Airlock - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

2025-06-30T18:14:08Z

Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

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	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~, [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, {{callsign\|Starbuck}}, [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.
	[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]		[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]
	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Lee Adama" to "{{callsign|Lee Adama}}"

2025-02-08T16:59:51Z

Text replacement - "Lee Adama" to "{{callsign|Lee Adama}}"

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	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.
	[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]		[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]
	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing [[Lee Adama]]'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	== Use in Corporal Punishment ==		== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Uses Aboard Galactica */ Daybreak

2023-12-12T22:04:03Z

Uses Aboard Galactica: Daybreak

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	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.
			[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]
	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team ~~made up~~ of Marines and Rebel Centurions egress through one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing [[Lee Adama]]'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	== Use in Corporal Punishment ==		== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "''Galactica's''" to "''Galactica''{{'|s}}"

2023-04-03T02:11:32Z

Text replacement - "''Galactica's''" to "''Galactica''{{'|s}}"

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	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.

	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions egress through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions egress through one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	== Use in Corporal Punishment ==		== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: restructuring and cleanup

2021-05-31T18:15:52Z

restructuring and cleanup

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	~~Ejecting~~ a ~~person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy~~ execution ~~method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]"~~, "[[~~Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out~~ of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the ~~Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama~~]]~~'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}~~.		Airlocks obtain notoriety as a method of execution, particularly following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

	Airlocks on ~~''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.~~		== Airlocks on Battlestars ==

	~~[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12~~ on ~~deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock~~ {{~~TRS~~\|~~A Day in the Life~~}}~~. In order to affect~~ a ~~rescue, the two had to~~ be ~~technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into~~ a ~~nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured~~.		Airlocks on ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have at multiple configurations, including one featuring an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. Some airlocks feature shared layouts as a {{RDM\|launch tube}}'s control room.

	Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ~~("[[~~Pegasus ~~(Extended Version)~~\|~~Pegasus]]", "[[~~Razor~~]]")~~		Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] {{TRS\|Pegasus\|Razor}}.

	~~During [[Gaeta~~'s Mutiny]], Tyrol directs Apollo, Starbuck, Roslin and Baltar to go to the Secondary Storage Bay and get Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh there if they can and that he has arranged for a way off the ship there. Its revealed that that location posseses an abandoned and forgotten airlock that was damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]] but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. There, Tyrol has a [[Raptor]] from the [[Rebel Basestar]] dock to pick up the group and take them to the baseship for saftey. Roslin and Baltar leave via the Raptor while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and retake the ship before being recaptured, while Tyrol, Apollo and Starbuck use the vents to escape into the ship. ([[The Oath]], [[Blood on the Scales]])		=== Uses Aboard ''Galactica'' ===

	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions ~~to enter the Colony~~ through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with ~~help~~ from [[Sharon Valerii\|Boomer]] and ~~meeting~~ up with ~~Starbuck~~'s ~~team~~, the rescue team ~~returns to ''Galactica''~~ through the airlock. {{TRS\|~~Daybreak~~, Part II}}		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

			During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.

			During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions egress through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

			== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

			Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone\|Collaborators}} and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{RDM|Galactica}}"

2020-09-20T07:35:57Z

Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{RDM|Galactica}}"

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	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	Airlocks on ''~~[[Galactica (~~RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.

	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "(Daybreak, Part II)" to "{{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}"

2020-09-07T18:22:35Z

Text replacement - "(Daybreak, Part II)" to "{{TRS|Daybreak, Part II}}"

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	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Tyrol directs Apollo, Starbuck, Roslin and Baltar to go to the Secondary Storage Bay and get Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh there if they can and that he has arranged for a way off the ship there. Its revealed that that location posseses an abandoned and forgotten airlock that was damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]] but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. There, Tyrol has a [[Raptor]] from the [[Rebel Basestar]] dock to pick up the group and take them to the baseship for saftey. Roslin and Baltar leave via the Raptor while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and retake the ship before being recaptured, while Tyrol, Apollo and Starbuck use the vents to escape into the ship. ([[The Oath]], [[Blood on the Scales]])		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Tyrol directs Apollo, Starbuck, Roslin and Baltar to go to the Secondary Storage Bay and get Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh there if they can and that he has arranged for a way off the ship there. Its revealed that that location posseses an abandoned and forgotten airlock that was damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]] but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. There, Tyrol has a [[Raptor]] from the [[Rebel Basestar]] dock to pick up the group and take them to the baseship for saftey. Roslin and Baltar leave via the Raptor while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and retake the ship before being recaptured, while Tyrol, Apollo and Starbuck use the vents to escape into the ship. ([[The Oath]], [[Blood on the Scales]])

	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions to enter the Colony through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with help from [[Sharon Valerii\|Boomer]] and meeting up with Starbuck's team, the rescue team returns to ''Galactica'' through the airlock. ~~([[~~Daybreak, Part II~~]])~~		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions to enter the Colony through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with help from [[Sharon Valerii\|Boomer]] and meeting up with Starbuck's team, the rescue team returns to ''Galactica'' through the airlock. {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "(Downloaded)" to "{{TRS|Downloaded}}"

2020-09-07T05:37:00Z

Text replacement - "(Downloaded)" to "{{TRS|Downloaded}}"

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ~~([[~~Downloaded~~]])~~. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ([[Downloaded]]). Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum ~~([[~~A Day in the Life~~]])~~.		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ([[Downloaded]]). Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.

	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock ~~([[~~A Day in the Life~~]])~~. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.

	Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]")		Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]")

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ([[Downloaded]]). Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum. ([[A Day in the Life]])		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ([[Downloaded]]). Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum ([[A Day in the Life]]).

	Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.

	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured. ~~([[A Day in the Life]])~~		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock ([[A Day in the Life]]). In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.

	Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]")		Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ("[[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]")

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	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~, [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, {{callsign\|Starbuck}}, [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.
	[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]		[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]
	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

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	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.		During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}, [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.
	[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]		[[File:TRS - Daybreak - Airlock D.jpg\|thumb\|Airlock D aboard ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' during the [[Battle of the Colony]] {{TRS\|Daybreak}}.]]
	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing [[Lee Adama]]'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}'s strike team of [[Colonial Marine Corps\|Marines]] and Rebel Centurions egress through {{Inlineref\|Airlock D\|bold=N}}, one of ''Galactica''{{'\|s}} bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	== Use in Corporal Punishment ==		== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	~~Ejecting~~ a ~~person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy~~ execution ~~method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]"~~, "[[~~Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out~~ of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the ~~Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama~~]]~~'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}~~.		Airlocks obtain notoriety as a method of execution, particularly following the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

	Airlocks on ~~''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.~~		== Airlocks on Battlestars ==

	~~[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12~~ on ~~deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock~~ {{~~TRS~~\|~~A Day in the Life~~}}~~. In order to affect~~ a ~~rescue, the two had to~~ be ~~technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into~~ a ~~nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured~~.		Airlocks on ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have at multiple configurations, including one featuring an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. Some airlocks feature shared layouts as a {{RDM\|launch tube}}'s control room.

	Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] ~~("[[~~Pegasus ~~(Extended Version)~~\|~~Pegasus]]", "[[~~Razor~~]]")~~		Airlocks are also used by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] to board vessels, as was the case with ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during the [[Battle of the Communications Relay]] {{TRS\|Pegasus\|Razor}}.

	~~During [[Gaeta~~'s Mutiny]], Tyrol directs Apollo, Starbuck, Roslin and Baltar to go to the Secondary Storage Bay and get Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh there if they can and that he has arranged for a way off the ship there. Its revealed that that location posseses an abandoned and forgotten airlock that was damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]] but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. There, Tyrol has a [[Raptor]] from the [[Rebel Basestar]] dock to pick up the group and take them to the baseship for saftey. Roslin and Baltar leave via the Raptor while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and retake the ship before being recaptured, while Tyrol, Apollo and Starbuck use the vents to escape into the ship. ([[The Oath]], [[Blood on the Scales]])		=== Uses Aboard ''Galactica'' ===

	During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions ~~to enter the Colony~~ through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with ~~help~~ from [[Sharon Valerii\|Boomer]] and ~~meeting~~ up with ~~Starbuck~~'s ~~team~~, the rescue team ~~returns to ''Galactica''~~ through the airlock. {{TRS\|~~Daybreak~~, Part II}}		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''{{'\|s}} computer automatically seals its blast doors due to pressure loss. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be "airlocked" when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were summarily recovered via a nearby [[Raptor]]. Both survive the brief exposure, although Cally was seriously injured during the decompression {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

			During [[Gaeta's Mutiny]], Galen Tyrol directs [[Lee Adama]], [[Kara Thrace]], [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Gaius Baltar]] to the Secondary Storage Bay, so that Admiral [[William Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] may escape capture by [[Felix Gaeta]]'s mutineers via a Raptor dispatched by the [[Rebel basestar]]. Tyrol recalls that the location possesses an abandoned and forgotten airlock damaged in the [[Battle of New Caprica]], but brought back online by Tyrol for his plans. Roslin and Baltar abscond via the Raptor, while Tigh and Admiral Adama stay behind to defend the airlock and give Tyrol, Lee, and Thrace time to use the vents to escape into the bowels of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|The Oath\|Blood on the Scales}}.

			During the [[Battle of the Colony]], ''Galactica'' crashes its nose through the side of [[The Colony]], allowing a strike team made up of Marines and Rebel Centurions egress through one of ''Galactica's'' bow airlocks. After rescuing [[Hera Agathon]] with assistance from [[Sharon Valerii\|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], and subsequently linking up with Thrace's [[fireteam]], the rescue team ingresses through the airlock {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

			== Use in Corporal Punishment ==

			Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone\|Collaborators}} and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner {{TRS\|Flesh and Bone\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	Airlocks on ''~~[[Galactica (~~RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.

	[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.		[[Cally Tyrol\|Cally]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] were trapped in airlock 12 on deck 14, after the computer automatically shut the blast doors due to pressure loss in the airlock {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}. In order to affect a rescue, the two had to be technically airlocked when the bulkhead was blown and the two crewmembers were blown into a nearby Raptor, surviving the experience although Cally was seriously injured.

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	'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.		'''Airlocks''' serve as the entrance and exits to spaceships, whether it is docking with another ship or for extravehicular activity (EVA), without compromising the atmosphere of a spaceship. They consist of a hyperbaric chamber with a pair of airtight doors, one allowing access to the ship's interior and the other to the vacuum of space. The chamber can be pressurized and depressurized in a controlled fashion. A [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]] [[launch tube]] constitutes a form of airlock with additional features for the rapid deployment of Vipers.

	Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid ~~([[~~Downloaded~~]])~~. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.		Ejecting a person from an airlock or [[launch tube (RDM)\|launch tube]] is a common and easy execution method ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Collaborators]]") and the phrase "throwing someone out of an airlock" has gained some notoriety due to [[Laura Roslin]]'s preference for spacing [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents]] in this manner ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"). Much to [[Gaius Baltar]]'s dismay, Roslin suggested throwing [[Hera Agathon\|Hera]] out an airlock, in order to prevent the Cylons from obtaining the hybrid {{TRS\|Downloaded}}. Although seen as a quick execution, whether it qualified as humane is open for debate given [[William Adama\|Adama]]'s comment that human survival is possible for up to a minute in a vacuum {{TRS\|A Day in the Life}}.

	Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.		Airlocks on ''[[Galactica (RDM)\|Galactica]]'' have an observation booth from where a depressurized airlock can be safely monitored by personnel. It has the same layout as the launch tube control room.