Destiny

"The design is clearly Ancient, in the truest sense of the word. Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago. Faster than light, yet not through hyperspace. Who knows how far it's traveled."

- Nicholas Rush

The Destiny is a ship in the Ancient fleet, launched originally from Earth, constructed probably tens of millions of years ago, stretching back to a time even before the creation of Atlantis. The Ancients launched several automated ships prior to the Destiny, each with the purpose of constructing and seeding Stargates throughout the numerous galaxies they crossed, with the Destiny itself following in their path to explore those planets. After beginning this process, the Ancients initially planned to wait until the ship reached a sufficient distance from Earth to begin to inhabit it and explore the universe. However, because of other endeavors, such as ascension, they never followed through on the plan. Because of this, the Destiny has continued on a pre-programmed path on its journey throughout the stars, alone, for thousands of years until the arrival of the Tau'ri in 2009. Initially starting from the Milky Way, the ship has crossed many galaxies, including Pegasus.

Sometime during its journey, the Destiny was heavily damaged and sections of the ship have become exposed to the vacuum of space. The extent of the damage has led the crew to speculate it came under attack. There is some shielding in place, holding in atmosphere, however bulkheads were automatically closed and locked, as the shields were still siphoning air. The crew has begun marking bulkheads that lead to damaged sections of the ship by drawing an X on them in white chalk.

Specifications
The Destiny itself is relatively flat and triangular in shape. The left and right sides are markedly concave, while the aft portion of the ship is convexly rounded. The ship is very long and becomes more narrow towards the bow. The surface of the ship is covered with layers of textural elements.

Some doors in the Destiny's interior are accompanied by a small control panel, much like Atlantis has panels containing control crystals that control some of the doors there. The small blue light on the Destiny door panel indicates the door is on automatic. Beneath that, the amber and red lights indicate whether the door is locked or unlocked, respectively. Below the large round button, along the bottom of the panel, are 8 small buttons with ancient writing on them that allow for manual overrides or door code changes.

The Destiny is capable of faster than light travel but not by means of hyperdrive engines. Whether it is hyperspace capable or not is yet to be known. However, the ship seems to be propelled by an engine mechanism, which spans the full rear of the ship.

Locations

 * Gate room
 * Crew quarters
 * Control interface room
 * Nexus room
 * Showers
 * Infirmary
 * Observation room
 * Hydroponics lab
 * Mess hall

Technology

 * Kino
 * Long-range communication device
 * Hubs
 * Gate bearing