Nonetheless, after efforts to shut down the Stargate prior to its detonation failed, it was decided to use the X-302 to remove it from the Earth but as the X-302 was not designed to carry a 64,000 pound payload, it had to be quickly stripped of all unnecessary weight - its weapons, some life support equipment, radar, and some of its crash safety mechanisms. From the Stargate SG-1 Season 6 episode, 'Redemption Part 2'. (There was also a remote possibility that the ship would be destroyed in the attempt.) Subsequent research confirmed that due to the inherent instability of Naquadria, using the hyperdrive to reach a specific destination was impossible.

Unfortunately, the flight, designated Abydos 1, had to be aborted when the hyperspace window generated by X-302 proved to be unstable. Unable to dial out due to the fact that the SGC's Stargate had an active wormhole, Colonel Jack O'Neill and Major Samantha Carter took the X-302 out on its maiden flight, intending to use its hyperdrive to reach Abydos, from which they could use the Stargate and ultimately contact the Asgard for assistance. The X-302 was a few weeks away from a practical hyperspace test when the Goa'uld System Lord Anubis launched an attack on Earth using a Stargate destroyer. ( SG1: ' Redemption, Part 1', ' Redemption, Part 2')Īpparently the X-302 had weapons as well whether or not these corresponded to the armament of the production-model F-302 fighter-interceptors is unclear. (Unlike other Earth jet fighters, the X-302 incorporated Inertial dampeners that allowed the pilot to accelerate and maneuver much more sharply without fear of blacking out.) Also, the craft incorporated a Naquadria-based hyperspace window generator, intended to make it Earth's first interstellar vehicle.

While its overall shape was still reminiscent of the Goa'uld Death Glider that had been modified into the X-301, the X-302 was powered by a pair of jet engines with modified aerospikes for use at high altitude, plus a rocket booster for use in outer space. Unlike its predecessor, the X-301 Interceptor, the craft was built entirely using technology developed on Earth or reverse-engineered from Goa'uld equipment.

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