StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo

Template:For The Star Citizen Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, also known as IAE, is a yearly ship exhibition in November, a combination of in-game exhibition and ship sales on the StarCitizen:Pledge Store.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> The expo usually takes place over more than ten days, with new sales, commentary, and possibly new StarCitizen:ships. Each day focuses on one particular ship manufacturer or group of manufacturers.

This event was originally created in 2016 to coincide with the "Anniversary Sale", which had celebrated the end of the Kickstarter campaign since November 2013.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

IAE Events

Template:For Selected events in Lore and In-game, sorted from latest to oldest. The first in-game IAE was in 2018/ 2948 at the Desmond Memorial Convention Center in Lorville. There was an Aegis Idris-M landed in a hangar to view.

Event	Start date	Expo Location	RSI Page
IAE 2955	2025-10-20	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Vision Center, StarCitizen:Orison	(link)
IAE 2954	2024-10-22	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center, StarCitizen:New Babbage	(link)
IAE 2953	2023-10-17	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center, StarCitizen:New Babbage	(link)
IAE 2952	2022-10-18	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center, StarCitizen:New Babbage	(link)
IAE 2951	2021-10-19	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center, StarCitizen:New Babbage	(link)
IAE 2950	2020-10-20	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center, StarCitizen:New Babbage (in-game)	(link)
IAE 2949	2019-10-24	Eri City, satellite StarCitizen:Bevic Convention Center, StarCitizen:Area18 (in-game)	(link)
IAE 2948	2018-10-23	Eri City, with a satellite expo at StarCitizen:Desmond Memorial Convention Center, StarCitizen:Lorville, StarCitizen:Hurston (in-game)	(link)
IAE 2947
IAE 2946	2016-10-18	Eri City, Severus, Kiel <ref name="IAE46">Template:Cite RSI</ref>	(link)
IAE 2916 f.		Since 2916 every IAE is held at StarCitizen:Eri City, StarCitizen:Severus, Kiel	-
IAE 2913		'Infamous' IAE on StarCitizen:Asura, Ferron
IAE 2683 f.		From 2683 - 2715 StarCitizen:Agustin Exposition Hall on StarCitizen:Lo.	-
IAE 2670		First IAE on StarCitizen:Castor	-

Lore

The first IAE was held in 2670 in StarCitizen:Castor by inventor StarCitizen:Audrey Timmerman, who introduced the launch of his experimental ship Poby. It has been developed into an institution over the next hundreds of years. Until 2952, the event was never cancelled.

In the early phase the IAE had no permanent residence and was held at different locations with changing sponsors (StarCitizen:New Junction Ship Emporium 2675, then by RSI from 2683-2715 at the StarCitizen:Agustin Exposition Hall on StarCitizen:Lo. Lo hosted the event yearly until 2847). An accident in 2701 with 15 fatalities led to further professionalisation. From then on, only professional pilots were allowed to demonstrate ships. Stunt flying were now performed by the StarCitizen:999th Test Squadron. At IAE 2712, RSI presented its new ship, the "StarCitizen:Constellation".

In the following years, the event came under the influence of the new Messer regime and was used exclusively by its favoured companies. Sponsor became the pro-Messer company AEGIS Dynamics. Timmerman refused to comply, and retired in 2715. After the end of the Messer Era, the event was dominated by corporate interest and sister events were held in different systems in 2870 to celebrate the IAE’s 200th anniversary.

The 'disastrous' IAE 2913 on Asura lead to another change. Since the location failed to meet the standards by far, missing a viable infrastructure to host it, a permanent location to host it was searched for. StarCitizen:Joona Tzur, former Governor of StarCitizen:Severus, Kiel successfully convinced the IAE board of directors to host it at StarCitizen:Eri City in 2916.

The new location was not without disadvantages, high traffic and a strong rise in outlaw activity targeting civilian and corporate transports plague the event since then. An express lane system was introduced but failed to shorten waiting times. Since 2948 satellite expos were held to relieve the main event.

See also

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