(First appearance: Stargate Universe: 1.02 'Air Part 2') Larger than the Puddle Jumper, the Ancient Shuttle cannot fit through the Stargate. Matthew Scott have successfully piloted this small craft. Once loaded with supplies, it can seat 17 passengers, but if not fully-loaded, it can seat more. The second shuttle, however, is fully functional.

Production Art: Hand-held Remote Dialer/DHDĪncient Shuttle - There were at least two shuttles docked to the Destiny, but one was damaged and had to be sealed from access.

(First appearance of this particular model: Stargate Universe: 1.01 'Air Part 1') This particular model of Stargate spins in its entirety, rather than having an inner spinning ring like the Milky Way 'gates.

The Destiny gives explorers at least 12 hours to visit each planet and resumes its FTL course once those hours are up. There are no Dial Home Devices (DHDs) on the planets where seeder ships planted Stargates before Destiny, but travelers have the ability to dial the Stargate with a hand-held remote that is also used to interface with the Kino. Since the power reserves on the ship cannot be fully recharged, dialing Earth is next to impossible. The range of the Stargate is limited, but it does have the capability to dial Earth if it has enough power to do so. Stargate - The Stargate on Destiny has 36 symbols like the Pegasus Stargates, but these symbols are not constellations because the Destiny travels through multiple galaxies. The stranded crew is gradually discovering various technologies and making repairs to the basic systems needed for human survival ( Stargate Universe: 1.09 'Life' and others). Over 80% of the ship is not accessible due to damage or system failures ( Stargate Universe: 1.07 'Earth'). The ship has much damage after all of this time, operating at less than 40% of its power capabilities when its reserves are fully charged ( Stargate Universe: 1.06 'Water'). ( Stargate Universe: 1.01 'Air Part 1', 1.02 'Air Part 2') The Destiny continued on its automated course unmanned until the evacuees of Icarus Base in the Milky Way input the nine-chevron code (discovered in the Ancient Database in Atlantis) that led them directly to the Ancient ship no matter where it was in the universe. The Destiny was meant to be boarded by explorers, but when the plague swept through the galaxy, the Ancients turned their attention toward ascension, the shedding of the physical form to live on as pure energy. Before they launched the ship from Earth, they sent out automated starships to plant Stargates on inhabitable worlds farther and farther from home. The Destiny was built by the Ancients millions of years ago when they were at the height of their civilization in the Milky Way.

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