Galactica Museum

2010-11-07T21:39:09Z

Excelsior:

[[Image:Galactica Museum, "Daybreak, Part II".jpg|thumb|right|A model of a [[Cylon War]]-era Cylon [[:en:Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestar]] and [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|centurion]] on display in the defunct museum.]]

In preparation for ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'s'' future as a preserved relic after decommissioning, a museum/visitor center was constructed in the starboard [[flight pod]]. Massive canopies were installed over the fore and aft bays to contain an atmosphere, and a number of vehicles and educational displays relating to the first [[Cylon War]], including a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper Mark I]], an [[Raider (TOS)|old "flying wing" Raider]], a [[landram]], a [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]], the armor of a [[:en:Cylon Centurion Model 0005|old-style Cylon Centurion]], and a complete squadron of 40 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark II fighters]] were spread throughout the pressurized landing deck ([[Miniseries]], [[Razor]], [[Daybreak, Part II]]).

The starboard flight pod's conversion into a museum included the transformation of its [[Launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] and launch station into a gift shop, rendering it unusable for flight operations.

A ceremonial flyby of ''Galactica's'' last remaining active Viper squadron and the decommissioning ceremony was held here just prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies]].

The ''Galactica'' deck crew hurriedly restored some of the exhibits to working condition upon news of the attack. First priority was the Viper Mark II squadron, which was needed to defend the [[:en:Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] which had no ordnance and [[:en:Viper Mark VII|Viper Mark VII]]s vulnerable to Cylon [[Cylon computer virus|computer virus]]es ([[Miniseries]]).

What was left of the museum was heavily damaged several months later when a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] crashed into the starboard flight pod and depressurized it. From here, a wave of [[:en:Cylon Centurion|Cylon Centurion]]s were able to board ''Galactica'', resulting in many casualties ([[Scattered]]).

Later, a squadron of [[Raptor]]s, carrying crew members exposed to [[:en:Lymphocytic encephalitis|Lymphocytic encephalitis]] from a derelict Cylon [[:en:Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] landed in this flight pod to avoid exposing the rest of ''Galactica's'' population to the disease ([[:en:A Measure of Salvation|A Measure of Salvation]]). By this time, the starboard flight pod had not yet resumed normal operations and the enclosed canopy remained ([[:en:Maelstrom|Maelstrom]]).

During the assault on the Cylon [[:en:The Colony|Colony]], a group of Raptors was placed within the starboard flight pod museum. The Raptor group [[:en:Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series|jump]]ed directly from the inside of the flight pod in a surprise attack on the Colony. The spacial distortion from the jump, however, resulted in severe hull damage, destroying at least part of the museum ([[:en:Daybreak, Part II|Daybreak, Part II]]).

==Notes==
*While the museum pieces are largely meant to be homages to the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], many of these items appear during the series in slightly altered and updated form:
**A [[landram]] appears in "[[Scar]]" and "[[Escape Velocity]]"
**Cylon War era [[Basestar (RDM)#Cylon War-era basestar|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|Raiders]] and [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] appear in "[[Razor]]"
**A [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] is docked at [[Armistice Station]] at the beginning of the Miniseries
*Because the Original Series and Re-imagined Series use highly different types of weapons and procedures, readers should not assume that these Original Series-style replicas in the museum imply that their Cylon War counterparts used the same Original Series technology.

*** Also located behind the model of the Original Series model Cylon Basestar is a large model of the Original Series Galactica. Sharp eyed viewers should be able to see it.

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