QIf Destiny is exploring distant galaxies, why are there Stargates on some of the planets?
AIn an early episode, Dr Rush explains that unmanned "seeder" ships were likely sent out before Destiny to plant gates on various worlds. They would also seem to have done some preliminary surveying since she is able to respond to onboard crises such as power failures by stopping near star systems with appropriate resources. In the episode Lost they explain that the seeder ships have only placed gates on worlds within a relatively narrow band anticipating Destiny's path through the galaxy. In the season two episode Awakening, the Destiny catches up with a damaged seeder ship and they see stargates being constructed.
QWhat was that ship/pod that flew off of Destiny in Air pt 3?
AWriter Joseph Mallozzi has confirmed that the pod/ship flying away belongs to the Sekkari, or as they were known until recently, the Blueberry Aliens.
QHow does the stargate work on Destiny? We knew very well from SG-1 and Atlantis series that, stargates can only work while on a planet or while a ship is in the orbit of the planet.
AThis is a common cause of confusion, explained at an early stage by Dr. Rush (although it isn't "directly" explained - it's simply meant to be one of those things that you pick up on: 'If I'm right, the Gate should begin to dial any moment').Simply put, the Stargate on-board Destiny only works when the ship is within range of a planet that also has a Stargate. This is due to the low levels of power that Destiny has after hundreds of thousands of years of floating adrift; if, however, the power levels were to be restored to their maximum, a wormhole could possibly be established to Earth. Unfortunately, we never have the chance to see this happen, so all we really know for certain is that the Stargate on-board Destiny is a very early version created by the Ancients and is able to connect with other, similar models when they are in-range.N:B - it is also worth noting that there was a functioning Stargate on-board a Wraith Hive Ship in the final episode of Stargate Atlantis (Enemy at the Gate), so SGU is "not" the first example of a Stargate being on-board a spaceship.Further to Dougal_95's noting of the stargate on the Wraith ship, it should also be noted that tthis is not the first instance of an operational stargate being found on a ship (Season 1, Episode 21 - Within The Serpent's Grasp).
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