Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951
Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951
Event type	In-game
Subtype	Ship exposition
Organizer	Intergalactic Aerospace Expo
Location	Tobin Expo Center, New Babbage, microTech
Date start	November 19, 2951
Date end	December 1, 2951
Concept sales	Odyssey, RAFT, Spartan
Commemorative items	Jackets, paints, shirts (see Commemorative items)
Free-fly event	Yes
Free rentals	Yes (48 hours)
Stock-limited sales	Yes

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950

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Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2952

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951 was a 12-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. As in previous years, the event was coupled with a free-fly event, allowing players without a Game Package to play the game for free, and also offering free rentals of ships on display to all players.

Ship showdown

The event succeeds the annual Ship Showdown. During the showdown, backers were able to vote on their favorite ship in each round during the month of September. The winning ships of this year were the MPUV-1C, followed by the C2 Hercules, 600i Explorer, Mercury Star Runner. These ships were highlighted at the expo on the 10th day.^[1]

Stock limited ship sale

Almost every ship was on sale on the Pledge Store at some point during the event. Specific stock limited ships (usually large or capital size ships) were for sale during specific timeframes covering all the time zones:^[2]

Wave 1: 1600 UTC
Wave 2: 0000 UTC
Wave 3: 0800 UTC

IAE Day 2 - November 20: Constellation Phoenix
IAE Day 3 - November 21: Aegis Idris-P, Aegis Javelin
IAE Day 6 - November 24: Origin 890 Jump
IAE Day 7 - November 25: Consolidated Outland Pioneer
IAE Day 8 - November 26: Drake Kraken, Drake Kraken Privateer
IAE Day 9 - November 27: MISC Hull E

Commemorative items

In-game available IAE 2951 shirts and hats

Armor and weapon sets available in the pledge store.

Owners of one (or more) of the ships that made it to the Ship Showdown semi-finals received a free limited-edition ship livery and leather jacket. Also, all backers received an Argo themed backpack.^[3]

Gear

Item	Availability	Price
Cataby Backpack MPUV-1C Edition	Attributed to all backer accounts^[2]
MPUV-1C Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of a MPUV-1C or MPUV-1P^[2]
600i Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of a 600i Explorer or 600i Touring^[2]
Hercules Starlifter Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of the C2 Hercules Starlifter^[2]
Mercury Star Runner Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of the Mercury Star Runner^[2]
IAE 2951 T-shirt Blue	For sale at the in-game event lobby	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 T-shirt White	For sale at the in-game event lobby	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 Hat Blue	For sale at the in-game event lobby	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 Hat White	For sale at the in-game event lobby	820 aUEC

Paints

Item	Availability	Price
MPUV-1C 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of a MPUV-1C or MPUV-1P^[2]
600i 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of a 600i Explorer or 600i Touring^[2]
Hercules Starlifter 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of the C2 Hercules Starlifter^[2]
Mercury Star Runner 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of the Mercury Star Runner^[2]

Spectrum badges

Special Badges were handed out for use on a player's Spectrum profile, obtainable by logging in to the game at each specific day of the event. See Showcase schedule. Badges were attributed to accounts at the end of the event.^[2]

Showcase schedule

Starting on November 19, each day a different ship manufacturer took over one of the expo halls for 48 hours. Switches occurred at 1600 UTC daily. Each manufacturer displayed their ships at the expo halls at the New Babbage Tobin Expo Center on the planet microTech for overlapping 48-hour blocks.^[3]

Date	Manufacturers	Vehicles
Day 1 / November 19	Anvil Aerospace	Arrow, Ballista, C8X Pisces, Carrack, F7C Hornet, F7C Hornet Wildfire, F7C-M Super Hornet, F7C-R Hornet Tracker, F7C-S Hornet Ghost, Gladiator, Hawk, Hurricane, Terrapin, Valkyrie
Day 2 / November 20	Roberts Space Industries	Aurora CL, Aurora ES, Aurora LN, Aurora LX, Aurora MR, Constellation Andromeda, Constellation Aquila, Constellation Phoenix, Constellation Taurus, Mantis, Ursa
Day 3 / November 21	Aegis Dynamics	Avenger Stalker, Avenger Titan, Avenger Titan Renegade, Avenger Warlock, Eclipse, Gladius, Gladius Valiant, Hammerhead, Reclaimer, Redeemer, Retaliator Bomber, Sabre, Sabre Comet, Vanguard Harbinger, Vanguard Hoplite, Vanguard Sentinel, Vanguard Warden
Day 4 / November 22	Aopoa, Banu Souli, Esperia, Gatac Manufacture	Khartu-al, Nox, Defender, Blade, Glaive, Prowler, Talon, Talon Shrike
Day 5 / November 23	Crusader Industries, Tumbril Land Systems	Ares Inferno, Ares Ion, A2 Hercules, C2 Hercules, M2 Hercules, Mercury Star Runner, Cyclone, Cyclone AA, Cyclone MT, Cyclone RC, Cyclone RN, Cyclone TR, Nova
Day 6 / November 24	Origin Jumpworks	85x, 100i, 125a, 135c, 300i, 315p, 325a, 350r, 400i, 600i Touring, 890 Jump, M50
Day 7 / November 25	Argo Astronautics, Greycat Industrial, Consolidated Outland, Kruger Intergalactic	MOLE, MPUV-1C, MPUV-1P, Mustang Alpha, Mustang Beta, Mustang Gamma, Mustang Delta, Nomad, ROC, ROC-DS, PTV, P-52 Merlin, P-72 Archimedes
Day 8 / November 26	Drake Interplanetary	Buccaneer, Caterpillar, Cutlass Black, Cutlass Blue, Cutlass Red, Dragonfly, Herald
Day 9 / November 27	Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern	Freelancer, Freelancer DUR, Freelancer MAX, Freelancer MIS, Prospector, Razor, Razor EX, Razor LX, Reliant Kore, Reliant Mako, Reliant Sen, Reliant Tana, Starfarer, Starfarer Gemini
Day 10 / November 28	Best in Show, Weapons and Armor showcase	MPUV, 600i, C2 Hercules, Mercury Star Runner
November 29 - December 1	Finale	All ships that were previously available during the expo

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Whitley's Guide

In the 2951 edition of Whitley's Guide, CIG offered not only a look at the show segments themselves, but also took a glimpse behind the scenes at Jax McCleary's relationship with Jimmy as they struggled with the show's ratings decline.