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A stargate is a means of travel for smaller starships, such as Thunderfighters or other shuttle crafts, in use by the Earth Federation. It utilizes a space warp to shorten the distance between two gates.

William "Buck" Rogers travels through one for his first time during flight training with Colonel Wilma Deering (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls").

For newbies, like Buck Rogers, gate-crossing has some side effects like nausea, which should normally disappear after a few more crossings (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls").

Notable Stargates

Stargate 1: Perhaps the home stargate near Earth, as Lyran Queen makes its 3 week sojourn to the gate, which will deposit them at Sutter's World in the Vega system (BR25: "Cruise Ship to the Stars").
Stargate 4: Located "26 minutes" from Earth. Rogers makes his first return trip to Earth through the Stargate system via this gate (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls").
Stargate 5: Located within the vicinity of Vistula in the Epsilon Ludi system (BR25: "Planet of the Slave Girls").
Stargate 9: Located near Theta Station (BR25: "Space Vampire", "Twiki is Missing").
Stargate 20 (BR25: "Planet of the Amazon Women").

Operation

The stargate is only visible when in use and consists of an equilateral diamond formed by four points linked by thin energy beams. Once "connected" these beams generate an energy field within its center, through which the ship enters.

Trivia

Science fiction's usage of the term "star gate" is believed to originate from Andre Norton's 1958 novel Star Gate.
The functionality of a "space gate" is common in most science fiction. For instance, the jumpgates from Babylon 5 are used similarly as the stargate for smaller crafts, such as fighters and shuttles.
The term "stargate" is better known as a device centered around the 1994 feature film, Stargate, as well as the spin-off television series, Stargate SG-1.

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+[[File:BR25 - Stargate with Vortex.png|thumb|A fully energized vortex of a stargate {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.]]
-The term '''Stargate''' describes the entry point for the [[Earth Federation]] Space Warp system developed in the late 2460s.  [[Elias Huer]] was presumably involved in their introduction, based on him piloting the first ship through a Stargate in 2464, with the short trip transporting him across Earth’s solar system. His mission a success, a system of Stargates is developed to link trading planets throughout the Earth Federation and beyond.
+A '''stargate''' is a means of travel for smaller starships, such as [[Thunderfighter]]s or other shuttle crafts, in use by the [[Earth Federation]]. It utilizes a [[space warp]] to shorten the distance between two gates.
-==Description==
+[[William Rogers|William "Buck" Rogers]] travels through one for his first time during flight training with Colonel [[Wilma Deering]] {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.
-The Stargate, which is only visible when in use, consists of an equilateral diamond formed by four points linked by thin energy beams.
+For newbies, like Buck Rogers, gate-crossing has some side effects like nausea, which should normally disappear after a few more crossings {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.
+==Notable Stargates==
+* {{inlineref|Stargate 1}}: Perhaps the home stargate near [[Earth]], as ''[[Lyran Queen]]'' makes its 3 week sojourn to the gate, which will deposit them at [[Sutter's World]] in the [[Vega]] system {{BR25|Cruise Ship to the Stars}}.
+* {{inlineref|Stargate 4}}: Located "26 minutes" from [[Earth]]. Rogers makes his first return trip to Earth through the Stargate system via this gate {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.
+* {{inlineref|Stargate 5}}: Located within the vicinity of [[Vistula]] in the [[Epsilon Ludi]] system {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.
+* {{inlineref|Stargate 9}}: Located near [[Theta Station]] {{BR25|Space Vampire|Twiki is Missing}}.
+* {{inlineref|Stargate 20}} {{BR25|Planet of the Amazon Women}}.
+==Operation==
+The stargate is only visible when in use and consists of an equilateral diamond formed by four points linked by thin energy beams. Once "connected" these beams generate an energy field within its center, through which the ship enters.
 ==Trivia==
-The use of the term Stargate predates the 1994 film of that name by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, and the various TV shows that followed. (It may have been inspired by the use of the term in the 1960s film 2001.
-[[Category:Vessels]]
+* Science fiction's usage of the term "star gate" is believed to originate from [[w:Andre Norton|Andre Norton]]'s 1958 novel ''[[w:Star Gate (novel)|Star Gate]]''.
+* The functionality of a "space gate" is common in most science fiction. For instance, the [[w:jumpgate|jumpgate]]s from ''[[w:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]'' are used similarly as the stargate for smaller crafts, such as fighters and shuttles.
+* The term "stargate" is better known as a device centered around the 1994 feature film, ''[[w:Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'', as well as the spin-off television series, ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''.
+[[Category: A to Z]]
+[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
+[[Category: Technology]]
+[[fr:Grille stellaire]]