Wait, how was it confirmed that she told Peridot her backstory? I just assumed Peri knew because she had been given information about the Kindergartens on Earth and Jasper is famous on Homeworld. Did I miss something?
Also, wasn’t Amethyst made 500 years after the war? Which was 5500 years ago? Making her about 4000-4500 years old? If Jasper was made mid-war, then she’d be 2000-3000 years older than Amethyst. Or somehing like, I suck at math.
I mean, I’m not against any of these being correct. I definitely view Amethyst and Jasper as mirrors of each other, so them being closer in age would just be another layer.
amethyst emerged 500 years after the surrounding quartzes. (and after the war was over) the war lasted for 1000 years and jasper was born a the mid point (she’s about 5,500 years old, incubation/the first quartz emerging would be about 6,000 years old)
so depending on if the surrounding quartzes were emerging in the middle of the war or later in the war, jasper is at least 500 years older than amethyst, and at most 1,000 years older. but I’m guessing it’s either 500 or close to 500. because if she was 1,000 years older those quartzes would be born and then would immediately have to evacuate lol.
and 500 years older that would mean the beta quartzes and the last of the prime quartzes would be emerging at the same time. and that would have really boost their numbers (which was the point of the beta kindergarten in the first place) and as a bonus the beta quartzes are some nice canon fodder to buffer loses of their new high quality prime quartzes.
But wait, there’s more. Periodot mentioned that the beta kindergarten was used in a pinch as in they didn’t have much choice so by the time they started using the beta kindergarten, the alpha kindergaten was already used up (save amethyst) so depending on the incubation period of quartz soldiers, amethyst could actually be OLDER than jasper. Or jasper would be less than 500 years older than her.
So today I was sitting on a bench, waiting for the bus to come, and two kids ride past on a bicycle, both with their phones out. My suspicions are confirmed when they stop and look at me, sizing me up, and ask “You play pokémon go?”
(note that they didn’t literally say that - we were speaking Dutch - but i’ve taken the liberty of translating)
“Yes”, I respond.
“What team are you?”, the kid on the back asks me.
“Instinct”, I say.
“Vayler rules, though!”, the one on the front shouts, pumping his fist into the air, his pronunciation exactly as terrible as you’d expect from a 12-year-old Dutch boy.
Without another word, they ride away, leaving me to contemplate whether Team “Vayler” really does rule.
Just as the captains of the fictional 24th century Starfleet blazed a trail among the stars, the space shuttle Enterprise helped pave the way for future space exploration.
Fifty years ago, Star Trek debuted with the USS Enterprise as the main space-faring vessel used in much of the Star Trek universe. As such, the vessel holds a treasured place in the hearts of Star Trek fans and is as much of a character in the show as Kirk and Spock. Over three different series and a total of 14 seasons on TV and 13 feature films, the iterations of Enterprise have captured the imaginations and provided inspiration for its fans across the globe.
This brief history of the shuttle tells the tale of humanity’s first reusable spacecraft.
Space shuttles were first built in the late 1970s and were flown in space from 1981 to 2011. Their missions ranged from helping to build the International Space Station to repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
It’s All In The Name
The first shuttle was originally to be named Constitution, celebrating the country’s bicentennial and was to be unveiled to the public on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 1976. However, a massive letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans prompted President Gerald Ford to suggest the change. In the above photo, we see the shuttle Enterprise rolled out in Palmdale, California, with cast members of Star Trek on Sept. 17, 1976.
To Boldly Go …
This circular red, white and blue emblem was the official insignia for the Space Shuttle Approach and
Landing Test flights and became a model for future space shuttle mission patch designs, including placing the names of the crew on the patch . The four astronauts listed on the patch are:
Fred Haise., commander of the first crew
Charles Fullerton, pilot of the first crew
Joe Engle, commander of the second
crew
Dick Truly, pilot of the second crew
First Impressions
In this image, Enterprise makes its first appearance mated to its boosters as it is slowly rolled to the huge Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center. Although she never flew in space, shuttle Enterprise underwent a series of fit and function checks on the pad in preparation for the first launch of its
sister craft, Columbia.
Not Meant To Be
Enterprise sits on Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center undergoing tests after completing its 3.5 mile journey from the VAB. Have you ever wondered why Enterprise never went into space? Converting Enterprise from a training vehicle to space-worthy one was too cost prohibitive, our engineers felt.
Engage
Commander Fred Haise and pilot Charles Fullerton are seen in the cockpit of Enterprise prior to the fifth and final Approach and
Landing Test at Dryden Flight Research Center (Armstrong Flight Research Center). The tests were performed to learn about the landing characteristics of the shuttle.
It’s Been An Honor To Serve With You
The Enterprise’s two crews pose for a photo op at the Rockwell International Space
Division’s Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California. They are (left to right) Charles Fullerton, Fred Haise, Joe Engle and Dick Truly.
Fun mindscrew about Star Trek’s relationship with NASA:
The shuttle Enterprise was named in a contest. It was named after the fictional starship Enterprise from Star Trek: TOS, which was set in the 23rd Century.
Star Trek: Enterprise confirmed that the NX class of starships in the 22nd century were named after the space shuttles (NX-01 Enterprise, NX-02 Columbia, and so on and so forth). And every Enterprise since was named after NX-01.
This means the shuttle was named after the starship which was named after after another starship which was named after the shuttle.
(To be fair they also mention the Enterprise was also named for the vast number of US Navy vessels that had the name, most notably the CV-6 Enterprise, the most decorated ship of WWII and somewhat similar to the Enterprise of Star Trek fame in that it was, for a short time, our only aircraft carrier in the Pacific after all the others got sank, which meant it had to do some serious ass kicking against an entire empire, and it did exactly that.)
