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For questions about the 'Stargate' franchise. For the movie of the same name released in 1994, use [stargate-movie]. Use in conjunction with the specific series as well: [stargate-sg1], [stargate-atlantis], [stargate-universe] or [stargate-origins].

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Did we ever see any civilian contractors working within the StarGate program?

As for companies, it depends on what you mean by "working within the Stargate program." … and a paper trail supporting their "discovery" is created), and although they often have access to some information that is classified, usually they're not told the whole story and do not know of the Stargate
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Wouldn't being underwater be the same as burying the gate?

places where the Stargate is deliberately buried) and focusing on the mechanics alone, there is some evidence that the Stargate tries to move material out of the way prior to forming a wormhole. … The officers watch in shock as the Stargate continues to spin, the chevrons locking in place. …
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Couldn't the Wraith have followed the intergalactic gate bridge in a ship?

Detecting a Stargate is difficult enough that using Asgard-sensor-boosted ships, Stargate teams have sometimes had to look for a long time on a planet they believed one should be (due to the location corresponding … to a known address), so the odds that the first outside-of-the-Pegaus-galaxy gate can be detected at such distances is exceedingly small, almost equivalent to detecting a stargate from one side of the …
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Why does the SGC use the iris?

While putting a rod or something in the center of the Stargate may or may not prevent people from dialing in (depending on the size and placement, and it's not entirely clear what the requirements are) … If you want to run an off-world operation at all, an Iris is really good to have, and even if you have something that closes off the Stargate completely, you'd probably STILL want an Iris as well. …
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Why do they always assume that the civilisation is the same on the whole planet visited with...

So, if you found a Stargate in a glacier, it's a somewhat reasonable assumption that that's what the whole planet is like... otherwise, why not move it to a better location? … And while there's a whole planet out of range of the Stargate... it's usually also out of the range of being of immediate interest to the SGC. …
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How did Arthurian Legends get to Earth?

both before and after we think the Stargate was buried? … A Goa'uld that wanted to set up its own empire could have taken a very small, fast ship, large enough only for a single Stargate, to a highly populated planet, then, use the Stargate on that planet to …
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Gate address when dialing Earth Is the point of origin wrong?

Stargate "Point of Origins" are really "Gate of Origin" symbols. … Any one of those could include a scene where Earth's home address needs to be successfully dialed from the (normally) Earth Stargate. …
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How did Jennifer Keller become infected with the alien pathogen from M2S-445?

She was on the rescue team recovering Col. Shepherd and his team from the explosion. McKAY: Well, it's gotta be something to do with Michael. I mean, she hasn't been offworld since she helped rescue …
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Where was Samantha Carter during the events of "Rising, Part 1"?

"Rising, Part 1" takes place at some point between the season eight episodes "New Order Part 2" (in which Elizabeth Weir leaves to join the Atlantis expedition) and "Zero Hour" two episodes later (in …
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What is this monument in the intro of Stargate SG-1 Season 4?

This is not a monument at all, but rather Ra's Mask. It was actually in the intro for all the first five seasons, intended to be a visual tie-in to the movie, where Ra has a similar mask. When it mo …
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