Midway space station

The Midway space station is a space station located between the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies, serving as the midpoint of the McKay-Carter Intergalactic Gate Bridge.

At the time the gate bridge was completed in 2006, the space station existed as a skeletal framework bookended by two Stargates, the terminal points of the Milky Way and Pegasus sections of the gate bridge. Enough space was provided for a puddle jumper to rest in between the two gates. When the Asurans briefly took control of Atlantis in 2006, General Hank Landry made plans to destroy the still-incomplete station with a Mark IX warhead. This plan was apparently not carried out, however, and construction of the station continued.

By late 2007, the station had been completed to the point that it supported life; the final stages of its construction were personally supervised by Colonel Samantha Carter and Doctor Bill Lee. During the efforts, the artificial gravity briefly failed, but was eventually repaired.

Structurally, the station was still built around the two Stargates, and its interior was dominated by a single, expansive gate room. However, isolated rooms had been installed along either side of the structure, divided into two floors. The gates themselves were located in between these levels, accessible by ramps like in Stargate Command.

It was possible to communicate in real time between the Midway station and locations in the Pegasus; when Atlantis went missing following its departure from Lantea, the Apollo kept communications with the Midway station to assist in locating the missing city.