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	[[~~Image~~:Galactica launch bay 01.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Landing Bay Alpha.]]		[[File:Galactica launch bay 01.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Landing Bay Alpha.]]
	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.
	[[~~Image~~:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[File:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
	The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").		The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").

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	[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
	The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]", "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").		The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").
	In addition, a [[rapid transport trolley]] permits fast transportation from the pilots' quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		In addition, a [[rapid transport trolley]] permits fast transportation from the pilots' quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	* Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta", though there is no dialogue that supports this.		* Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta," though there is no dialogue that supports this.
	* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:''		* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'', a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:''
	: Along with the [[bachelor officer's quarters]], the launch bay (incorrectly referred to as the "ready-room") is "bathed in red light so that the pilot's eyes will be ready for the darkness of space" during a red alert.<ref>{{cite_book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=19}}</ref>		: Along with the [[bachelor officer's quarters]], the launch bay (incorrectly referred to as the "ready-room") is "bathed in red light so that the pilot's eyes will be ready for the darkness of space" during a red alert.<ref>{{cite_book\|last=Kraus\|first=Bruce\|authorlink=\|authorlinkurl=\|coauthors=\|year=1979\|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]\|publisher=\|location=\|id=\|pages=19}}</ref>

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	* {{archivelink\|url=http://geocities.~~com~~/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch\|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.\|live=no}}		* {{archivelink\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch\|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.\|live=no}}

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	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]]s and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.
	[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.

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	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its [[Viper (TOS)\|~~Vipers~~]] and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its [[Viper (TOS)\|Viper]]s and other spacecraft.
	[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.

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	* {{~~cite_web~~\|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch\|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.\|~~date=\|accessdate=1 January 2006\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=~~\|~~language~~=}}		* {{archivelink\|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/newpage21.html#launch\|title=Official Universal blueprints of the launch bay and corresponding launch tube, complete with legend.}}

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	== Related Images ==		== Related Images ==
	<gallery mode="slideshow" ~~widths=1000 heights=500~~>		<gallery mode="slideshow">
	File:SOSW - Starbuck and Cassiopeia in the Launch Bay.png\|View of the rear area of a launch bay {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		File:SOSW - Starbuck and Cassiopeia in the Launch Bay.png\|View of the rear area of a launch bay {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
	Image:Launchbaysalert.jpg\|Maintenance crew complete their in the launch bay before Vipers launch {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		Image:Launchbaysalert.jpg\|Maintenance crew complete their in the launch bay before Vipers launch {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.

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	File:SOSW - Starbuck and Cassiopeia in the Launch Bay.png\|View of the rear area of a launch bay {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		File:SOSW - Starbuck and Cassiopeia in the Launch Bay.png\|View of the rear area of a launch bay {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.
	Image:Launchbaysalert.jpg\|Maintenance crew complete their in the launch bay before Vipers launch {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.		Image:Launchbaysalert.jpg\|Maintenance crew complete their in the launch bay before Vipers launch {{OS\|Saga of a Star World}}.

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	[[~~Image~~:Galactica launch bay 01.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Landing Bay Alpha.]]		[[File:Galactica launch bay 01.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Landing Bay Alpha.]]
	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.
	[[~~Image~~:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[File:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
	The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").		The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 [[launch tubes (TOS)\|launch tubes]] each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").

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	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its ~~[[Viper (~~TOS)\|Viper]]s and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its {{TOS\|Viper}}s and other spacecraft.
	[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.

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	:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''		:''This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the [[Original Series]] [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestars]]. For information about similar facilities on [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] battlestars, see [[launch tubes (RDM)]], [[landing bay]] and [[flight pod]].''

	The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its [[Viper (TOS)\|~~Vipers~~]] and other spacecraft.		The '''launch bay''' is a place from where a Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] launches its [[Viper (TOS)\|Viper]]s and other spacecraft.
	[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]		[[Image:Galactica launch bay 04.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Laser turrets.]]
	Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.		Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" {{OS\|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.