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|series = ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' stories | |series = ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' stories | ||
|setting = [[Unity City]], [[2066]] | |setting = [[Unity City]], [[2066]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 84 | |publication = [[TV21 84]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 27 August 1966 | ||
|prev = Roman Citadel Mystery Solved (short story) | |prev = Roman Citadel Mystery Solved (short story) | ||
|series2 = ''Dateline'' stories | |series2 = ''Dateline'' stories | ||
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'''''Ferry Station Lost in Space''''' was a ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | '''''Ferry Station Lost in Space''''' was a ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | ||
Notably, [[Unity City]], a location introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story | Notably, [[Unity City]], a location introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story {{cs|Duel of the Daleks (comic story)}}, reappeared here. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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In [[Unity City]], the World Government headquarters announce that the [[Earth Space Empire Governing Senate]] is to have its final session before the [[November]] [[election]]s on a date still to be fixed. [[Invitation]]s are sent to the governing [[senator]]s from the eight major planets within the [[Earth Space Empire]]. | In [[Unity City]], the World Government headquarters announce that the [[Earth Space Empire Governing Senate]] is to have its final session before the [[November]] [[election]]s on a date still to be fixed. [[Invitation]]s are sent to the governing [[senator]]s from the eight major planets within the [[Earth Space Empire]]. | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* ''[[H6]]'' deals with over fifty [[spaceship]]s a [[day]] and also acts as a [[fuel]]ling depot for larger [[space freighter]]s. | * ''[[H6]]'' deals with over fifty [[spaceship]]s a [[day]] and also acts as a [[fuel]]ling depot for larger [[space freighter]]s. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This would be the last meeting of the [[Earth Space Empire Governing Senate]] presided over by [[World President]] [[Nikita Bandranaik]] because [[T.J. Younger]] was chosen as his successor in the [[2066]] [[November]] [[election]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Solar Streak A.O.K. (short story)|Solar Streak A.O.K.]]'', ''[[Information Service (TV21 121 short story)|Information Service]]'') | * This would be the last meeting of the [[Earth Space Empire Governing Senate]] presided over by [[World President]] [[Nikita Bandranaik]] because [[T.J. Younger]] was chosen as his successor in the [[2066]] [[November]] [[election]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Solar Streak A.O.K. (short story)|Solar Streak A.O.K.]]'', ''[[Information Service (TV21 121 short story)|Information Service]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Ferry Station Lost in Space.png|A [[picture]] of ''[[H6]]'' mid-[[construction]]. | |||
Substitute Station Launched.png|The ''[[G3]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | ||
[[Category:TV21 short stories]] | [[Category:TV21 Dateline short stories]] | ||
[[Category:1966 short stories]] | [[Category:1966 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:12, 18 March 2024
Ferry Station Lost in Space was a Dateline 2066 short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.
Notably, Unity City, a location introduced in The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Duel of the Daleks (comic story)"], reappeared here.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
As mystery diasters continue to sweep across the face of the Earth, the world population learns that one of the nine ferry stations orbiting the planet has vanished. After H6 fails to report at 0700 hours, a World Space Patrol investigation craft is launched to find the cause of its silence. The craft fails to locate any trace of H6 within an hour, resulting in the World Government escalating their efforts to an out-and-out search involving over twenty other craft. However, this also proves fruitless. Meanwhile, havoc and chaos soon ensues as the daily traffic which normally uses H6 builds up. The backlog is promptly cleared with normal services resuming when the substitute station G3 is sent up as a replacement. More search craft are later ordered to scour the solar system in search of H6 but the questions of how and why it left its static position in orbit remain on the minds of the populace.
In Unity City, the World Government headquarters announce that the Earth Space Empire Governing Senate is to have its final session before the November elections on a date still to be fixed. Invitations are sent to the governing senators from the eight major planets within the Earth Space Empire.
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- H6 deals with over fifty spaceships a day and also acts as a fuelling depot for larger space freighters.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- By referencing the World Space Patrol, this story was also a crossover with Fireball XL5.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This would be the last meeting of the Earth Space Empire Governing Senate presided over by World President Nikita Bandranaik because T.J. Younger was chosen as his successor in the 2066 November elections. (PROSE: Solar Streak A.O.K., Information Service)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
A picture of H6 mid-construction.
The G3.
