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Cloud 9, is a massive, FTL-capable luxury liner within the Fleet. The ship is unique in that as well as traditional living and working space on board, Cloud 9 incorporates a huge pressurized bio-dome that provides a realistic simulation of a planetary surface, including gardens, buildings, trees - even an artificial sky. President Laura Roslin's rebuilt Quorum of Twelve met here. It is ultimately destroyed by Gina in an act of nuclear terrorism when Baltar is elected president.

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-The '''''[[Astral Queen]]''''' is a [[FTL]]-capable former starliner now given over to transporting prisoners between worlds. At the time of the [[Cylon attack]], she was originally said to be carrying 500 male prisoners ([[Miniseries]]) to their pardon hearings on Caprica ([[Bastille Day]]). However, this was later increased to a count of 1,500 prisoners. It was captained by [[Wilkens]].
+'''''[[Cloud 9]]''''', is a massive, [[FTL]]-capable luxury liner within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].  The ship is unique in that as well as traditional living and working space on board, Cloud 9 incorporates a huge pressurized bio-dome that provides a realistic simulation of a planetary surface, including gardens, buildings, trees - even an artificial sky.  President [[Laura Roslin]]'s rebuilt [[Quorum of Twelve]] met here. It is ultimately destroyed by [[Gina]] in an act of [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|nuclear terrorism]] when Baltar is elected president. <br/>
-Following sabotage aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', which destroys the majority of the fleet's water reserves ([[Water]]), [[Lee Adama]] is sent to the ''Astral Queen'' to try and enlist the aid of the prisoners to help obtain fresh water supplies from an ice-bound moon ([[Bastille Day]]). However, once on board, he meets with the prisoners' spokesman, [[Tom Zarek]], who orchestrates a break-out and hijacking of the ship.<br/>
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