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 '''Core Command''' (colloquially known as "'''the bridge'''") is the central nerve center of a [[Colonial]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], organizing, executing and overseeing operations aboard ship as directed by the commander and their operatives.
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 Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks<ref>The joysticks share the same design used in the {{TOS|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons.</ref> at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.
-The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel&mdash;these are not seated positions.  The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window.  There are several stations on this level.  [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.
+The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel&mdash;these are not seated positions.  The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window.  There are several stations on this level, including one where [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS|Viper}} launches from a station.
-During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.
+During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields|shield]] be activated, with the "positive shield" command: it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.
 == Behind the Scenes ==
-The set for core command was the most expensive one used in the series, featuring over $500,000 U.S.D. worth of equipment provided by the measuring equipment manufacturer [http://www.tek.com Tektronix],<ref name="starlog aug 78">{{cite magazine|quotes= |last= Meyers |first= Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1978 |month= August |title= Get Ready For... BATTLE STAR "GALACTICA" |magazine=Starlog |volume= |issue= |pages=52-53 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref> including a large number of oscilloscopes (studio publicity handouts quoted in magazines at the time often claimed that it had cost a million dollars to construct ''Galactica''{{'|s}}).  According to ''Battlestar Galactica'''s PR representative, Joe Santley, the computers were run by "a central computer and cued into the actors' lines".<ref name="starlog aug 78"/>
+The set for core command was the most expensive one used in the series, featuring over $500,000 U.S.D. worth of equipment provided by the measuring equipment manufacturer [http://www.tek.com Tektronix],<ref name="starlog aug 78">{{cite magazine|quotes= |last= Meyers |first= Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1978 |month= August |title= Get Ready For... BATTLE STAR "GALACTICA" |magazine=Starlog |volume= |issue= |pages=52-53 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref> including a large number of oscilloscopes (studio publicity handouts quoted in magazines at the time often claimed that it had cost a million dollars to construct ''Galactica''{{'|s}}).  According to ''Battlestar Galactica'''s public relations representative, Joe Santley, the computers were run by "a central computer and cued into the actors' lines".<ref name="starlog aug 78"/>
 The helm/astrogation console had some working switches which altered patterns of lights on the console: these switches were protected with wire guards similar to those used in NASA Gemini and Apollo spacecraft.  Keypads not actually connected to the "central computer" mentioned immediately above were molded solid from vacuum-formed plastic and could not be depressed.  The use of vacuum-formed plastic also explained the non-depressible Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons on the helm joysticks, as they were cast from the same mold as the Viper joysticks.

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	== Technical Journal Supplement ==		== Technical Journal Supplement ==
	[[Realm Press]], a former licensee circa 1998, commissioned the [[Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1\|''Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1'']]. While [[non-canonical]], it endeavored to make sense of the technologies seen and referenced in the [[Original Series]]. Previews of the journal were released in earlier issues of their comic book series before the company dissolved, which include computer-generated renders of Core Command with diagrams and notations.<gallery>		[[Realm Press]], a former licensee circa 1998, commissioned the [[Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1\|''Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1'']]. While [[non-canonical]], it endeavored to make sense of the technologies seen and referenced in the [[Original Series]]. Previews of the journal were released in earlier issues of their comic book series before the company dissolved, which include computer-generated renders of Core Command with diagrams and notations.<gallery>
	File:Galactica Bridge ~~01.jpg~~		File:Galactica Bridge 05.jpg
	~~File:Galactica Bridge 02~~.jpg
	File:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg		File:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg
	File:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg		File:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg
	File:~~Galactica Bridge 05~~.jpg		</gallery>

			== Notes ==
			The set was reused in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s 1978 miniseries ''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'' as a NATO command center. It is the only known re-use of the set outside of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', as it was struck following the series' cancellation.<gallery mode="slideshow">
			File:Evening_in_Byzantium_-_Core_Command_Set_as_NATO_Command_Center_-_2h-28m-3s.jpg\|Filming of the set used a large-format glass world map to frame footage of the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
			File:Evening_in_Byzantium_-_Core_Command_Set_as_NATO_Command_Center_-_2h-57m-18s.jpg\|An executive officer at the mid-tier on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
			File:Evening_in_Byzantium_-_Core_Command_Set_as_NATO_Command_Center_-_2h-57m-46s.jpg\|An executive officer using a Stentofon phone on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
			File:Evening_in_Byzantium_-_Core_Command_Set_as_NATO_Command_Center_-_2h-57m-40s.jpg\|Operators of the lower stations on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
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	~~[[Image:Galactica Bridge 05.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~''~~Galactica~~'''~~s bridge.]]~~		'''Core Command''' (colloquially known as "'''the bridge'''") is the central nerve center of a [[Colonial]] [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]], organizing, executing and overseeing operations aboard ship as directed by the commander and their operatives.
	'''~~Core Command~~''' is the central nerve center of a [[Colonial]] [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]]~~. It is the bridge of the~~ ship~~, where~~ the ~~ship's~~ commander ~~oversees operations~~.

	Egg-shaped, narrowing toward the bow, Core Command is separated into three tiers. The upper tier is a small rotating platform. It has a command chair and a keyboard and [[scanner]] setup. It is often manned by either {{TOS\|Adama}}, {{TOS\|Tigh}} or [[Omega]] on ''Galactica''. The middle tier consists of various scanners and stations, surrounding the room in a ring. People walking into core command enter at this middle level. {{TOS\|Athena}} often mans a scanner at this level.		Egg-shaped, narrowing toward the bow, Core Command is separated into three tiers. The upper tier is a small rotating platform. It has a command chair and a keyboard and [[scanner]] setup. It is often manned by either {{TOS\|Adama}}, {{TOS\|Tigh}} or [[Omega]] on ''[[Galactica (TOS)\|Galactica]]''. The middle tier consists of various scanners and stations, surrounding the room in a ring. People walking into core command enter at this middle level. {{TOS\|Athena}} often mans a scanner at this level.
	~~[[Image:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The stations of the Bridge.]]~~
	~~[[Image:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The display grid.]]~~		Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks<ref>The joysticks share the same design used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons.</ref> at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.
	Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.

	The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel—these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.		The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel—these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

			== Technical Journal Supplement ==
			[[Realm Press]], a former licensee circa 1998, commissioned the [[Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1\|''Colonial Technical Journal, Volume 1'']]. While [[non-canonical]], it endeavored to make sense of the technologies seen and referenced in the [[Original Series]]. Previews of the journal were released in earlier issues of their comic book series before the company dissolved, which include computer-generated renders of Core Command with diagrams and notations.<gallery>
			File:Galactica Bridge 01.jpg
			File:Galactica Bridge 02.jpg
			File:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg
			File:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg
			File:Galactica Bridge 05.jpg
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.		Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.

	The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.		The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel—these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.

	During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.		During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.
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	The helm/astrogation console had some working switches which altered patterns of lights on the console: these switches were protected with wire guards similar to those used in NASA Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Keypads not actually connected to the "central computer" mentioned immediately above were molded solid from vacuum-formed plastic and could not be depressed. The use of vacuum-formed plastic also explained the non-depressible Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons on the helm joysticks, as they were cast from the same mold as the Viper joysticks.		The helm/astrogation console had some working switches which altered patterns of lights on the console: these switches were protected with wire guards similar to those used in NASA Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Keypads not actually connected to the "central computer" mentioned immediately above were molded solid from vacuum-formed plastic and could not be depressed. The use of vacuum-formed plastic also explained the non-depressible Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons on the helm joysticks, as they were cast from the same mold as the Viper joysticks.

	The set was entirely self-contained: when an actor walked into Core Command, he or she was literally walking in from a bare soundstage ''outside'' the set -- the entrances to Core Command shown in the program were the only way to enter the set, and were wide enough to accommodate a camera, cinematographer, and camera operator.		The set was entirely self-contained: when an actor walked into Core Command, he or she was literally walking in from a bare soundstage ''outside'' the set—the entrances to Core Command shown in the program were the only way to enter the set, and were wide enough to accommodate a camera, cinematographer, and camera operator.

	There was no glass in the forward window so as to not to reflect the studio lights. A black velvet curtain represented "space" with varying-sized disks of glass-beaded reflective material glued to it for "stars". There was a roughly three-foot distance between the window opening and the curtain, leaving room for a catwalk: occasionally one could witness through the window a uniformed Universal Studios security guard on patrol walking between the window and the "stars"!		There was no glass in the forward window so as to not to reflect the studio lights. A black velvet curtain represented "space" with varying-sized disks of glass-beaded reflective material glued to it for "stars". There was a roughly three-foot distance between the window opening and the curtain, leaving room for a catwalk: occasionally one could witness through the window a uniformed Universal Studios security guard on patrol walking between the window and the "stars"!

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	[[Image:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The stations of the Bridge.]]		[[Image:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The stations of the Bridge.]]
	[[Image:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The display grid.]]		[[Image:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The display grid.]]
	Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]] cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.		Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.

	The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]] launches from a station on this level.		The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.

	During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.		During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[CIC]], the counterpart of Core Command in the [[Re-imagined Series]].		* [[CIC]], the counterpart of Core Command in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

			{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas\|series=TOS}}

	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]

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	== Related Imagery ==		== Related Imagery ==

	<gallery mode="slideshow" ~~widths=1000 heights=500~~>		<gallery mode="slideshow">
	Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
	Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command {{OS\|The Long Patrol}}.		Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command {{OS\|The Long Patrol}}.

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	== Related Imagery ==		== Related Imagery ==

	<gallery>		<gallery mode="slideshow" widths=1000 heights=500>
	Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
	Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command {{OS\|The Long Patrol}}.		Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command {{OS\|The Long Patrol}}.

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	The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates [[Viper (TOS)\|Viper]] launches from a station on this level.		The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates [[Viper (TOS)\|Viper]] launches from a station on this level.

	During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming ~~([[TOS]]: "[[~~The Living Legend, Part II~~]]")~~.		During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

	== Behind the Scenes ==		== Behind the Scenes ==
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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command ~~([[TOS]]: "[[~~Saga of a Star World~~]]")~~.		Image:Corecommandoverhead.jpg\|An overhead view of Core command {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
	Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command ~~([[TOS]]: "[[~~The Long Patrol~~]]")~~.		Image:CoreCommand.jpg\|Omega reports scanner readings from the top tier of Core command {{OS\|The Long Patrol}}.

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	[[Image:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The stations of the Bridge.]]		[[Image:Galactica Bridge 03.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The stations of the Bridge.]]
	[[Image:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The display grid.]]		[[Image:Galactica Bridge 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The display grid.]]
	Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]] cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.		Also on the middle level, immediately forward of the Command Chair, is a two-place combined helm/astrogation console with joysticks (the same design as used in the {{TOS\|Viper}} cockpit, including the Turbo, IM, and Fire buttons) at both positions to steer ''Galactica'' through the three spatial dimensions.

	The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]] launches from a station on this level.		The starboard side of the middle level has a chamber extending outward from the level's circumference, with a number of computer or communications consoles staffed by standing personnel -- these are not seated positions. The bottom tier is recessed in the middle of the room and is below the level of the forward window. There are several stations on this level. [[Rigel]] coordinates {{TOS\|Viper}} launches from a station on this level.

	During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.		During a battle, the commanding officer can order that the [[Defensive shields\|shield]] be activated, with the command 'positive shield': it drops down to protect the Core Command forward window from direct attack by laser fire or ramming {{OS\|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

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	* [[CIC]], the counterpart of Core Command in the [[Re-imagined Series]].		* [[CIC]], the counterpart of Core Command in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

	{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas\|series=TOS}}		{{tabnav\|Galactica Areas
			\| episode1 = Saga of a Star World
			\| series = TOS
			}}

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