

The Prometheus has a Goa'uld ring transporter on Deck 4 (also called the Level 4 Ring Room) (8.12 "Prometheus Unbound").

Sensors and Scanners

Shields

Caption
Caption
Caption

The Asgard installed their shield technology as a thank you for helping them in the war against the Replicators (6.12 "Unnatural Selection", 6.17 "Disclosure").

Sublight Engines

Caption
Caption
Caption

Sublight engines enable the Prometheus to accelerate to 110,000 miles per second, which is over half the speed of light (186,000 miles per second) (6.11 "Prometheus").

The relay for the sublight engines is located on Deck 8 (6.11 "Prometheus").

Weapons

Caption
Caption
Caption

The Asgard installed energy weapons technology as a thank you for helping them in the war against the Replicators (6.12 "Unnatural Selection", 6.17 "Disclosure").

Episodes

Notable Characters

Related Articles

Keywords

Other

Further Reading

--DeeKayP 14:29, 23 Dec 2004 (PST)

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