Icarus Base

"holy..."

- Eli Wallace

The Icarus Base is an off-world Tau'ri base, twenty-one light-years from Earth, in the Milky Way galaxy, which houses a Stargate. The personnel stationed at the base wear uniforms unique to the base. The base contains a runway and several F-302s. It is also protected by a number of RG/BBT SG military mounted gun emplacements.

History
In 2009, the Atlantis Gate held priority over the Alpha Gate at the SGC. This prevented gate travel from Earth to Icarus Base, so in order to prevent exposing Atlantis' presence on Earth, the George Hammond was sent to transport Doctor Nicholas Rush, Eli Wallace, Senator Alan Armstrong and Chloe Armstrong to the Icarus Base to discover and learn more about the purpose of the Stargate's ninth chevron.

The powerful core of the planet on which Icarus Base was located proved to be the only power source capable of dialing in the ninth chevron. The cost of Icarus Base was 1.8 billion dollars, the funding of which nearly cost Sentor Alan Armstrong his entire career, without his belief in the program it never would have been approved.

Attack
Later, a force of several Ha'tak motherships, Death Gliders, and troop transports attacked Icarus Base, prompting an evacuation. In the ensuing battle, Col. Telford engaged the attacking forces in an F-302. In desperation, Dr. Nicholas Rush dialed the Stargate to the Ancient vessel Destiny instead of Earth to evacuate all of Icarus Base's personnel.

When the base came under attack the core of the planet destablized resulting in the complete destruction of the planet itself. A fact the attacking forces(rumored to be the Lucian Alliance) had not anticipated.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Icarus set was built and is located in Stage 5 of Bridge Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, which used to be the location of the sets for the SGC control room and briefing room, which are now dismantled. Next to it are the sets of the Destiny in Stage 4, and the Atlantis control room and gate room in Stage 6.
 * Little is currently known about the Icarus base, other than the fact that it will play an important role in - at the very least - the series premiere of Stargate Universe. According to Joseph Mallozzi's February 23rd weblog, the characters named Rush; Young; Scott; Chloe; Eli; Col. Telford; Sen. Armstrong; Dr. Damji; Lt. James; Sgt. Riley; Park; Brody; and Franklin, all appear in the Icarus Base during the three-parter Air.