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- For this ship's Re-imagined Series counterpart, see Celestra (RDM).
Celestra is a civilian electronics ship within the Fleet, primarily responsible for work in the field of electronics, including Viper equipment development and testing.
Celestra has an extensive docking bay, capable of docking numerous Vipers and shuttle craft. The ship has very little in the way of creature comforts, such as recreational facilities; the bridge is accessible only from its aft quarter.
Like all ships in the Fleet, Celestra has a homing beacon to stay with the Fleet.
Celestra was most recently led by Commander Kronus, who captained the vessel from the time of the holocaust until his death (at the helm of Celestra, during an attempted mutiny) (Take the Celestra). The ship's former executive officer was Charka, the orchestrator of the failed mutiny, now presumably imprisoned. The Celestra's current commander structure is unknown.
A majority of Celestra crewmembers are electronics specialists, while a few are security guards, shuttle pilots and ship operators. To oppose executive officer Charka's abusive practices, such as double-shifting entire families, many crewmembers undertook a mutiny, attempting to steal a shuttle and escape to a remote planet. Their mutiny failed amidst a laser battle in the docking bay. They were captured and being transported to a hearing when they suddenly found themselves stranded in deep space in the Celestra's shuttle. The crewmembers used their electronics expertise to modify the shuttle's scanners to track ions, which pinpointed the Celestra's location, thereby rescuing themselves.
- Damon, electronics specialist, leader of first mutiny
- Aurora, shuttle pilot, former love of Starbuck
- Hermes, helm officer on bridge, participant in second mutiny
It is possible that Celestra was originally designed to be a work ship, with only its captain and a few others to remain permanently aboard; most of its crew would ferry on and off the ship in ten-centar (hour) shifts, for example. However, with the fleet constantly on the run post-holocaust, Celestra may have been forced to accommodate many more full-time crewmembers than its original design intended, hence the uprising.
- The arm patch worn by Celestra crew is the shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army's 78th Infantry Division.
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- For this ship's Original Series counterpart, see Celestra (TOS).
Celestra is an extended-duration research ship, in service with the Colonials by the tenth year of the First Cylon War. Prior to William Adama and Coker Fasjovik receiving their orders for a "milk run," a crewman on the Celestra can be heard contacting the Galactica's CIC. The ship was then operating under Virgon registry (TRS: "Blood and Chrome").
40 years later, Celestra is still in service, and part of the fleet that escaped from Ragnar immediately after the fall of the Twelve Colonies (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 2").
It is listed on the Roslin/Baltar presidential election tally boards, along with the names of other ships in the fleet (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II").
Celestra survives the fleet's four-year voyage from the the Twelve Colonies to the unknown planet where the last surviving humans and rebel Cylons eventually settle. After the population of the fleet votes to abandon its advanced technology, Celestra is remotely piloted into the planet's sun along with the remaining ships (TRS: "Daybreak, Part II").
- Celestra is first seen near the end of Part II of the Miniseries, emerging from the Ragnar Anchorage vortex under covering fire from Galactica during the Cylon assault, as well as in the first-season episode "Water." Part of it is visible to the left of Colonial One in the shot before Roslin speaks to Lee Adama.
- The special effects company for the Re-imagined Series created the SFX rendering of Celestra in this article.
- The ship was mentioned on the official Battlestar Galactica web site hosted by the Sci Fi Channel.
- Striker appears to be of the same configuration as Celestra.
- The ship's name and design is an homage to the Original Series ship from the episode "Take the Celestra".
- Ships of this class were in use by the Colonial military during the First Cylon war (Blood and Chrome).
Celestra is a ship within the Fleet.
During the political crisis following Commander Adama's death, Celestra becomes one of several ships experiencing protests and civil unrest. The turmoil is sparked by Ambassador Puck's campaign for command of the fleet and his spreading of rumors that Lieutenant Commander Apollo has betrayed the fleet to rendezvous with Cylon agents.
Protests erupt aboard Celestra, along with Galactica, Rising Star, Delphi, and numerous other vessels throughout the fleet. These demonstrations are eventually dispersed without violence, though the underlying tensions remain. Flight crews refuse to work, and over one hundred ships experience strikes or literal mutinies in some cases. The most extreme response comes from Scorpius Ascendant, which declares independence from the fleet entirely.[1]
The widespread unrest aboard Celestra and other vessels reflects the deep divisions within the fleet's population over leadership and the fleet's future direction. Many civilians desire to abandon the search for Earth and instead colonize the first suitable planet they encounter, creating a fundamental conflict with Commander Adama's vision (RH: Armageddon).
