StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2950 (real-life 2020) is a 13 day ship exposition event held at StarCitizen:Tobin Expo Center in StarCitizen:New Babbage. The expo is an annual event that brings ships of all different manufacturers together to be displayed at several expo halls.<ref name="IAE page">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Each 24 hours, a new manufacturer opens up their halls to display their ships. Manufacturers display their ships for 48 hours. Any ship displayed is available to rent and fly for free for a period of 48 <ref name="spectrum FAQ">Template:Cite RSI</ref> hours.

As in previous years, StarCitizen:Jax McCleary was present at the event providing detailed coverage with his StarCitizen:Whitley's Guide videos.<ref name="IAE page" />

Ship showdown

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) succeeds the annual Ship Showdown. During the showdown, backers were able vote on their favorite ship through a round-based bracket-system between August 27 and September 23, 2950. The placements were finalized on September 24, 2950.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

The winning ships of 2950 were as follows:


Placement	Ship Name	Ship Manufacturer	Special Livery Awarded
1st	StarCitizen:Carrack	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace	Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
2nd	StarCitizen:Valkyrie	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace	Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
3rd	StarCitizen:Cutlass Black	StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary	Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)
4th	StarCitizen:Eclipse	StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics	Best In Show 2950 Livery (paint)

Best in Show 2950 variant ships were available to fly for free between November 29 and December 2 during IAE 2950.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Backers who owned a winning ship(s) through pledging received the relevant 2950 Livery at no cost on the last day of IAE 2950. The pledge had to be made prior to the end of IAE 2950, or the end of the RSI sale related to the Best In Show variant for 2950.<ref name=":0" />

To be eligible for this Livery, it was required to own a ship through RSI Hangar. Having a winning ship only in buyback on RSI did not grant you Best in Show Liveries for IAE 2950.<ref name=":0" />

Stock limited sale schedule

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Expo lobby

The event also featured sales of stock limited ships on the StarCitizen: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 three waves:

Wave 1: 16:00 UTC
Wave 2: 00:00 UTC
Wave 3: 08:00 UTC

IAE Day 1 - November 20: CNOU StarCitizen:Pioneer
IAE Day 2 - November 21: Aegis StarCitizen:Idris-P, Aegis Idris Aftermarket Kit, and Aegis StarCitizen:Javelin
IAE Day 5 - November 24: StarCitizen:Hull-E
IAE Day 6 - November 25: Drake StarCitizen:Kraken, Drake StarCitizen:Kraken Privateer, Drake StarCitizen:Kraken Aftermarket Kit
IAE Day 8 - November 27: Origin StarCitizen:890 Jump
IAE Day 9 - November 28: RSI StarCitizen:Polaris, StarCitizen:Constellation Phoenix<ref name="spectrum FAQ" />

Launch day issues

At the same moment of the launch of the IAE (nov 20, 1600 UTC), the RSI website experienced a high amount of errors and people were unable to access the website, StarCitizen:Pledge Store, or StarCitizen:Spectrum in the first hour. Login services were also disrupted so people couldn't log into the launcher and start the game. People already in the game were unaffected.<ref>RSI services disruption</ref> The issue was mostly resolved within a few hours.

Showcase schedule

Showcases were available at StarCitizen:Tobin Expo center, where they rotated different ship brands each several days. All of the ships on display on these days were also available to fly for free during a period of 48 hours.<ref name="IAE page" /><ref name="IAE schedule">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Period	Brands	Location	Ships	Map
Nov 20-21	StarCitizen:Argo Astronautics/StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial/StarCitizen:Consolidated Outland	Apex Hall 1,2 / Lower Level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:Nomad, [[StarCitizen::Category:Mustang series\|Mustang series]], StarCitizen:Mole, [[StarCitizen::Category:MPUV series\|MPUV series]], StarCitizen:ROC, StarCitizen:PTV	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 1 - Greycat-Argo-CO.png
Nov 21-22	StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics	Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite	[[StarCitizen::Category:Avenger series\|Avenger series]], StarCitizen:Eclipse, StarCitizen:Gladius, StarCitizen:Hammerhead, StarCitizen:Reclaimer, StarCitizen:Retaliator, StarCitizen:Sabre, [[StarCitizen::Category:Vanguard series\|Vanguard series]]	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 2 - Aegis.png
Nov 22-23	StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace	Apex Hall 1-3 / Lower level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:Arrow, StarCitizen:Ballista, StarCitizen:C8X Pisces Expedition, StarCitizen:Carrack, [[StarCitizen::Category:F7 Hornet series\|Hornet series]], StarCitizen:Gladiator, StarCitizen:Hawk, StarCitizen:Hurricane, StarCitizen:Terrapin, StarCitizen:Valkyrie	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 3 - Anvil.png
Nov 23-24	StarCitizen:Crusader Industries/StarCitizen:Tumbril/StarCitizen:Kruger Intergalactic	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:Mercury Star Runner, [[StarCitizen::Category:Cyclone series\|Cyclone series]], StarCitizen:P-52 Merlin, StarCitizen:P-72 Archimedes	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 4 - Tumbril-Crusasder-Kruger.png
Nov 24-25	StarCitizen:MISC	Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite	[[StarCitizen::Category:Freelancer series\|Freelancer series]], StarCitizen:Prospector, [[StarCitizen::Category:Razor series\|Razor series]], [[StarCitizen::Category:Reliant series\|Reliant series]], StarCitizen:Starfarer Gemini	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 5 - MISC.png
Nov 25-26	StarCitizen:Drake Interplanetary	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:Buccaneer, StarCitizen:Caterpillar, [[StarCitizen::Category:Cutlass series\|Cutlass series]], StarCitizen:Dragonfly, StarCitizen:Herald	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 6 - Drake.png
Nov 26-27	StarCitizen:Aopoa/StarCitizen:Souli/StarCitizen:Esperia	Apex Hall 1 / Lower level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:Khartu-al, StarCitizen:Nox, StarCitizen:Defender, StarCitizen:Blade (replica), StarCitizen:Glaive (replica), StarCitizen:Prowler	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 7 - Esperia-Banu-Aopoa.png
Nov 27-28	StarCitizen:Origin Jumpworks	Zenith Hall 1-5 / Lower level / Holosuite	StarCitizen:85X, [[StarCitizen::Category:100 series\|100 series]], [[StarCitizen::Category:300 series\|300 series]], StarCitizen:600i Touring, StarCitizen:890 Jump, StarCitizen:M50	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 8 - Origin.png
Nov 28-29	StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries	Apex Hall 1, 2, 5 / Lower level / Holosuite	[[StarCitizen::Category:Aurora series\|Aurora series]], [[StarCitizen::Category:Constellation series\|Constellation series]], StarCitizen:Mantis, StarCitizen:Ursa Rover	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 9 - RSI.png
Nov 29 - Dec 02	Best in show/weapons & armor/ship rentals	Zenith Hall 1 / Lower level	StarCitizen:Carrack, StarCitizen:Valkyrie, StarCitizen:Eclipse, StarCitizen:Cutlass Black (with best in show liveries)	File:IAE Expo 2950 - Day 10 -.png