Editing (section) Jumpgate 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>History</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BImage%3AJumpgate.gif%7Cthumb%7C200px%7CJumpgate%20activated%20for%20incoming%20traffic%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Jumpgate.gif%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Jumpgate%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Jumpgate%20activated%20for%20incoming%20traffic%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Jumpgate%20activated%20for%20incoming%20traffic%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/babylon5/images/e/e0/Jumpgate.gif/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20080112181101" width="200" height="140" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Jumpgate.gif" data-image-key="Jumpgate.gif" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->It is unknown exactly which race invented the technology as nothing of the original jumpgate builders has ever been found and all that can be determined by examining the gates themselves is that the aliens had been highly advanced, and extraordinary engineers. The first gates were built circa <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%224800%20B.C.%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2220th%20Century%20and%20earlier%234800%20B.C.%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B20th%20Century%20and%20earlier%234800%20B.C.%7C4800%20B.C.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/20th_Century_and_earlier#4800_B.C." title="20th Century and earlier">4800 B.C.</a> (seven thousand years before the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Third%20Age%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Third%20Age%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThird%20Age%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Third_Age" title="Third Age">Third Age</a>), and had apparently spread across interstellar space as a flourishing civilization for some four to five thousand years hence. By 200 CE they seem to have completely vanished, leaving behind no trace of their civilization, other than the gates themselves. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Some of the younger alien races such as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minbari%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minbari%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinbari%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Minbari" title="Minbari">Minbari</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Centauri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Centauri%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentauri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Centauri" title="Centauri">Centauri</a> discovered the gates while exploring the outer edges of their own solar systems in their early, primitive sub-light ships.<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D2DiaCoS%3E%5B%5BTo%20Dream%20in%20the%20City%20of%20Sorrows%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2222%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2223%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="#cite_note-2DiaCoS-0"><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D3rdspc%3E%5B%5BThirdspace%20%28movie%29%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3rdspc_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3rdspc_1-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="#cite_note-3rdspc-1"><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Once they had unlocked the complex codes required to activate the jump gate sequence, they began to explore hyperspace in an attempt to map the jumpgate network. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->However, as later generations know all too well, hyperspace travel is extremely hazardous and many ships were destroyed or simply lost forever. The ones that made it back into normal space had found out the hard way just how perilous hyperspace navigation was and as a result a series of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tachyon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22tachyon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btachyon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Tachyon" title="Tachyon">tachyon</a> beacons were established to help ships locate and activate the gates within the chaotic nightmare of hyperspace. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Exactly how the original alien builders had navigated through their own network of gates isn't known, but they didn’t seem to use any recognizable beacons. For this reason, the discovery of an original gate is rare as they have so far only been stumbled upon through sheer blind luck and without any dependable means of detecting one at long range, finding them all could take millennia, if at all possible.<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D2DiaCoS%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2234%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2235%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="#cite_note-2DiaCoS-0"><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BImage%3AJumpgate.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C200px%7CJumpgate%20opening%20a%20%5B%5BJump%20point%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Jumpgate.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Jumpgate%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Jumpgate%20opening%20a%20%5B%5BJump%20point%22%2C%22width%22%3A200%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Jumpgate%20opening%20a%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220011%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJump_point%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Jump%20point%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22mw-redirect%5C%22%3EJump%20point%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/babylon5/images/0/0e/Jumpgate.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20061005174705" width="200" height="150" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Jumpgate.jpg" data-image-key="Jumpgate.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After it was determined how to open a gate, the next step was to determine how they worked so the technology could be duplicated and new gates be built. This required large amounts of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Quantium%2040%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quantium%2040%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuantium%2040%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Quantium_40" title="Quantium 40">Quantium 40</a>, a rare radioactive material that due to its essential nature in jumpgate construction has become the most valuable substance in the galaxy. <span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D2DiaCoS%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2DiaCoS_0-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2DiaCoS-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2240%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2241%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="#cite_note-2DiaCoS-0"><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Since not all inhabited system had an ancient gate of their own, some races such as the Centauri saw an opportunity for business and profit by seeking out isolated worlds and selling or renting access to their own gate network to trade with other worlds, or if the area was of sufficient value to annex the territory and conquer any inhabited world, as they did <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Narn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Narn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNarn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Narn" title="Narn">Narn</a>. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> was one of the former, having no military or strategic value the Centauri eagerly sold the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Earth%20Alliance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Earth%20Alliance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEarth%20Alliance%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Earth_Alliance" title="Earth Alliance">Earth Alliance</a> time on their own jumpgates to allow trade with other worlds, though before long humanity figured out how to construct their own gates and ships with jump-point generators, eventually joining the interstellar community as equal participants. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sol%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sol%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSol%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Sol_System" title="Sol System">Sol System</a>'s gate was originally built in Earth orbit but was later moved to what became known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Transfer%20point%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Transfer%20point%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTransfer%20point%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Transfer_point" title="Transfer point">Transfer point</a> off <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Io%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Io%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Io" title="Io">Io</a>, amid security concerns that an invading force could arrive practically on Earth's doorstep with little warning. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->In its new location it was several days journey from humanity's population centres on Earth and the then small colony on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>. In addition, the natural radiation belt around <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jupiter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jupiter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJupiter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a> offered the gate sufficient protection from long range targeting.<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fjmsnews.com%5C%2Fmsg.aspx%3Fid%3D1-13057%20JMS%20post%20on%20rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated%20-%206%5C%2F20%5C%2F1995%202%3A59%3A00%20PM%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-0000000D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2225-2924560545f0d3042116ac%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ376702594ea12ac4-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2246%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2247%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="25-2924560545f0d3042116ac" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key babylon5:rte-parser-cache:2065 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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