Arcology is the formal name of IRO Headquarters, a humongous man-made island located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Headed by Commander Warren Simpson, Arcology serves as the Earth command centre for International Rescue Organisation, and a focal point of the Federation.
Forged as a result of the World Federation's inauguration during the mid-2060's, Arcology is a vast city complex that houses one primary building and dozens of skyscrapers. Rising a thousand feet on a square mile base, the Island is the permanent home for all 60,000 Earth-based members of the organisation. While living quarters may be compact and food on strict rations, there are plenty of home comforts to be had, including a cinema, night club, and shopping mall.
Nearly all seventeen Thunderbird craft were constructed in Arcology, and are stored in various sectors of the headquarters. The team's command post is situated on its highest point
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the Thunderbirds
Thunderbird 1
Thunderbird 1, Flight Command Center for International Rescue. Unlike earlier NASA shuttles, this advanced Space Shuttle is not confined to near-Earth orbital operations. Using the boosters from Thunderbird 2, the capabilities of Thunderbird 1 extend to any part of the Solar System. Thunderbird 1 carries a vast array of rescue aparatus, including Freezer Bombs, used here to freeze a snow mass; Foam Bombs, to extinguish fires; Missile Buoys, to retrieve sinking cargo. Thunderbird 1 also deploys a set of mechanical arms, used here to grab a rogue Shockwave missile. Using its high-output Laser, TB-1 shears off the base, while stowing the dangerous warhead. Thunderbird 2 then trains its Laser, and destroys the potentially damaging target
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Thunderbird 1 is a sleek white and blue space shuttle. Piloted by Captain Dylan Beyda (or Kallan James on occasion), the craft was initially constructed by NASA for deep space missions before being acquired and upgraded by IRO. Fitted with a new Ultimate Mark 10
it has a Length of 203 feet, a Wingspan of 155 feet a Heigh of 45 feet, Speed of 29'000 M.P.H and its Power source is Solar panels it also has Equipment on it fist off a A pair of large mechanical arms are stored above Thunderbird 1's wings, which can be deployed to grasp out of control space vehicles, rockets, and satellites. and When faced with dangers such as an overloading nuclear reactor, two vents directly below the craft can emit a powerful burst of super cold helium over a wide area, freezing its target almost instantly. with Hidden between the vents is a small laser, designed to cut through almost any substance with pinpoint accuracy.
that not all Thunderbird 1 also carrys Thunderbird 7 and 8 in it to
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Thunderbird 2
machine is capable of transporting any one of many Pods containing the disaster equipment to just about every type of emergency. Four Rocket Boosters and a Twin Ion Engine Drive give this baby enough thrust to travel at high speed to any danger zone on, or off, this planet. Now, Thunderbird 1 links securely onto the docking frames, and the two machines become ready to receive Thunderbird 3, our Mobile Ground Operations Vehicle. TB-3 is also capable of short rocket hops, and like TB-1 is transported by TB-2 to the danger zone
