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| ⚫ | '''Gateway Station''' was an immense geosynchronous<ref name="CMTM8">{{cite book|title=''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual]]''|author=[[Lee Brimmicombe-Wood]]|publisher=HarperPrism|year=1996|page=8}}</ref> space station orbiting [[Earth]] in the late twenty-second century. It functioned primarily as a loading station for cargo being transported to and from Earth. Most space-based commercial organizations (including both the [[Interstellar Commerce Commission]] and the [[Extrasolar Colonization Administration]]) had representatives stationed on board. |
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| + | ==Overview== |
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| + | The station was constructed almost entirely from advanced plastics.<ref name="Aliensbook15">{{cite book|title=[[Aliens (novel)|Aliens novelization]]|author=[[Alan Dean Foster]]|publisher=Warner Books, Inc.|year=1986|page=15}}</ref> It contained extensive residential areas, and many crew and staff lived there permanently. A fleet of [[Gateway Maintenance Shuttle|maintenance shuttles]] oversaw the upkeep of the station's external structure. [[Ellen Ripley]] briefly resided on Gateway in [[2179]] after being rescued from deep space, before she settled in an apartment on Earth.<ref name="Aliensbook57">{{cite book|title=[[Aliens (novel)|Aliens novelization]]|author=[[Alan Dean Foster]]|publisher=Warner Books, Inc.|year=1986|page=57}}</ref> |
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| + | Legally, pets were not allowed on the station, however an exception was made for [[Jones (cat)|Jones]] when he returned there with Ripley.<ref name="Aliensbook25">{{cite book|title=[[Aliens (novel)|Aliens novelization]]|author=[[Alan Dean Foster]]|publisher=Warner Books, Inc.|year=1986|page=25}}</ref> |
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| − | In 2179, Warrant Officer [[Ellen Ripley]] was rescued after spending the last 57 years in hypersleep along with her pet cat [[Jones the Cat|Jonesy]] on board the ''[[Narcissus]]''. She later recalled her first encounter with the [[The Alien (Xenomorph)|Xenomorph]] on board the ''[[USCSS Nostromo|Nostromo]]'' prior to its destruction. She would spent several months aboard Gateway Station as a power loader operator before participating with the [[United States Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Marines]] in their mission to [[Acheron (LV-426)|LV-426]], believing that the [[Xenomorph]]s were responsible for the lost of contact with the [[Hadley's Hope]] colony. |
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| + | The [[United States AeroSpace Force]] maintained an Aerospace school for future USASF officers on the station.<ref name="CMTM10">{{cite book|title=''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual]]''|author=[[Lee Brimmicombe-Wood]]|publisher=HarperPrism|year=1996|page=10}}</ref> Elements of the [[United States Colonial Marine Corps]]'s [[Marine Space Force|Marine Space Force, Sol]] were also stationed there.<ref name="CMTM8"/> |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | *''[[Aliens]]'' (1986) |
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| + | At some point prior to 2179, the {{USS|Sulaco}} was involved in a docking accident at Gateway Station that claimed the lives of five crew members, helping to cement the ship's already unfavourable reputation as an unlucky vessel.<ref name="CMTM116">{{cite book|title=''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual]]''|author=[[Lee Brimmicombe-Wood]]|publisher=HarperPrism|year=1996|page=116}}</ref> |
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| + | In 2179, Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley was taken to Gateway Station after being rescued from 57 years of [[Stasis|hypersleep]] aboard the shuttle ''[[Narcissus]]''. Once aboard she was vigorously questioned by a board of executives from the [[Interstellar Commerce Commission|ICC]], the [[Extrasolar Colonization Administration|ECA]] and even the FBI regarding the destruction of her ship, the {{USCSS|Nostromo}}.<ref name="A2">{{cite video|people=[[James Cameron]] (writer and director)|title='{{A2}}'|medium=DVD|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]|date=1986}}</ref> Her recounting of the vessels' encounter with the [[The Alien (Xenomorph)|Alien]] was met with scepticism and she was consequently removed from flight status. As a result, she relocated to Earth and took up a new career as a dockyard [[Caterpillar P-5000 Work Loader|Power Loader]] operator.<ref name="Aliensbook57"/> |
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| + | ==Behind the Scenes== |
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| + | Gateway was designed by production designer [[Peter Lamont]] and was realised in the film through a combination of matte painting and miniature model, the latter of which allegedly reused parts of the refinery being towed by the ''[[USCSS Nostromo|Nostromo]]'' in {{A1}}.<ref name="StrangeGateway">{{cite web|title=Strange Shapes - Gateway Station|url=http://alienseries.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/gateway-station/|accessdate=2014-10-24}}</ref> |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| + | *A jungle encampment in the 2010 video game {{AVP2010}} was also called Gateway Station, likely a reference to the space station in {{A2}}. |
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| + | *{{A2}}/{{A2N}} <small>(First Appearance)</small> |
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*''[[Aliens: Earth War]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Aliens: Nightmare Asylum]]'' |
+ | *''[[Aliens: Nightmare Asylum (novel)|Aliens: Nightmare Asylum]]'' |
| − | *''[[Aliens: The Female War]]'' |
+ | *''[[Aliens: The Female War (novel)|Aliens: The Female War]]'' |
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+ | *''[[Aliens versus Predator (1999 video game)|Aliens versus Predator]]'' (video game) |
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+ | *''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'' (mentioned only) |
| + | *''[[Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Aliens: Infestation]]'' (mentioned only) |
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| + | ==References== |
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Revision as of 11:51, 2 April 2015
Gateway Station was an immense geosynchronous[1] space station orbiting Earth in the late twenty-second century. It functioned primarily as a loading station for cargo being transported to and from Earth. Most space-based commercial organizations (including both the Interstellar Commerce Commission and the Extrasolar Colonization Administration) had representatives stationed on board.
Overview
The station was constructed almost entirely from advanced plastics.[2] It contained extensive residential areas, and many crew and staff lived there permanently. A fleet of maintenance shuttles oversaw the upkeep of the station's external structure. Ellen Ripley briefly resided on Gateway in 2179 after being rescued from deep space, before she settled in an apartment on Earth.[3]
Legally, pets were not allowed on the station, however an exception was made for Jones when he returned there with Ripley.[4]
The United States AeroSpace Force maintained an Aerospace school for future USASF officers on the station.[5] Elements of the United States Colonial Marine Corps's Marine Space Force, Sol were also stationed there.[1]
History
At some point prior to 2179, the USS Sulaco was involved in a docking accident at Gateway Station that claimed the lives of five crew members, helping to cement the ship's already unfavourable reputation as an unlucky vessel.[6]
In 2179, Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley was taken to Gateway Station after being rescued from 57 years of hypersleep aboard the shuttle Narcissus. Once aboard she was vigorously questioned by a board of executives from the ICC, the ECA and even the FBI regarding the destruction of her ship, the USCSS Nostromo.[7] Her recounting of the vessels' encounter with the Alien was met with scepticism and she was consequently removed from flight status. As a result, she relocated to Earth and took up a new career as a dockyard Power Loader operator.[3]
Gateway Station was also featured in the Aliens versus Predator video game, where the player Alien character must make their way through the station to an escape shuttle bound for Earth.
Behind the Scenes
Gateway was designed by production designer Peter Lamont and was realised in the film through a combination of matte painting and miniature model, the latter of which allegedly reused parts of the refinery being towed by the Nostromo in Alien.[8]
Trivia
- A jungle encampment in the 2010 video game Aliens vs. Predator was also called Gateway Station, likely a reference to the space station in Aliens.
Appearances
- Aliens/novel (First Appearance)
- Aliens: Book Two
- Aliens: Earth War
- Aliens: The Alien
- Aliens: Nightmare Asylum
- Aliens: The Female War
- Aliens versus Predator (video game)
- Aliens versus Predator 2 (mentioned only)
- Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt
- Aliens: Infestation (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. 'Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual', p. 8 (1996), HarperPrism.
- ↑ Alan Dean Foster. Aliens novelization, p. 15 (1986), Warner Books, Inc..
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alan Dean Foster. Aliens novelization, p. 57 (1986), Warner Books, Inc..
- ↑ Alan Dean Foster. Aliens novelization, p. 25 (1986), Warner Books, Inc..
- ↑ Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. 'Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual', p. 10 (1996), HarperPrism.
- ↑ Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. 'Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual', p. 116 (1996), HarperPrism.
- ↑ James Cameron (writer and director). Aliens (1986), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
- ↑ "Strange Shapes - Gateway Station". Retrieved on 2014-10-24.