The Prometheus is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. The Daedalus was originally planned as the sister ship of the Prometheus. The Prometheus is the only BC-303 class ship to enter service. Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Prometheus is an episode from the sixth season of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Prometheus X-303 from Stargate SG1 This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Prometheus is an episode from the sixth season of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... The Road Not Taken is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The F-302 Fighter is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television show, Stargate SG-1. ... // Kinetic energy weaponry is often used in science fiction, an example would be a railgun. ... Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ... In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Asgard are a benevolent, highly advanced and evolved race from another galaxy, called Ida, who have visited Earth on many occasions, giving rise to the Norse legends. ... The fictional Stargate setting contains a number of elements and other compounds unique to it, as well as fictional properties for real elements and compounds. ... In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Asgard are a benevolent, highly advanced and evolved race from another galaxy, called Ida, who have visited Earth on many occasions, giving rise to the Norse legends. ... A Naquadah Generator In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the Naqahdah generator is a power source which can provide enormous and practically endless amounts of clean energy. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... The Daedalus-class battlecruiser (sometimes known as a Deep Space Carrier[1] or a 304[2]) is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. ...

Overview

The Prometheus, otherwise known as the BC-303 (prior X-303), is Earth's first capital starship and the first ever human-made battleship in the series. Although small compared to a Goa'uld Ha'tak, it is a large battlecruiser nonetheless. It dwarfs its two predecessors, the X-301 Interceptor and the X-302, which accommodate only two people each. Despite some difference of opinion (Colonel O'Neill wanted to name the ship Enterprise, on the grounds that Prometheus was "a Greek tragedy"), it is finally named Prometheus, which had been the code-name for its development project. The Prometheus had been intended to serve as the prototype for a new fleet of space-faring vessels. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hatak class of Goauld warships are the primary ships of the fleets of the System Lords, characters from the television series Stargate SG-1. ... HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Barham (right), in Malta, 1937. ... Tragedy is one of the oldest forms of drama. ...

Although Prometheus is the first commissioned ship of her class, the BC-303 series has already been rendered obsolete. With adaptations of Asgard and other alien technology the future Prometheus-class ships eventually became supplanted by the Daedalus class; the upgrades and modifications represented an entirely new class of ship based on the Prometheus design. The Prometheus is the sole BC-303 built. The BC-303 is designed to carry up to eight F-302s for long-range duty, which can be launched and received through a hangar bay even when the ship is in flight. Both the F-302 and BC-303 are capable of hyperspace travel, primarily because of advances in hyperspace technology due to the discovery of naqadriah on Jonas Quinn's homeworld. In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Asgard are a benevolent, highly advanced and evolved race from another galaxy, called Ida, who have visited Earth on many occasions, giving rise to the Norse legends. ... The Daedalus-class battlecruiser (sometimes known as a Deep Space Carrier[1] or a 304[2]) is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. ... The F-302 Fighter is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television show, Stargate SG-1. ... Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ... The fictional Stargate setting contains a number of elements and other compounds unique to it, as well as fictional properties for real elements and compounds. ... Jonas Quinn is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, played by Corin Nemec. ...

Prometheus uses Asgard technology in its hyperdrive engine and shields, as well as transport beams and their attendant sensors. This technology was fitted by the Asgard in return for Earth's help in fighting the Replicators. It also relies on some Goa'uld technology. Also present are a set of transport rings, an Ancient design based on the Stargates. In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Replicators are a race of self-replicating machines, and arguably one of the most advanced races in the Stargate universe. ...

The vessel is equipped with hyperspace engines, and could also operate in a planet's atmosphere and land on the surface. Research and development for the hyperdrive, powered by naqahdriah cost the United States in excess of 2 billion dollars. Prometheus' main purpose is to serve as a platform for the defence of Earth. The ship could achieve orbit in less than 30 seconds, and utilizing the sub-light engines, could travel at 110,000 miles per second (59% of the speed of light). The corridors of the vessel are constructed of trinium alloys. A line showing the speed of light on a scale model of Earth and the Moon The speed of light in a vacuum is an important physical constant denoted by the letter c for constant or the Latin word celeritas meaning swiftness.[1] It is the speed of all electromagnetic... A fictional chemical substance is a chemical element, isotope, compound or mineral that exists only in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). ...

As part of an agreement regarding the use of the Russian Stargate following the loss of the American Stargate, Russia has received the plans for the X-303. It has yet to make use of these plans. A typical depiction of a Milky Way Stargate Stargates are fictional devices that feature as a central part of stories set in the Stargate science fiction universe. ...

Service

The ship is operated by the U.S. Air Force, and its crew consists of Air Force personnel. Operationally, Prometheus, like her following sister ships, is under the Pentagon's Department of Homeworld Security. Seal of the Air Force. ... A sister ship is a ship of the same class as, or of virtually identical design to, another ship. ... Cheyenne Mountains base Cheyenne Mountains entrance tunnel Cheyenne Mountains interior For more information on this series and its accompanying fictional universe, see Stargate SG-1. ...

Three officers have been shown in command of the Prometheus, Colonel William Ronson during Prometheus' shakedown cruise, Major General George Hammond when Anubis' attacked Earth and Colonel Lionel Pendergast for the remainder of the ship's life. SG-1 season 1 cast In the science fiction television shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Tauri refers to humans who originated on Earth. ... Colonel Lionel Pendergast replaced Colonel William Ronson as commander of the Earth vessel Prometheus. ...

Initial mission

Prometheus is hijacked before completion by rogue NID agents demanding the release of Colonel Frank Simmons and the Goa'uld infested Adrian Conrad, while holding hostage Major Carter, Jonas Quinn and a news reporter. The US Military complied with the demands, but then the ship was launched - Simmons intended to use it to travel to a world supposedly containing a cache of Ancient weapons. Before it made its hyperspace jump, Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c boarded the ship using Goa'uld Death Gliders and regained control of it, but not before it jumped to hyperspace. Due to design flaws in the hyperdrive the ship emerged from hyperspace at an unknown location but is found by the Asgard. Thor enlisted the help of SG-1 and their ship to help them trap the Replicators within a time dilation bubble. The Asgard thanked Earth by fitting advanced systems on-board the X-303. The NID (or National Intelligence Division) is a shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... Adrian Conrad, a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, is a billionaire business magnate, head of Zetatron Industries, played by Canadian actor/writer/director Bill Marchant. ... Tealc [ˈtiːəlk] (born c. ... The Death Glider is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Asgard are a benevolent, highly advanced and evolved race from another galaxy, called Ida, who have visited Earth on many occasions, giving rise to the Norse legends. ... Thor is a recurring character in Stargate SG-1. ... In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Replicators are a race of self-replicating machines, and arguably one of the most advanced races in the Stargate universe. ...

Shakedown cruise

The ship was subsequently finished and began a shakedown cruise. A problem while in hyperspace damaged the hyperdrive, and a subsequent attempt to jump resulted in the Naqahdriah reactor overloading. The crew were forced to eject the reactor into space where it exploded, stranding the ship over an alien world. Hyperdrive is a name given to certain methods of traveling faster than light (FTL) in science fiction. ...

Prometheus remained stranded until she was fitted with the hyperdrive taken from a captured Al'kesh bomber. Unfortunately this meant that the ship was underpowered, since the Al'kesh reactor couldn't generate the power needed to fully operate Prometheus. She set out for Earth, but was attacked by an unknown alien ship en route and suffered damage while hiding from it inside a corrosive nebula. The damage was reparable, however. In Stargate SG-1 the Al’kesh is a powerful Goauld medium-range bomber used in area bombardments of planetary surfaces. ...

Anubis' attack on Earth

Prometheus serves in the defense of Earth from attack by Anubis's armada and is almost destroyed. How do you do? ...

The BC-303 battlecruiser is presented by military advisors to the President of the United States, Henry Hayes as the best chance Earth has at defeating the Goa'uld attack. President Hayes places the Prometheus under the command of Major General George Hammond. The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... Henry Hayes is the President of the United States in the fictional Stargate universe, inaugurated in the year 2003. ... Major General (later Lieutenant General) George S. Hammond, is a fictional character in the Stargate SG-1 television program, played by Don S. Davis. ...

It is decided to keep the battlecruiser in its hangar when the first wave of Goa'uld ships approaches Earth orbit. The small contingent of Ha'tak Vessels and Alkesh is determined to be only a small portion of Anubis' fleet. The President, his advisors and the Joint Chiefs of Staff make the decision not to show their hand just yet. Once the remainder of Anubis' ships arrive and begin taking out key power grids and communication centers, Prometheus is launched in order to defend the planet. The Hatak class of Goauld warships are the primary ships of the fleets of the System Lords, characters from the television series Stargate SG-1. ... In Stargate SG-1 the Al’kesh is a powerful Goauld medium-range bomber used in area bombardments of planetary surfaces. ... Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States of America symbol The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a grouping comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the armed services in the United States armed forces. ...

Upon the recommendation of Dr. Elizabeth Weir, Prometheus is redirected to Antarctica along with a large quantity of F-302 Interceptors Earth has at its disposal. They arrive in the nick of time as SG-1, in a Tel'tak is about to be overrun by Al'kesh and Death Gliders. Hammond gives the order to "Protect that scout ship at all costs". This article needs to be updated. ... The F-302 Fighter is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television show, Stargate SG-1. ... A Teltak during hyperspace flight In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, the Teltak is a Goauld cargo ship capable of hyperspace travel. ... In Stargate SG-1 the Al’kesh is a powerful Goauld medium-range bomber used in area bombardments of planetary surfaces. ... The Death Glider is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ...

While SG-1 defends themselves from Kull Warriors who used the rings to enter the Antaractic Outpost, and Colonel O'Neill begins to operate the Ancient Chair Device, Prometheus comes under the direct attack of Anubis' Mothership. Hammond orders the ship to begin attacking the Goa'uld vessel. It takes an increasing amount of damage as it gets closer to the mothership. With weapons expended, Prometheus prepares to ram the enemy ship. However, before it reaches its target the Ancient Weapons System is activated and thousands of Drones are released, destroying the Goa'uld Armada. Kull Warrior Kull Warriors are creatures genetically engineered by Anubis (and, following his demise, by Baal) for use in his personal army. ... Jonathan Jack ONeill (born October 20, 1952)[1] is a fictional character in the science fiction feature film Stargate and the subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 played by actors Kurt Russell in the film (name spelled as ONeil) and Richard Dean Anderson in the series. ... Atlantis Ancient Control Chair used by Sheppard. ... A single inactive Drone Weapon being analyzed. ...

Theft of Prometheus

On route to Atlantis, a pirate named Vala Mal Doran, in Kull Warrior armor, kidnaps the crew of the Prometheus (excluding Dr. Jackson) and strands them on a disabled Al'kesh, intending to give the Prometheus to the Lucian Alliance in exchange for weapons-grade naquadah. Daniel manages to capture Vala, while the stranded crew repaired the Al'kesh and gives chase, ultimately thwarting Vala's plans, though she still manages to escape. Vala Mal Doran is a fictional character in the television series Stargate SG-1 played by the actress Claudia Black. ... In the fictional universe of the science fiction TV show Stargate SG-1, Kull Warriors are creatures created by Anubis for use in his personal army. ...

Last mission

The Prometheus is destroyed over Tegalus

The Prometheus attempts to intervene when one of the two nations of the planet Tegalus, the Rand Protectorate, who are locked in a generations-old Cold War, begin building an Ori-designed satellite weapons platform. Shots by Prometheus to disable the satellite prove ineffective, and the advanced weapons on board the satellite are able to cut right through Prometheus' shields. Because the satellite took several minutes to reload before firing, Prometheus is able to launch its complement of F-302's into space as well as buying time for most of its crew to beam down using Asgard beaming technology. The Prometheus is destroyed by the satellite after three shots. Image File history File links Sg1-s09e15-0. ... Image File history File links Sg1-s09e15-0. ... This is a list of the human civilizations featured in the television series Stargate SG-1. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The Ori (pronounced OR-eye) are characters on the fictional Stargate SG-1 television program. ...

Out of the 115 crew members aboard during the mission, only 76 survive; its commander, Col. Lionel Pendergast, is killed in the third and final energy blast that destroys the Prometheus. The ship's squadron of F-302s successfully make planet-fall in Caledonian territory, along with the survivors of the Prometheus. Its final mission is unsuccessful as subsequent peace talks fail, and a major war is launched, leaving the Stargate on that planet inaccessible and possibly buried under rubble. Colonel Lionel Pendergast replaced Colonel William Ronson as commander of the Earth vessel Prometheus. ...

Alternate reality ("Air Force One")

In an alternate universe visited by Samantha Carter in "The Road Not Taken", the Prometheus remains intact in 2007, and has now become the new "Air Force One" for President Hank Landry. Samantha Sam Carter (born December 29, 1968)[2] is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, played by English-Canadian actress Amanda Tapping. ... The Road Not Taken is an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Major General Hank Landry is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Beau Bridges. ...

Technology

Hyperdrive

Original Human/Goa'uld hybrid

The X-303 is the first hyperspace ready, Tau'ri built capital spacecraft. Its main engine was reverse engineered from Goa'uld technology and powered by an unstable variant of naquahdah called "naqahdriah" found on the planet Langara by SG-1. Jonas Quinn provided a small amount of naqahdriah when he defected to the Tau'ri, and this naqahdriah was at the heart of the Prometheus' hyperdrive core. In the science fiction universe Stargate SG-1 the Tauri (Terran in Ancient) (Midgard in Asgard) Homo sapiens sapiens [tɔːɹi] or [taʊːɹi] (sometimes spelled Tauri, and often spoken as People of the Tauri) is a widespread term used to refer to humans of Earth (Milky Way... The capital ships of a navy are its important warships; the ones with the heaviest firepower and armor. ... Langara (known to the SGC as P2S-4C3; Stargate address: ) is a fictional planet from the Stargate science fiction universe. ...

However, the technical difficulties in extracting a stable energy flow from naqahdriah meant that while the hyperdrive worked, the unstable hyperspace window produced made accurately plotting a course impossible (a problem shared by the hyperdrive on the F-302). Before it is completed, the ship is hijacked by rogue members of the NID and is used to travel to a planet with a supposed cache of Ancient weapons. The hyperdrive on the Prometheus is adjusted by the Goa'uld who had taken Adrian Conrad as its host in exchange for its freedom. After dropping out of hyperspace, the ship finds itself not in orbit of the planet in question, but at an unknown position in interstellar space. Fortunately for SG-1 (who had infiltrated the ship before it made the hyperspace jump and had since regained control of it), the Asgard had detected the hyperspace event. The F-302 Fighter is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television show, Stargate SG-1. ...

A buffer system was later incorporated into the hyperdrive which successfully stabilised the power output enough for accurate hyperspace travel. While testing the upgraded drive on its shakedown cruise, Prometheus passes through an intense gravity wave from a collapsing star - this causes a power surge in the naqahdriah reactor so large that it destroyed the buffer. With no way to repair the buffer, the ship attemptes a short range hyperspace jump to a nearby planet that was believed to have a buried Stargate. The jump, while successful, proved too much strain on the reactor without the buffer, and it overloaded. The reactor and hyperdrive module are jettisoned over the planet, Tagrea, where it explodes, thus stranding the vessel on the habited planet until a new reactor could be fashioned for the ship.

Goa'uld Al'kesh core

The second hyperdrive core installed in the Prometheus is salvaged from a Goa'uld Al'kesh that Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c stole from Baal's Jaffa. This engine core is not designed for a vessel of Prometheus' size, and requires that it be operated in short hops, to prevent the core from overloading.

Asgard Hyperdrive

Following the return of the Prometheus to Earth, the Asgard refit the Prometheus' engines, for the third time in the ship's service life.

Weapons

The BC-303 uses conventional missiles as weapons, as well as close-in weapon systems as point defence weapons. The Prometheus is given Asgard technology, primarily for shields and teleportation, though the Asgard, Thor, states the "package" to include a weapon of some sort. Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ...

Speed

When the Prometheus was on route to Atlantis, they picked up a distress call from 50 light years away and it was stated that they could be there in 20 minutes, therefore the craft is capable of speeds in excess of 129,386.16 times the speed of light.

Technology in Stargate		Edit
Tau'ri	GDO | Horizon | IDC | Stargate Iris | Kull Disruptor | P90 | MP5 | G36 | MALP | The Seeker Project | Naqahdah Generator Wraith retrovirus | F-302 | Prometheus (BC-303) | Daedalus-class Battlecruiser
Goa'uld/Tok'ra	Al'kesh | Death Glider | Ha'tak Mothership | Hand Device | Healing Device | Intar | Memory Recall Technology | Sarcophagus Staff Weapon | Tel'tak | TER | Tunnel Crystals | Zat | Zatarc detector
Ancient	Ancient City Ship | Ancient Control Chair | ATA Gene | Atlantis | Aurora-class Battleship | Dakara Weapon | DHD DNA Resequencer | Drone Weapon | Healing Device | Project Arcturus | Puddle Jumper | Repository of Knowledge Ring Transporter | Sangraal | Stargate | Time Dilation Device | Zero Point Module
Asgard	Beliskner-class ship | Daniel Jackson-class ship | O'Neill-class ship | Thor's Hammer
Other	Wraith Dart | Wraith Hive-Ship | Supergate | Ori Mothership
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