Why the IOA want Destiny.

[malfunction]

There has been a lot of talk on Gateworld about why the IOA seems to want Destiny so badly when Earth has the more advanced Atlantis, some people think there is most likely information about how to build stargates. I don't think this is the case as there are plenty of stargates on uninhabited worlds in Pegasus and the Milky Way and all the stargates used in the gate bridge are still there, so there is no need to build new stargates.

It has to be for all the information about the worlds that Destiny has visited, the worlds it has visited recently will be of no use as they are too far from Earth. However the galaxies that are close to Pegasus and the Milky Way will be of use, the IOA might believe the Ancients went to other galaxies other than Pegasus after they left the Milky Way. There will be stargates in the galaxies that Destiny has visited in our group of galaxies and they are also in range of a 304, so the IOA could be preparing future expeditions to neighbouring galaxies on a hunt for other Ancient technology and potentially Ancients.

[PG15]

Any technology more advanced than ours would be worth investigating, even if we have some pieces of technology that is even more advanced.

[malfunction]

Any technology more advanced than ours would be worth investigating, even if we have some pieces of technology that is even more advanced.

But no real intensive study can be done of Destiny as it is totally out of Earths reach, the only possible way is the memory technology that was given to Earth in 'Collateral Damage' but whether that technology can be used in conjunction with the LRC is to be seen.

[jelgate]

But no real intensive study can be done of Destiny as it is totally out of Earths reach, the only possible way is the memory technology that was given to Earth in 'Collateral Damage' but whether that technology can be used in conjunction with the LRC is to be seen.

That is not true. With the stones research of the Destiny's various system can be relayed back to Earth either directly or indirectly.

[morrismike]

That is not true. With the stones research of the Destiny's various system can be relayed back to Earth either directly or indirectly.

We have people that make Rush look stupid. Get ones with photographic memory on the ship learning. The flunkies doing the swapping need to given crash courses in ancient language and technology.

[malfunction]

That is not true. With the stones research of the Destiny's various system can be relayed back to Earth either directly or indirectly.

How detailed could the information be if Rush or another scientist just described it the scientist on Earth? It wouldn't be the same as having an actual schematic of the ship itself could it?

we have not seen the stones being used to directly send information to Earth and I don't think they can be either, it seems like a leap in capability in what the Ancient version could do.

[escyos]

We have people that make Rush look stupid. Get ones with photographic memory on the ship learning. The flunkies doing the swapping need to given crash courses in ancient language and technology.

if you were in china for 3 days would you bother learnign chinese? if your flight out was delayed for a few days, would you learn chinese?

as far as the people aboard think, the military is workign on ways to get them home, so why should they bother learnign new skills if they wont be using them

[Jack_Bauer]

if you were in china for 3 days would you bother learnign chinese? if your flight out was delayed for a few days, would you learn chinese?

as far as the people aboard think, the military is workign on ways to get them home, so why should they bother learnign new skills if they wont be using them

Fair point, but the people on board must be starting to realise that it is going to take longer to get home than they initially thought. They know the Stargate isn't going to send them home and they know how far away they are from the MW. They certainly aren't expecting a 304 to drop out of hyperspace anytime soon.

[PG15]

But no real intensive study can be done of Destiny as it is totally out of Earths reach, the only possible way is the memory technology that was given to Earth in 'Collateral Damage' but whether that technology can be used in conjunction with the LRC is to be seen.

Watch Earth again; the head IOA guy specifically wanted the experiment to go forward so they can analyze the data and hopefully 1). send the right people there and 2). establish a 2-way dialing of the gate, so they can send stuff back and forth, including information.

[jelgate]

We have people that make Rush look stupid. Get ones with photographic memory on the ship learning. The flunkies doing the swapping need to given crash courses in ancient language and technology.

Yep. That was point exactaly With the stones you could have real scientist swapping with anyone on Destiny where he/she could learn about various systems. Obviously since this is from memory it will take a little bit of time vs learning something in Atlantis but at least information about advanced technology is given back to Earth and IOA. Thus we come back to why the IOA wants Destiny

[kymeric]

Destiny is basically risk free information about the rest of the universe for no costs. Even if they piss off someone way out there they will never be able to get back to earth.

[The Swarm]

Yeah you can piss off any race out there in the universe without them being able to retaliate on a large scale....not in this milenium anyway.

[thekillman]

Destiny tech is "dumber " and would be easier to reverse-engineer and understand.


also, Destiny has a wealth of information. and the star recharge system would be great for our own ships. no need to dial intergalactically with a ZPM

[kymeric]

Yeah you can piss off any race out there in the universe without them being able to retaliate on a large scale....not in this milenium anyway.

Unless they are INSANELY powerful, any enemies met by the Destiny will take eons to reach earth. Its night like the Guaould who were all around us and periodically stopped by every few hundred years to restock on slaves. Its not even as dangerous as the Wraith, who for the most part are incapable of reaching earth.

[morrismike]

if you were in china for 3 days would you bother learnign chinese? if your flight out was delayed for a few days, would you learn chinese?

as far as the people aboard think, the military is workign on ways to get them home, so why should they bother learnign new skills if they wont be using them

Every single person should be taught to do something productive on that ship. It doesn't mean they need to learn ancient in 3 days as they're going to be on that ship for the rest of their lives unless some people start stepping it up.