Celestra (TOS)

Celestra
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Race:	Colonial
Type:	Civilian
FTL:	No
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CO:	Commander Kronus (KIA)
XO:	Charka (deposed)
Role:	Civilian electronics ship
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Additional Information

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) ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}. The ship's former executive officer was Charka, the orchestrator of the failed mutiny, now presumably imprisoned; Celestra's current commander structure is unknown.

Crew

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 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
• Dianopolis, a security officer

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.

Gallery

External

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  Fore undercarriage view ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}.
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  An antenna cluster ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}.
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  Aft view, firing its sublight engine ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}
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  Port/fore view of Celestra at a tilt ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}.

Technical

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  Celestra's technical readouts via a scanner, noting zero forward velocity ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}.
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  Celestra's warbook entry, featuring a wireframe of the "tubeship" ^{(TOS: "Take the Celestra")}.

Behind the Scenes

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  Model miniature being prepped for filming.
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  Model miniature being prepped for filming.
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  Model miniature being prepped for filming.
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  Model miniature radar tower used in close-up.

Notes

• The arm patch worn by Celestra crew is the shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army's 78th Infantry Division.
• The warbook entry's wireframe top and side views differ from the model used, referencing the "tubeship" model instead.
• Many of the sets were re-uses and redresses of existing sets. Celestra's bridge was a reuse of Galactica's council chambers, while the corridors were re-uses of Rising Star's corridor sets.