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The Derelict was a large, wishbone-shaped craft with three large openings leading to what is assumed to be the cockpit. It is from one of these openings that three of the Nostromo crew members (Captain Dallas, Navigator Lambert, and Executive Officer Kane) entered the ship. The interior of the Derelict seemed to resemble more a giant beast than a spacegoing vessel, with its skeletal walls, circular gangways and steep passages.
The Derelict may be a type of biotechnology from an advanced and ancient race (the Space Jockeys). It is organic in appearance, and it shows signs of being partially fossilized. The dead Pilot is also fused to the command chair on the ship's bridge equivalent, this is probably a type of neural interface. The Derelict is probably a type of cargo ship, as evidenced by the enormous egg chambers; though it is still functional, since the cryogenic gases are still present.
One interesting aspect of the ship is that we are never told exactly what part of the ship is seen by the crew of Nostromo. It would seem to be the bow, or front, because the Space Jockey is apparently the pilot but this is uncertain. The exterior of the ship looks almost like the stern (back-end) of a ship that has hit the ground and buried its nose in the dirt. Whatever the case, it is also uncertain if the egg-chamber is inside the ship or is in a cave under the ship. Whichever theory one chooses to accept will also dictate which backstory the viewer will accept also.
Other related archives1979, Alien, Alien series, Alien: Resurrection, Aliens, Captain Dallas, Executive Officer Kane, Fictional spacecraft, H.R. Giger, LV-426, Navigator Lambert, Nostromo, Space Jockey, Space Jockeys, biotechnology,
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