Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950
Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950
Event type	In-game
Subtype	Ship exposition
Organizer	Intergalactic Aerospace Expo
Location	Tobin Expo Center, New Babbage, microTech
Date start	November 20, 2950; Doors open at 16:00 SET
Date end	December 2, 2950
Concept sales	Nomad; Perseus
Commemorative items	IAE 2950 T-shirt; IAE 2950 Hat; Various ship skins
Free-fly event	Yes;; Accounts without a package can play, starting at Nov 20, 22:00 SET
Free rentals	Yes (48 hours)
Stock-limited sales	Yes;; Pioneer, Idris-P, Javelin, Hull-E, Kraken, 890 Jump, Polaris, Constellation Phoenix

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949

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The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 is a 13 day ship exposition event held at Tobin Expo Center in New Babbage. The expo is an annual event that brings ships of all different manufacturers together to be displayed at several expo halls.^[1]

Each 24 hours, a new manufacturer opens up their halls to display their ships. Manufacturers display their ships for 48 hours. Any ship displayed is available to rent and fly for free for a period of 48 ^[2] hours.

As in previous years, Jax McCleary was present at the event providing detailed coverage with his Whitley's Guide videos.^[1]

Stock limited sale schedule

The event also featured sales of stock limited ships on the Pledge Store. These ships are considered 'exclusive' and are therefore only sold in limited quantities over a small period of time. Each stock-limited ship is limited to 1 per account and will be available in three waves:

Wave 1: 16:00 UTC
Wave 2: 00:00 UTC
Wave 3: 08:00 UTC

IAE Day 1 - November 20: CNOU Pioneer
IAE Day 2 - November 21: Aegis Idris-P, Aegis Idris Aftermarket Kit, and Aegis Javelin
IAE Day 5 - November 24: Hull-E
IAE Day 6 - November 25: Drake Kraken, Drake Kraken Privateer, Drake Kraken Aftermarket Kit
IAE Day 8 - November 27: Origin 890 Jump
IAE Day 9 - November 28: RSI Polaris, Constellation Phoenix^[2]

Launch day issues

At the same moment of the launch of the IAE (nov 20, 1600 UTC), the RSI website experienced a high amount of errors and people were unable to access the website, Pledge Store, or Spectrum in the first hour. Login services were also disrupted so people couldn't log into the launcher and start the game. People already in the game were unaffected.^[3] The issue was mostly resolved within a few hours.

Showcase schedule

Showcases were available at Tobin Expo center, where they rotated different ship brands each several days. All of the ships on display on these days were also available to fly for free during a period of 48 hours.^[1]^[4]

Period	Brands	Location	Ships
Nov 20-21	Argo Astronautics/Greycat Industrial/Consolidated Outland	Apex Hall 1,2 / Lower Level / Holosuite	Nomad, Mustang series, Mole, MPUV series, ROC, PTV
Nov 21-22	Aegis Dynamics	Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite	Avenger series, Eclipse, Gladius, Hammerhead, Reclaimer, Retaliator, Sabre, Vanguard series
Nov 22-23	Anvil Aerospace	Apex Hall 1-3 / Lower level / Holosuite	Arrow, Ballista, C8X Pisces Expedition, Carrack, Hornet series, Gladiator, Hawk, Hurricane, Terrapin, Valkyrie
Nov 23-24	Crusader Industries/Tumbril/Kruger Intergalactic	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	Mercury Star Runner, Cyclone series, P-52 Merlin, P-72 Archimedes
Nov 24-25	MISC	Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite	Freelancer series, Prospector, Razor series, Reliant series, Starfarer Gemini
Nov 25-26	Drake Interplanetary	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	Buccaneer, Caterpillar, Cutlass series, Dragonfly, Herald
Nov 26-27	Aopoa/Souli/Esperia	Apex Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	Khartu-al, Nox, Defender, Blade (replica), Glaive (replica), Prowler
Nov 27-28	Origin Jumpworks	Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite	85X, 100 series, 300 series, 600i Touring, 890 Jump, M50
Nov 28-29	Roberts Space Industries	Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite	Aurora series, Constellation series, Mantis, Ursa Rover
Nov 29 - Dec 02	Best in show/weapons & armor/ship rentals	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level	Carrack, Valkyrie, Eclipse, Cutlass Black (with best in show liveries)