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When [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[A. Frederick]] [[press briefing|briefed the press]] on the disappearance of ''[[Guinevere One]]'', she affirmed that [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] had no position on the probe other than their general [[support]] for [[mankind]]'s expansion to the [[star]]s, and that they intending to build, in Frederick's own words, a "'''secret mission control centre'''". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'')
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'''Moonbase One''', later '''Moonbase Laika''', was a [[UNIT]] facility located on [[the Moon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]'', ''[[The Doc's Side of the Moon (short story)|The Doc's Side of the Moon]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== History ==
Given the general unreliability of Frederick's press briefing in ''Guinevere One'', it is unclear if any merit exists towards her claims that a "secret mission control centre" was being built.
[[Liz Shaw]] had helped [[UNIT]] plan the Moonbase as early as the [[1970s]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') and during the [[Sycorax invasion of Earth]] in [[2006]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et al.) it was known to at least [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[A. Frederick]] that UNIT was building a "secret mission control centre". She mentioned this on an [[operations board]] to other UNIT personnel after she told them about her [[press briefing]] of the situation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'')
 
In [[2006]], UNIT set up Moonbase One as a scientific research station. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]'')
 
Liz was stationed at the facility in [[2010]]. She could not attend the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s [[funeral]] as she could not return until the following [[Sunday]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'')
 
After UNIT was shut down circa [[2018]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] hoped that it was empty. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucy Wilson and the Bledoe Cadets (novel)|Lucy Wilson and the Bledoe Cadets]]'')
 
In [[2023]] it was given to [[World State]] and renamed Moonbase Laika. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]'')
 
According to one account, the Moon was an [[egg]] that was destroyed when it hatched in [[2049]]. The [[Creature (Kill the Moon)|creature]] laid an egg that replaced the original Moon. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'')
 
By [[2070]], the Moonbase was used as a weather control station. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]'', ''[[The Doc's Side of the Moon (short story)|The Doc's Side of the Moon]]'') It controlled [[Earth]]'s [[weather]] with the [[Gravitron]] that was installed in the [[2050s]]. The [[Telosian]] [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] attempted to take it over in 2070, but were stopped by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
 
Later in its history, the Moonbase was used as a prison and a children's amusement park. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]'')
 
== Alternate timeline ==
In an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] allied with [[Rassilon]] and began rewriting history, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') the [[Second Doctor]] was partially [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] while on the Moonbase. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Second Doctor]]'')
 
== References ==
When recounting past victories over the Cybermen, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] recalled defeating them on the Moonbase. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')
 
[[Category:Moonbases on Earth's Moon]]
[[Category:Locations visited by the Second Doctor]]
[[Category:Locations visited by the Eleventh Doctor]]
[[Category:UNIT bases]]
[[Category:UNIT bases]]

Revision as of 15:55, 24 July 2022

This article needs to be updated.

Information from TV: The Seeds of Death, PROSE: The Seeds of Death, and PROSE: The Doc's Side of the Moon needs to be added.

These omissions are so great that the article's factual accuracy has been compromised. Check out the discussion page and revision history for further clues about what needs to be updated in this article.

You may wish to consult Moonbase (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Moonbase One, later Moonbase Laika, was a UNIT facility located on the Moon. (PROSE: Horror of the Space Snakes, The Doc's Side of the Moon)

History

Liz Shaw had helped UNIT plan the Moonbase as early as the 1970s, (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror) and during the Sycorax invasion of Earth in 2006, (TV: The Christmas Invasion, et al.) it was known to at least Sgt A. Frederick that UNIT was building a "secret mission control centre". She mentioned this on an operations board to other UNIT personnel after she told them about her press briefing of the situation. (PROSE: Guinevere One)

In 2006, UNIT set up Moonbase One as a scientific research station. (PROSE: Horror of the Space Snakes)

Liz was stationed at the facility in 2010. She could not attend the Eleventh Doctor's funeral as she could not return until the following Sunday. (TV: Death of the Doctor)

After UNIT was shut down circa 2018, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart hoped that it was empty. (PROSE: Lucy Wilson and the Bledoe Cadets)

In 2023 it was given to World State and renamed Moonbase Laika. (PROSE: Horror of the Space Snakes)

According to one account, the Moon was an egg that was destroyed when it hatched in 2049. The creature laid an egg that replaced the original Moon. (TV: Kill the Moon)

By 2070, the Moonbase was used as a weather control station. (TV: The Moonbase, PROSE: Horror of the Space Snakes, The Doc's Side of the Moon) It controlled Earth's weather with the Gravitron that was installed in the 2050s. The Telosian Cybermen attempted to take it over in 2070, but were stopped by the Second Doctor. (TV: The Moonbase)

Later in its history, the Moonbase was used as a prison and a children's amusement park. (PROSE: Horror of the Space Snakes)

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline where the Cybermen allied with Rassilon and began rewriting history, (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen) the Second Doctor was partially converted while on the Moonbase. (COMIC: Prologue: The Second Doctor)

References

When recounting past victories over the Cybermen, the Twelfth Doctor recalled defeating them on the Moonbase. (TV: The Doctor Falls)

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