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| {{infobox Star System
| | #REDIRECT [[Goddard (star system)]] |
| |faction = terran
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| |name = Goddard
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| |image = [[Image:goddard.png|Goddard I after its destruction on 2654.326.]]
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| |sector = [[Epsilon Sector]]
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| |quadrant = [[Deneb Quadrant]]
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| |allegiance = Terran Confederation
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| |places = [[Goddard I]], [[Goddard II]]
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| |other =
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| |links = [[Gateway]], [[Morpheus]], [[Epsilon Prime]], [[Ross 94F]], [[Border Zone]]
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| }}
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| '''Goddard''' is a star system in the [[Epsilon Sector]]. It was a colony of the [[Terran Confederation]] that hosted at least two major planets, including [[Goddard I]] and [[Goddard II]]. It was named for the American scientist who invented the first liquid-fuel rocket in [[1926]], [[Robert H. Goddard]].
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| Goddard was colonized in [[2512]] by North Americans, scientists and intellectuals.
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| Goddard I hosted 250,000 Terran colonists prior to the year [[2654]], and was likely the largest colony in the system. It hosted several major cities and was relatively peaceful during the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]] prior to the 2650s.
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| In 2654, mere weeks after the conclusion of the [[Vega Sector Campaign]], Goddard was attacked by a massive [[Kilrathi]] fleet wielding a new superweapon, later identified as the [[Graviton Gun]]. The colony sent a distress call to the Confederation Space Navy before contact with the colony was lost. The ''[[TCS Tiger's Claw]]'' and all nearby vessels raced to Goddard's defense, only to discover that it was too late. Goddard I was totally destroyed, with all 250,000 colonists and all visible signs of life eradicated. Also, the Kilrathi fleet managed to escape back to Imperial airspace. Confed sent marines to search for survivors, but there were none to be found.
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| The disaster at Goddard prompted the Confederation to retaliate by sending the ''Tiger's Claw'' to hunt down and destroy the Kilrathi fleet and its new superweapon, initiating [[Operation: Thor's Hammer]]. It was later discovered that Goddard was the test site for the [[Graviton Gun]], which was meant to be used to blast the Kilrathi's way through to [[Earth]]. The plan failed as the Tiger's Claw tracked down and destroyed the Kilrathi fleet and the Graviton Gun before it could be employed in numbers.
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| The fallout resulting from the Goddard Disaster would not be realized for years to come. Among the victims of the disaster was the brother of Terran pilot [[Zachary Colson]]. Colson firmly believed that the colony would have survived if the Tiger's Claw hadn't detoured to attack a Kilrathi troopship, so he betrayed Confed and helped the Kilrathi to destroy the Tiger's Claw in [[2656]]. His campaign of terror would last ten years before he was finally silenced by [[Christopher Blair]] in [[2668]].
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| ==Notable Residents==
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| *[[Eduardo Rosado]] inventor of the [[Neutron Gun]]
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| *[[Gordon E. Thorn]] developer of the [[Goddard Special]] beverage.
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| *Mechanic [[Zach Siegler]], cousin to [[Sam|Shotglass]] (Deceased)
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| *Shuttle Pilot [[Trisha Siegler]] (Deceased)
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| [[category:Star Systems]]
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