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Prometheus
Also called: Prométhée, le Prométhée, X-303
Stargate SG-1
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Passages in the magazines (10)
Stargate SG-1 n°2
unnumbered Stargate SG-1 No. 2
- Technology The Prometheus
- …Jackson 11 Discoveries Jaffa Tattoos 14 Ship Blueprint Analysis The Prometheus 17 Mission Report 01.07 The Nox 18 Discoveries Viking Funeral Customs 20 Stargate Glossary Memory Recall Device to Argosians 21 SGC All…
- Prometheus
- …and knowledge made it possible to build an interstellar ship. The X-303 (Prometheus) was designed to serve both as an interstellar exploration vessel and as a warship, forming Earth's first line of defence agains…
- Crystal control Many of Prometheus's key systems use crystal technology instead of the traditional system of cables and microchips. Based on a Goa'uld design, the crystals act as master circuits in the ship, linking the main computer to…
- Technical specifications The X-303, code-named Prometheus, is the third in a series of spacecraft combining human and alien technologies. The SGC's earlier craft, the X-301 and X-302, were based on Goa'uld technology and intended only for aerial…
- Hyperdrive engines …enormous amounts of energy needed to open a spatial "window" and propel Prometheus through it. On the other side, in a parallel dimension called "hyperspace", the ship travels faster than light, covering interstellar d…
- Construction material Prometheus was built from a trinium alloy, first discovered on PXY-887. As raw ore, trinium is very brittle, but once forged it is a hundred times stronger and lighter than steel. The SGC set up a secret mine on another…
- Weaponry …Thor supplied very powerful Asgard shields and high-tech weapons for Prometheus.
- Sublight engines These are used for take-off, landing and short-range space travel. They let Prometheus accelerate to over half the speed of light and reach orbit in under 30 seconds. Inertial dampers and artificial gravity limit the eff…