Destiny expedition

"This ship could be the most important discovery mankind has made since the Stargate itself."

- Nicholas Rush

The Destiny expedition is a Tau'ri contingent from Icarus Base containing both civilian and military personnel. They were forced to flee through the Stargate to the Ancient spaceship Destiny, billions of light-years from Earth, and have made it into their base of operations.

Overview
"We're not supposed to be there, sir. These are the wrong people in the wrong place and, as a group, they're just not qualified."

- Everett Young

Following the procurement of a nine chevron Stargate address of unknown purpose, Icarus Base was set up to eventually dial it. Once a stable wormhole was achieved and the destination examined for viability, the creation and deployment of a proper scientific and military contingent would have followed.

However, as a result of the sudden attack and subsequent evacuation of Icarus Base to the nine chevron address, this plan was never carried through. Instead, the roughly 80 military and civilian personnel unable to evacuate by ship were forced through the gate blind, discovering the Ancient ship Destiny.. Because of this, the Destiny expedition currently consists of a mish-mash of random people who are ill-prepared and unqualified for this kind of work. This, in conjunction with the condition of the aged Destiny, to where they were sent, causes mere survival for the expedition to be an ever-present and ongoing issue. However, as they have no way home, the crew is forced to make the best of what they have, in the hopes that one day they'll discover a means to get home.

2009
"Make sure everyone carries as much of the expedition supplies as they can... ...You're not going to Earth. Rush dialed the ninth chevron."

- Everett Young

During the Battle of Icarus Base and the ensuing evacuation, Dr. Nicolas Rush stopped Hunter Riley from dialling Earth, instead dialling the nine chevron address; the Destiny. They discovered that they were stranded, unable to return home, but in possession of a long-range communication device that allowed them to contact Earth on a regular basis.

Upon arriving aboard Destiny, they almost immediately discovered breaches in ship's hull and a failing life support system. The system was repaired with lime deposits taken from a desert planet. Soon after, power across the entire ship failed, leaving only life support active. The ship dropped out of FTL, its course taking it into a nearby star. Though a habitable planet was in range, the ship's true purpose was to use the star as a fuel source to replenish its reactors.

Some time later, the ship's water stores began to rapidly dwindle. Destiny stopped at Hoth so the crew could collect more. While Everett Young and Matthew Scott went to get water, the expedition discovered that a colony of dust bugs from the desert planet had come through the gate and were feeding on the water to multiply. They successfully lured the creatures through the gate to Hoth while Scott and Young returned with fresh water. Spencer was also discovered hoarding food and water; Young let him off with a warning. The water from Hoth was later discovered to contain a virulent contagion which killed the entire crew in two alternate timelines. Through the use of a Kino sent back in time through the Stargate, the disaster was eventually averted through the use of squiggler venom.

A few days later, the IOA proposed a plan that could potentially bring the expedition home. When Young was reluctant to implement it due to the risk of destroying the ship, Colonel David Telford was put in charge, using the communication device to control Young's body. Rush staged an elaborate worst-case scenario to trick Telford into deactivating the communication device. Various simulations run by Eli determined that actually attempting to enact the plan would be disastrous.

Some time later, a team lead by Greer found the Destiny interface chair. Young forbade anyone from using it, since other versions had proven to be fatal to the user. However, Franklin eventually did, placing himself in deep coma. Meanwhile, Greer discovered that Spencer was murdered. An investigation initially pointed to Young as the culprit; though there was no concrete evidence, Young ceded command to Camile Wray. However, Eli discovered that Spencer in fact committed suicide, and Rush framed Young. Young confronted Rush about this on an alien planet, and stranded him when Rush insisted that it would not be the last such conflict between them.

A few months after the evacuation of Icarus Base and shortly after Rush was left on the planet by Young, the expedition encountered a hostile alien race after Young had accidentally switched his consciousness with one of them using the communication device. The aliens later showed up and attacked Destiny, successfully managing to board the ship and kidnapping Chloe Armstrong. Young used the communication device to attempt a rescue, but found Rush instead, whom he released from a holding tank. The connection was severed after Rush tried to use a mind probe on the alien body that Young was inhabiting. Rush was able to free Chloe and escape on board an alien fighter.

Shortly thereafter, the civilian crew, led by Rush and Wray, attempted a mutiny against the military personnel. Rush was secretly using the mutiny to protect himself, as he had a tracking device implanted in his chest by the aliens and didn't want to risk being killed in an attempt to remove it. Young managed to quell the mutiny and the tracking device was removed without killing Rush. The expedition encountered the aliens once more before they left the galaxy behind them.

After Destiny arrived in the next galaxy, they had to deal with paranoid hallucinations caused by tick-like bugs. Shortly thereafter, they learned of an impending invasion by the Lucian Alliance. Despite their best efforts, the Alliance successfully boarded Destiny and, after a standoff, managed to seize control. After Kiva and Dannic, the invasion's two leaders were killed and due to Rush using the threat of killing them with radiation from the binary pulsar system they were in, the remaning Lucian Alliance forces surrendered and were taken prisoner. As a result of these events, Colonel David Telford ended up joining the expedition after being freed from the brainwashing that was causing him to be an Alliance spy.

Tau'ri expedition members
"They're the wrong people for this. We need to get them home."

- David Telford

When the Tau'ri outpost Icarus came under attack by Goa'uld motherships belonging to the Lucian Alliance, approximately 80 people were able to escape to the Ancient ship Destiny. Of that only 48 people have so far been named.

Senior members

 * Colonel Everett Young (USA), Expedition Leader
 * Lieutenant Matthew Scott (USA),
 * Dr. Nicholas Rush (Scotland), Chief Scientist
 * Eli Wallace (USA), Civilian
 * Tamara Johansen (USA), Medical officer
 * Ronald Greer (USA), Master Sergeant
 * Camile Wray (USA), IOA Representative

Other

 * Atienza (USA), Airman
 * Adam Brody (USA), Doctor
 * Boone, Doctor (USA), PhD
 * Barnes (USA), Corporal
 * Chloe Armstrong (USA), Civilan
 * Chu (USA), Airman
 * Cole (USA)
 * Darren Becker (USA), Airman
 * David Telford (USA), Colonel (Joined following Lucian Alliance invasion)
 * David Walters (USA), Civilian
 * Dale Volker (USA), Doctor
 * Deacon (USA)
 * Dunning (USA), Airman
 * Fisher (USA), PhD
 * Garcia (USA),
 * Greaster (USA)
 * Hunter Riley (USA), Sergeant
 * Inman (USA), Ph.D.
 * Kemp (USA)
 * Kennair (USA), PhD
 * Lipton (USA), Corporal
 * Lisa Park (USA), Doctor
 * Lindsay (USA)
 * Lincoln (USA)
 * Marsden (USA), Corporal
 * Mackie (USA)
 * Maloney (USA)
 * Morrison (USA), Civilian
 * Manze (USA)
 * O'Hara (USA)
 * Peece (USA)
 * Pearson (USA), Airmen
 * Rennie (USA), Airmen
 * Reynolds (USA), Corporal
 * Richmond (USA), Airmen
 * Ryder (USA)
 * Trasolan (USA), Sergeant
 * Vanessa James (USA), Lieutenant

Former members

 * Alan Armstrong (USA), Senator (2009)
 * Armando Elsinor Von Spelker the Third (USA), Airman (2009)
 * Andrea Palmer (U.S.), Civil (2009)
 * Curtis (USA), Sergeant (2009)
 * Gorman (USA), Corporal (2009)
 * Jeremy Franklin (USA), Civilian (2009)
 * Rivers; (USA), Corporal (2009)
 * Robert Caine; (USA), Civilian (2009)
 * Spencer; (USA), Sergent (2009)
 * Vince Kwan
 * Dana
 * Peter

Lucian Alliance invaders
Following the Tau'ri evacuation to Destiny, the Lucian Alliance were able to dial Destiny from a planet similar to Icarus. Ironically, due to a Tau'ri attack, they had to dial prematurely causing the naquadria core to destabilize. Only a third of their original force made it through. Of the invading force, around a dozen survived the conflict. Eight have been named thus far.

Died during invasion

 * Dannic
 * Kiva

Taken prisoner

 * Ginn
 * Koz
 * Simeon
 * Varro

Unknown status

 * Calvos
 * Chen

Casualties

 * Alan Armstrong - Suffocated after manually closing the shuttle door.
 * Corporal Gorman - Killed by the dust bugs.
 * Sergeant Spencer - Committed suicide.
 * Corporal Rivers - Killed by Lucian Alliance Commander Kiva.
 * Armando Elsinor Von Spelker the Third - Killed in a struggle with the Lucian Alliance.

Settlers and losses

 * Sergeant Curtis - Missing after leaving the desert planet.
 * Andrea Palmer - Missing after leaving the desert planet.
 * Robert Caine and a few other civilians - Willingly stayed behind on an alien planet.
 * Dana - Willingly stayed behind on an alien planet.
 * Peter - Willingly stayed behind on an alien planet.
 * Vince Kwan - Willingly stayed behind on an alien planet.
 * Jeremy Franklin - Disappeared after sitting in the interface chair.

Encounters

 * Blueberry alien
 * Dust bugs
 * Nocturnal creatures
 * Tick-like bug
 * Lucian Alliance

Battles

 * Battle of Icarus Base
 * Blueberry alien attack on Destiny
 * Lucian Alliance invasion of Destiny