BRIAN'S MOUSTACHE EXCEEDS SAFETY REGULATIONS ✦ GERTRUDE HAS CLEANED THE FLOOR AGAIN ✦ ERIC STRUDELHOFEN ISSUES FORM 2047-B ✦ NEXT STOP: PROBABLY NOUALA
The Official Galactic Database
Space 2047 Encyclopedia
“Gertrude cleaned the ship so thoroughly that nobody could find the ship.”
Explore the people, planets, ships, aliens, technology, disasters, regulations and suspicious vegetables of the Space 2047 universe.
Featured Encyclopedia Entry
Gerald the Intergalactic Giraffe
Gerald is an intergalactic giraffe whose neck has caused customs problems in seventeen star systems. His presence usually indicates music, confusion and someone trying to measure him for tax purposes.
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Locations
Planet Bureaucratia
A world where forms require forms and queues have management structures.
Bring paperwork.
Planet Bureaucratia remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Moon of Slightly Damp Socks
A moon famous for damp footwear and poor life choices.
Smells faintly suspicious.
Moon of Slightly Damp Socks remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Museum
The Infinite Queue Ticket
A ticket that guarantees your position in a queue that never ends.
Popular with collectors.
The Infinite Queue Ticket remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Museum
The Self-Stamping Form
Completes itself and then files a complaint.
Administrative perfection.
The Self-Stamping Form remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Museum
The Electric Fish Finger
The Electric Fish Finger is a dangerous frozen relic that hums in the dark, sparks near cutlery and may contain more electricity than fish. Several scientists tried to study it and were later found arguing with a toaster.
A snack, a battery and a legal problem.
The Electric Fish Finger remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Museum
Brian’s Moustache
Brian’s moustache is not officially classed as a separate lifeform, but several legal departments are keeping the paperwork ready. It has survived space winds, emotional turbulence and at least one suspicious bowl of soup.
The galaxy’s most dramatic facial hair.
Brian’s Moustache remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
People
Father Alfonso Lonely
Father Alfonso Lonely operates a gigantic robotic church organ capable of deflecting meteorites. His concerts are spiritual experiences for some and structural emergencies for everyone else.
A holy man with orbital percussion.
Father Alfonso Lonely remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Music
The Deflector Album
The Deflector Album captures the sound of meteorites being discouraged by an enormous robotic church organ. Critics called it loud, impossible and technically useful during asteroid season.
Available wherever questionable space music is tolerated.
The Deflector Album remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Aliens
Flesh-Eating Aliens from MAAM
The flesh-eating aliens from MAAM are best known for causing panic, ventilation incidents and meetings about whether the doors are strong enough. They are not recommended as guests, neighbours or dining companions.
Run away quickly. Then run away again.
Flesh-Eating Aliens from MAAM remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Wetherspoons Prime
Wetherspoons Prime is a galactic refreshment zone where space travellers gather to complain about prices, gravity and the suspiciously intelligent carpet. Nobody remembers who built it, but everyone agrees the chips are reliable.
The galaxy’s least surprising miracle.
Wetherspoons Prime remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Basilisk-9
Basilisk-9 is a planet where sensible plans go to retire. Its government once declared three National Strudel Days in one week and then misplaced the week.
A beautiful place to visit from a safe distance.
Basilisk-9 remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Nouala
Nouala is a planet of beautiful scenery, dangerous bureaucracy, excessive worship regulations and potatoes that cannot be trusted near paperwork. Visitors are advised to bring identification, duplicate identification, proof of identification, and a signed apology for arriving.
Read about the centre of Eric Strudelhofen’s magnificent administrative chaos.
Nouala remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
MAAM
MAAM is both a place and a problem, depending on who is filling in the incident form. It is most commonly associated with flesh-eating aliens, alarming security briefings and the phrase nobody wants to hear: “They are already inside the ventilation system.”
A dangerous alien territory best viewed from somewhere else.
MAAM remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Black Hole Chip Shop
The Black Hole Chip Shop serves chips, gravy, mushy peas and the occasional existential crisis. Customers praise the food but complain that the vinegar travels backwards through time and the queue sometimes crosses the event horizon.
The galaxy’s most gravitationally questionable takeaway.
Black Hole Chip Shop remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
The Worship Centre
The Worship Centre is Nouala’s official building for devotion, announcements and emergency regulations. Visitors must admire the architecture, avoid the complaint desk and never ask why the ceiling hums after sunset.
A sacred and suspicious Noualan landmark.
The Worship Centre remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Locations
Brian’s Moustache Pub
Brian’s Moustache Pub is where delivery drivers, confused aliens and retired traffic wardens gather to discuss impossible routes and compare gravy stains. Nobody knows whether it is named after Brian or whether Brian is named after it.
The finest pub in the galaxy, according to Brian.
Brian’s Moustache Pub remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Brian
Brian is a space delivery driver with a moustache of strategic importance. He has seen traffic jams near black holes, survived Noualan paperwork and once argued with a vending machine until it resigned.
A heroic delivery driver with facial hair of galactic significance.
Brian remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Cedric
Cedric is part of the crew of Are We There Yet? and has developed the calm expression of someone who has accepted that the universe is mostly delays, invoices and things making strange noises in the cargo hold.
A crew member shaped by patience and panic.
Cedric remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Salomina
Salomina brings intelligence, sharp observation and a healthy suspicion of any planet that requires worship permits. She often notices the problem several minutes before everyone else admits there is one.
One of the crew’s most sensible survival assets.
Salomina remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Karen
Karen is a crew member aboard Are We There Yet? and remains unusually capable during situations involving paperwork, aliens, unexplained smells and Brian insisting that everything is probably fine.
A practical force aboard a deeply impractical ship.
Karen remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Gertrude
Gertrude is a robotic elephant cleaner with enormous power, absolute dedication and the ability to clean areas that have not technically been built yet. She is not subtle, but she is almost always right.
The galaxy’s most thorough cleaning appliance.
Gertrude remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Gerald the Intergalactic Giraffe
Gerald is an intergalactic giraffe whose neck has caused customs problems in seventeen star systems. His presence usually indicates music, confusion and someone trying to measure him for tax purposes.
A giraffe of unusual height and administrative importance.
Gerald the Intergalactic Giraffe remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Susan, the Best Kisser in the Universe
Susan is known throughout the galaxy as the best kisser in the universe, a title that has caused jealousy, poetry, diplomatic tension and at least one badly organised queue.
A romantic legend with universal reputation.
Susan, the Best Kisser in the Universe remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Eric Strudelhofen
Eric Strudelhofen is the grand figure of Noualan authority, issuing regulations with the confidence of a man who believes every crisis needs a larger stamp. His decisions are dramatic, confusing and occasionally laminated.
The magnificent architect of Noualan disorder.
Eric Strudelhofen remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Father Alfonso Lonely
Father Alfonso Lonely operates a large robotic church organ capable of deflecting meteorites, confusing worshippers and producing music that may technically count as emergency engineering.
A religious musical force with orbital consequences.
Father Alfonso Lonely remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Characters
Flesh Eating Aliens from MAAM
The Flesh Eating Aliens from MAAM are among the most feared beings in the Space 2047 universe. Their arrival is normally accompanied by panic, sealed doors, emergency announcements and at least one crew member insisting everything is probably fine.
Originating from MAAM, these aliens are intelligent, dangerous and responsible for some of the galaxy's longest safety briefings. Official advice is simple: run away quickly, preferably in the opposite direction.
Flesh Eating Aliens from MAAM remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Ships
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? is a delivery ship with a heroic crew, a questionable schedule and a navigation system that has developed emotional fatigue. It has carried parcels, passengers, problems and possibly a suspicious potato.
The central delivery ship of Space 2047.
Are We There Yet? remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Ships
Galactic Freighters
Galactic freighters carry goods across the galaxy, provided the forms are signed, the cargo does not bite, and the destination has not moved behind a bureaucratic forcefield.
The working ships of interstellar commerce.
Galactic Freighters remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Ships
Delivery Craft
Delivery craft are small, fast and often sent into places larger ships wisely avoid. Their pilots are expected to know the difference between a loading bay and a ceremonial punishment hatch.
Small ships for large delivery disasters.
Delivery Craft remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
MAAM Aliens
MAAM aliens are flesh-eating, alarming and known for turning a routine delivery into a survival seminar. They are best handled with distance, locked doors and someone else’s bravery.
The aliens everyone prefers to hear about later.
MAAM Aliens remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Suspicious Potatoes
Suspicious potatoes appear harmless until they begin organising, voting, hovering or staring at official documents. Nouala treats them as a public safety issue and possibly a rival government.
Vegetables with worrying political potential.
Suspicious Potatoes remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Robotic Elephants
Robotic elephants are large, useful and impossible to ignore. Their primary roles include cleaning, lifting, charging through obstacles and making humans feel under-engineered.
Mechanical giants with excellent cleaning habits.
Robotic Elephants remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Galactic Hamsters
Galactic hamsters are enormous, sleepy and capable of occupying several parking zones at once. Traffic wardens fear them, children adore them and insurance companies pretend not to know about them.
Cute, massive and usually parked illegally.
Galactic Hamsters remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Technology
Deflector Systems
Deflector systems protect ships, churches and occasionally egos from incoming objects. Father Alfonso Lonely’s version is loud, holy and powered by suspicious organ music.
Technology for pushing danger elsewhere.
Deflector Systems remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Technology
Traffic Warden Systems
Traffic warden systems enforce parking law across the stars with terrifying efficiency. Some units have fined comets, asteroids and one moon that looked smug.
The galaxy’s least popular technology.
Traffic Warden Systems remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Technology
Large Robotic Organs
Large robotic organs produce music, deflect meteorites and make religious services feel like maintenance emergencies. They are not recommended for small rooms.
Musical machinery with cosmic side effects.
Large Robotic Organs remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Technology
Delivery Equipment
Delivery equipment includes scanners, manifests, anti-gravity trolleys, apologetic stickers and emergency biscuits. No successful delivery has ever been completed without at least one of these items.
The sacred tools of galactic delivery work.
Delivery Equipment remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Humans
Humans are adaptable, determined and uniquely capable of creating paperwork faster than they can process it. They remain one of the galaxy's most confusing species, partly because they keep inventing rules and then forgetting why.
Humans are responsible for many deliveries, most mistakes, several heroic decisions and nearly all unnecessary meetings.
Humans remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Robots
Robots perform everything from cleaning and navigation to traffic enforcement, sandwich inspection and emergency organ maintenance. Some are helpful. Some are enthusiastic. A few are both, which is when everyone becomes nervous.
Robots are common across Space 2047, from Gertrude the robotic elephant cleaner to smaller devices that take their instructions far too literally.
Robots remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Revisualised Sandwiches
Revisualised sandwiches are advanced sandwiches that have been redesigned, reconsidered and occasionally granted advisory responsibilities. Nobody fully understands whether they are food, art, lifeforms or committee members.
A revisualised sandwich should never be eaten without checking whether it has filed an objection.
Revisualised Sandwiches remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Intergalactic Traffic Wardens
Intergalactic traffic wardens are among the universe's greatest weirdos. They patrol asteroid belts, issue parking fines to comets and have been known to ticket moons for loitering suspiciously.
Feared across the galaxy, they possess clipboards of unusual authority and an alarming ability to appear wherever somebody has parked badly.
Intergalactic Traffic Wardens remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Species
Various Alien Species
Thousands of alien species inhabit the Space 2047 galaxy, ranging from friendly traders and musical blobs to beings that communicate entirely through interpretive sneezing. Most are harmless unless paperwork is involved.
The wider galactic population includes traders, travellers, bureaucrats, predators, philosophers and creatures that look suspiciously like furniture.
Various Alien Species remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
Founding of Nouala
Nouala was founded shortly after someone discovered a planet and immediately asked where the forms were kept. Its first law required a second law explaining the first one.
The beginning of an administrative empire.
Founding of Nouala remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
Rise of Eric Strudelhofen
Eric Strudelhofen rose to prominence by identifying the galaxy’s greatest problem: insufficient regulation. His solution was more regulation, followed by regulations about regulations.
The rise of Nouala’s most dramatic authority.
Rise of Eric Strudelhofen remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
MAAM Incidents
The MAAM incidents are a series of alarming encounters involving aliens, missing snacks, damaged doors and witnesses who now prefer not to discuss ventilation shafts.
A troubling chapter in galactic safety records.
MAAM Incidents remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
The Crew of Are We There Yet?
The crew of Are We There Yet? become central to the Space 2047 timeline when ordinary delivery work begins turning into a series of impossible incidents, suspicious regulations, strange planets and deeply questionable decisions.
Their journeys connect Nouala, MAAM, delivery disasters, strange alien encounters and the continuing mystery of why anyone thought this route was a good idea.
The Crew of Are We There Yet? remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
Father Alfonso Lonely
Father Alfonso Lonely enters galactic history with his large robotic church organ, a machine of faith, noise and unexpected meteorite-deflecting power. His involvement makes religion, music and orbital safety much harder to separate.
His greatest moments are recorded in both church archives and emergency engineering logs, though neither department wishes to accept full responsibility.
Father Alfonso Lonely remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
The Spaceship Are We There Yet?
The spaceship Are We There Yet? becomes one of the most important vessels in the Space 2047 universe, carrying parcels, people, arguments, music, suspicious cargo and the emotional exhaustion of its crew.
Its timeline is less a straight route and more a collection of delays, detours, breakdowns and heroic attempts to arrive somewhere roughly close to the destination.
The Spaceship Are We There Yet? remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
Space Station Stop Crashing Into Me
Space Station Stop Crashing Into Me earns its place in history by having one of the most honest names in the galaxy. It is less a station and more a warning, a complaint and a traffic incident waiting to happen.
Pilots are advised to approach slowly, read every flashing sign, and avoid saying “it will probably be fine” within thirty kilometres of the docking ring.
Space Station Stop Crashing Into Me remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
Timeline
Major Space 2047 Events
Major Space 2047 events include deliveries gone wrong, musical meteorite deflections, sentient potatoes, suspicious regulations and the continuing survival of Are We There Yet?
The ongoing history of galactic nonsense.
Major Space 2047 Events remains an important part of the Space 2047 universe because it connects the wider comedy, delivery work, alien incidents, Noualan regulations and the strange survival instincts of anyone unlucky enough to travel through this galaxy.
Official records recommend further investigation, additional snacks and a cautious attitude toward anything carrying a clipboard, humming mechanically or asking whether the ship will only be parked there for a minute.
New Encyclopedia Entries
Electric Fish Finger
A highly unstable snack capable of powering household appliances.
Brian's Moustache
Classified as both facial hair and weather system.
Planet Nouala
Home of regulations, bureaucracy and Eric Strudelhofen.