Astro Megaship

The Astro Megaship was a spacecraft that served as the base and primary Megazord for the Space Rangers during Power Rangers In Space. It would later become the Galaxy Rangers' base of operations and secondary transportation when it wasn't docked on the colony of Terra Venture during Lost Galaxy.

**Turbo** - The former Turbo Rangers received the Astro Megashuttle from NASADA as they sought to chase Divatox into space.

**In Space** - It was owned and piloted by Andros, created by Zordon and Alpha 5 on Eltar. He met up with the former Turbo Rangers and Alpha 6. Together, the new team became the Space Rangers and spent most of their time in the Megaship. The Megaship is designed to interface with the NASADA Astro Megashuttle so that it can be contained within its forward structure. Aside from the shuttle hangar, the Megaship consists of 6 decks for its crew.

The Astro Megaship is capable of faster than light travel allowing it to voyage between solar systems. The ship can be run by a single person or even by itself with the help of DECA or Alpha 6, however, it can comfortably support a crew of 16.

Aside from space travel, the Megaship can even operate within planetary atmospheres and can land on planets. By combining with the Astro Megashuttle, the Astro Megaship can transform into the Astro Megazord.

The bridge is the center of any ship, and the Astro Megaship's bridge is no different. From the ship's bridge, the Megaship's crew operates the entire ship. The ship's steering controls, sensors, weapons systems, communications equipment, as well as D.E.C.A. are all accessed from here. The bridge is located on Megadeck 1 along the front part of the Astro Megaship.

The SimuDeck, located on Megadeck 5, is the training room. The advanced holographic and robotic technologies in the SimuDeck allow the Rangers to practice their skills in a realistic yet safe environment. The SimuDeck can be programmed to display any type of location and can also create automated opponents for Rangers to fight such as Craterites. Since the SimuDeck can be programmed to recreate any environment, it can also be used for non-combat purposes such as recreation.

The Megaship's propulsion systems and power output are generated in the ship's engine room. The engine room, located on Megadeck 6, holds the universe's only known Mega Accelerator, a device capable of propelling the ship at speeds far faster than Albert Einstein ever believed possible. Aside from the Mega Accelerator, the Engine Room has a large cargo bay door which opens to the outside of the ship. Since the engine room powers the Megaship, it is the most important part of the ship. Destroying this section of the ship would severely cripple if not destroy the entire Megaship.

The Astro Megaship is quite capable of defending itself from attackers with its shields, thick hull, and 2 double barreled laser turrets. D.E.C.A. normally handles firing the Megaship's weapons but they can be controlled manually from the bridge. The Megaship also comes equipped with 2 ion cannons mounted on the bottom of the Megaship.

The Astro Megaship's Synthetron is located in the recreation room adjacent to the bridge on Megadeck 1. Here the crew of the Megaship as well as any guests eat their meals and relax. This room also has storage lockers for the crew to store their gear in. Perhaps the most sophisticated system in the room are the 5 Jump Tubes. The Rangers can jump into these tubes which allow them to morph as well as exit the Megaship by teleporting, flying off on their Galaxy Gliders or in their space shuttle.

There are 8 crew quarters on the Astro Megaship all located on Megadeck 2. The Megaship is also capable of converting several other rooms into crew quarters if need be. Each room normally has a double bunk bed, a desk, a chair, a dresser, and a closet; however, occupants tend to personalize their own quarters with various furniture and other items. The Megaship housed Zhane in a special cryogenics chamber until he was well enough to be reawakened. Alpha 6's bedroom is located in the same area as the engine room, as revealed at the end of Red With Envy.

**Lost Galaxy** - After the Space Rangers were victorious, the Megaship was turned into a museum. Alpha 6 still watched over things with mechanic Damon Henderson. Kai convinced the two to help him steal the ship to rescue his friends. The Megaship then became the base for the Galaxy Rangers. Most of the time, it was docked at Terra Venture. But whenever the Rangers needed to transverse space, the Megaship was fully functional to do so. It was even still able to transform into the Astro Megazord if needed (Although this function was only seen when the Space Rangers returned to assist against the reborn Psycho Rangers, suggesting that the Megashuttle may have been removed).

The only real modification was transforming the recreation room (with the Synthetron, storage lockers, and jump tubes) into the bay.

During the final battle with Trakeena, the Astro Megaship was severely damaged when the Scorpion Stinger caught the ship in its pincers and began crushing it. The Galaxy Rangers activated the self-destruct and fled. The explosion caused by the destruction of the Astro Megaship severely damaged the Scorpion Stinger, and caused it to crash on Mirinoi's moon, effectively destroying it.

## Astro Megazord

The Astro Megazord was armed with the Astro Megazord Blaster (a transformed state of the MegaShuttle's booster sled), the Astro Megazord Saber (usually formed out of energy in the Megazord's hand), and the Astro Megazord Shield (typically attached to the underside of the Megaship when not in use), The Astro Megazord Saber had multiple attacks. First, it could be charged with energy and be used to deliver any number of powered-up slashes to the enemy. It could also be used as a Laser Whip, and when sent into a target, it could be ignited with energy to obliterate the monster.

## Main Appearances

Power Rangers In Space -- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy -- Turbo Rescuezords <--> Delta Megazord