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− {{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft+ The '''TAS ''Ark''''' was the first of many colonist [[JumpShip]]s created by the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref> ''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 11 </ref>
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==History== ==History==
− After the overwhelming success of the two-year survey mission conducted by the first [[JumpShip]], the [[Pathfinder (Vessel)|TAS ''Pathfinder'']], and the discovery of many habitable worlds, the [[Terran Alliance]] authorized the construction of the first colony JumpShip. This ship was the '''''Ark''''', and she was due to be completed in [[2114]]; however, production problems delayed the launch of the ''Ark'' until [[2116]].<ref name="D&Jp11">''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 11: "To Reach Tau Ceti"</ref> + After the overwhelming success of the TAS ''[[TAS Pathfinder|Pathfinder]]'''s discovery of many habitable worlds during a two year survey, the Terran Alliance authorized the construction of the first colony JumpShip in [[2114]]. This first ship was christened the TAS ''Ark'' but production problems delayed the launch of the ship until [[2116]].
− The TAS ''Ark'' launched under the leadership of [[Martin Cabot]] with almost five hundred colonists bound for the existing scientific outpost on [[New Earth]], founding the first interstellar colony. This colonization mission would be the first of many.<ref name="D&Jp11"/> + The TAS ''Ark'' launched under the leadership of [[Martin Cabot]] with almost five hundred colonists bound for the existing scientific outpost on [[New Earth]], founding the first interstellar colony.
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− ==Gallery==
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− File:TAS Arc_New Earth.jpg|Colonization of [[New Earth]] by the TAS ''Ark'' as seen in the intro video of ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (apocryphal)<ref>''Battletech'' (video game), Intro</ref>
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==References== ==References==
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==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
− * ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (video game)
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
− [[Category: Individual JumpShips]] + [[Category:Individual JumpShips]]
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* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' | * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' | ||
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