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|type = [[Moonbase]] | |||
|location = [[The Moon]] | |||
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|first = The Moonbase (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Horror of the Space Snakes (novel)|Horror of the Space Snakes]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Second Doctor]]''}} | |||
|clip = Don't Drink That - Doctor Who - The Moonbase - BBC | |||
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{{dab page|Moonbase (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''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]]'') | |||
== | == History == | ||
[[Liz Shaw]] had helped [[UNIT]] plan the Moonbase as early as the [[1970s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'') [[Giles]] had been told it had been built in the [[1970]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Worthy Successor (short story)|A Worthy Successor]]'') | |||
During the [[Sycorax invasion of Earth]] in [[2006]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et al.) [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[A. Frederick]] mentioned on an [[operations board]] that UNIT was building a "secret mission control centre" to support mankind's expansion to the stars. ([[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]]'') Her presence there stopped her from being able to help Giles and [[Archie MacTavish]] investigate a series of deaths connected to [[Cyberon]] in [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]]. On the journey there, Giles suspected Archive was jealous that he couldn't go too, which was indeed the case. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Worthy Successor (short story)|A Worthy Successor]]'') | |||
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 22:01, 27 January 2023
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.
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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) Giles had been told it had been built in the 1970s. (PROSE: A Worthy Successor)
During the Sycorax invasion of Earth in 2006, (TV: The Christmas Invasion, et al.) Sgt A. Frederick mentioned on an operations board that UNIT was building a "secret mission control centre" to support mankind's expansion to the stars. (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) Her presence there stopped her from being able to help Giles and Archie MacTavish investigate a series of deaths connected to Cyberon in the Vault. On the journey there, Giles suspected Archive was jealous that he couldn't go too, which was indeed the case. (PROSE: A Worthy Successor)
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)
