Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951 was a 12-day ship exposition event held at Tobin Expo Center in New Babbage. The expo is an annual event that brings ships of all different manufacturers together to be displayed at several expo halls. As in previous years, the event was coupled with a free-fly event, allowing players without a Game Package to play the game for free, and also offering free rentals of ships on display to all players. 
==Ship showdown==
The event succeeds the annual Ship Showdown. During the showdown, backers were able to vote on their favorite ship in each round during the month of September. The winning ships of this year were the MPUV-1C, followed by the C2 Hercules, 600i Explorer, Mercury Star Runner. These ships were highlighted at the expo on the 10th day.
==Stock limited ship sale==
Almost every ship was on sale on the Pledge Store at some point during the event. Specific stock limited ships (usually large or capital size ships) were for sale during specific timeframes covering all the time zones:
*Wave 1: 1600 UTC
*Wave 2: 0000 UTC
*Wave 3: 0800 UTC
*IAE Day 2 - November 20: Constellation Phoenix
*IAE Day 3 - November 21: Aegis Idris-P, Aegis Javelin
*IAE Day 6 - November 24: Origin 890 Jump
*IAE Day 7 - November 25: Consolidated Outland Pioneer
*IAE Day 8 - November 26: Drake Kraken, Drake Kraken Privateer
*IAE Day 9 - November 27: MISC Hull E
==Commemorative items==
Owners of one (or more) of the ships that made it to the Ship Showdown semi-finals received a free limited-edition ship livery and leather jacket. Also, all backers received an Argo themed backpack.
===Gear===
Item 	Availability 	Price
Cataby Backpack MPUV-1C Edition 	Attributed to all backer accounts 	
MPUV-1C Flight Jacket 	Attributed to owners of a MPUV-1C or MPUV-1P 	
600i Flight Jacket 	Attributed to owners of a 600i Explorer or 600i Touring	
Hercules Starlifter Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of the C2 Hercules Starlifter 	
Mercury Star Runner Flight Jacket	Attributed to owners of the Mercury Star Runner 	
IAE 2951 T-shirt Blue 	For sale at the in-game event lobby 	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 T-shirt White 	For sale at the in-game event lobby 	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 Hat Blue 	For sale at the in-game event lobby 	820 aUEC
IAE 2951 Hat White 	For sale at the in-game event lobby 	820 aUEC
===Paints===
Item 	Availability 	Price
MPUV-1C 2951 BIS Paint 	Attributed to owners of a MPUV-1C or MPUV-1P 	
600i 2951 BIS Paint 	Attributed to owners of a 600i Explorer or 600i Touring	
Hercules Starlifter 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of the C2 Hercules Starlifter 	
Mercury Star Runner 2951 BIS Paint	Attributed to owners of the Mercury Star Runner 	
===Spectrum badges===
Special Badges were handed out for use on a player's Spectrum profile, obtainable by logging in to the game at each specific day of the event. See Showcase schedule. Badges were attributed to accounts at the end of the event.
==Showcase schedule==
Starting on November 19, each day a different ship manufacturer took over one of the expo halls for 48 hours. Switches occurred at 1600 UTC daily. Each manufacturer displayed their ships at the expo halls at the New Babbage Tobin Expo Center on the planet microTech for overlapping 48-hour blocks.
Date 	Manufacturers 	Vehicles 	Badge
Day 1 / November 19 	Anvil Aerospace 	Arrow, Ballista, C8X Pisces, Carrack, F7C Hornet, F7C Hornet Wildfire, F7C-M Super Hornet, F7C-R Hornet Tracker, F7C-S Hornet Ghost, Gladiator, Hawk, Hurricane, Terrapin, Valkyrie 	
Day 2 / November 20 	Roberts Space Industries 	Aurora CL, Aurora ES, Aurora LN, Aurora LX, Aurora MR, Constellation Andromeda, Constellation Aquila, Constellation Phoenix, Constellation Taurus, Mantis, Ursa 	
Day 3 / November 21 	Aegis Dynamics 	Avenger Stalker, Avenger Titan, Avenger Titan Renegade, Avenger Warlock, Eclipse, Gladius, Gladius Valiant, Hammerhead, Reclaimer, Redeemer, Retaliator Bomber, Sabre, Sabre Comet, Vanguard Harbinger, Vanguard Hoplite, Vanguard Sentinel, Vanguard Warden	
Day 4 / November 22 	Aopoa, Banu Souli, Esperia, Gatac Manufacture 	Khartu-al, Nox, Defender, Blade, Glaive, Prowler, Talon, Talon Shrike 	
Day 5 / November 23 	Crusader Industries, Tumbril Land Systems 	Ares Inferno, Ares Ion, A2 Hercules, C2 Hercules, M2 Hercules, Mercury Star Runner, Cyclone, Cyclone AA, Cyclone MT, Cyclone RC, Cyclone RN, Cyclone TR, Nova 	
Day 6 / November 24 	Origin Jumpworks 	85x, 100i, 125a, 135c, 300i, 315p, 325a, 350r, 400i, 600i Touring, 890 Jump, M50 	
Day 7 / November 25 	Argo Astronautics, Greycat Industrial, Consolidated Outland, Kruger Intergalactic	MOLE, MPUV-1C, MPUV-1P, Mustang Alpha, Mustang Beta, Mustang Gamma, Mustang Delta, Nomad, ROC, ROC-DS, PTV, P-52 Merlin, P-72 Archimedes 	
Day 8 / November 26 	Drake Interplanetary 	Buccaneer, Caterpillar, Cutlass Black, Cutlass Blue, Cutlass Red, Dragonfly, Herald 	
Day 9 / November 27 	Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern 	Freelancer, Freelancer DUR, Freelancer MAX, Freelancer MIS, Prospector, Razor, Razor EX, Razor LX, Reliant Kore, Reliant Mako, Reliant Sen, Reliant Tana, Starfarer, Starfarer Gemini 	
Day 10 / November 28 	Best in Show, Weapons and Armor showcase 	MPUV, 600i, C2 Hercules, Mercury Star Runner 	
November 29 - December 1	Finale 	All ships that were previously available during the expo 	
==Whitley's Guide==
In the 2951 edition of Whitley's Guide, CIG offered not only a look at the show segments themselves, but also took a glimpse behind the scenes at Jax McCleary's relationship with Jimmy as they struggled with the show's ratings decline.
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==References==
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