Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2955

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2955 is a 14-day ship exposition event held at Orison in the Stanton System. The expo is an annual event that brings ships of all different manufacturers together to be displayed at several expo halls. As in previous years, the event is coupled with a free-fly event, and also offering free rentals of ships that are on display to all players. The event will traditionally also feature several new vehicle announcements.

Throughout the event, one or several manufacturers are featured on the showfloor in the game. This event is usually the largest income source from pledges in a year, and it gives funding for the game a major boost.

Free Fly

Anyone who wants to try Star Citizen can do so for FREE. The Free Fly event will start on November 20, right when the IAE event launches, and will finish on December 3. To join in, just go to the RSI website and create a free account. Once you finish, a selection of vehicles will be temporarily available on your account. After you’ve had a chance to try them out, consider visiting the IAE showhall located in the Vision Center next to Orison, and then head to the vehicle rental terminals to check out more vehicle options.

Showhall displays

In contrast to prior years, during which the hall exhibits varied among different manufacturers on separate days, this year's event will feature consistent displays from day one through day nine. On day ten, the exhibition will showcase the four vehicle in this years Best In Show event. The vehicles on display are as follows;

• Hall: Manufacturers Vehicles
• Main Hall: Argo Astronautics, Kruger Intergalactic, Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern, Roberts Space Industries Fortune, L-21 Wolf, L-22 Alpha Wolf, Lynx, Meteor, MPUV Tractor, Perseus, RAFT, Salvation
• Hall 2: Aegis Dynamics, Anvil Aerospace Avenger Titan, F7C-M Super Hornet Mk II, F8C Lightning, Paladin, Sabre Peregrine
• Hall 3: Aopoa, Banu Souli, Esperia, Gatac Manufacture Defender, Nox, Prowler Utility, Railen (hologram), San'tok.yāi, Stinger, Syulen, Talon
• Hall 4: Drake Interplanetary, Greycat Industrial, Origin Jumpworks 135c, 400i, 350r, Clipper, Dragonfly, Dragonfly Star Kitten, Golem OX, MDC, MTC, Mule, ROC, ROC-DS, PTV, STV, X1 Force, X1 Velocity
• Hall 5: Consolidated Outland, Crusader Industries, Mirai, Fury LX, Guardian MX, HoverQuad, Intrepid, Nomad, Spirit C1

Grey of Grey's Market did his own tagalong Exposition back at Grim HEX (Crusader), where a Shiv is on display an was available for rent the 23rd and 24th of November and the 29th of the same to the 3rd of December.

New vehicles

IAE 2955 showcased a number of entirely new vehicle launches that was available for purchase.

Stock limited ships

The event also features sales of stock limited ships on the Pledge Store. These ships are considered 'exclusive' and are therefore only sold in limited quantities over a small period of time. Each stock-limited ship is limited to 1 per account and will be available in several waves. Click the individual time slots for a conversion to your own time zone.

Vehicle renting

In this years event, there will be a series of Traveler Rentals terminals aligning the walls of the hallway just prior to the main hall area. Here, you can rent all the vehicles available in the game from each manufacturer for a period of 48 hours. The rental schedule outlined below alternates between manufacturers at 16:00 UTC each day.

Best in Show

This event succeeds the annual Ship Showdown. During the showdown, backers were able to vote on their favorite ship in each round during the month of September. The winning ships of this year were the Polaris, followed by the Asgard, Zeus Mk II ES, Gladiator. These ships will be highlighted at the expo on the 10th day.

In order to qualify for the paints, it is essential that the designated Best in Show ships, rather than their variants, are present in your web-hangar at the conclusion of IAE.

For the first time ever, the paints from all previous years Best in Show were made available again. All IAE 2949 Best in Show ships had their paints offered standalone from a unique variant with this years event. NOV 29-30 BEST IN SHOW

Paints

• Asgard
• Gladiator
• Polaris
• Zeus Mk II ES

Posters

• Asgard: Gladiator Polaris Zeus Mk II ES

Other items

The Polaris will be awarded a collectible in-game championship pennant to celebrate the honor of being the champion of this year's Ship Showdown.

Gear

There is clothing available at the event location lobby. Along with the below shirts and hats, an assortment of manufacturer specific shirts and hats are also available. 00 (plus tax).

• IAE 2955 T-Shirt Black: 820 aUEC IAE 2955 Hat Black 820 aUEC
• IAE 2955 T-Shirt Grey: 820 aUEC IAE 2955 Hat Grey 820 aUEC

Twitch drops

In celebration of IAE 2955 and the introduction of Alpha 4.4: Welcome to Nyx, CIG is hosting its inaugural Twitch drops event. From November 20 to December 3, backers must watch any Star Citizen stream that has Drops enabled for a cumulative duration of four hours to receive the Geist 'Epoque' Armor Set for free. <!--

Commemorative items

(To be announced)Players who visits the expo hall during the event will receive an IAE 2955 Spectrum badge. -->

Podcasts

Lexxy Marlowe and Gale Kessler present 'Talkin' Shop Does IAE 2955', broadcast live from the back office of Teach's Ship Shop located in Levski, in the Nyx system. As full-time mechanics, they provide a comprehensive analysis of the current happenings at this year's IAE event.

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