c. December 31, 2178 09:00
Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors
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"Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission"
1380 minutes
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Dropship Crash Traps the Survivors
Description
The initial evacuation fails after the dropship is lost, leaving the survivors stranded on LV-426.Chronology rationale: 2179 / 0 AA + mission; year precision. Sources use direct film story sequence plus the documented 57-year gap.
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c. December 30, 2178 10:00
Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission
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"Contact With Hadley's Hope Is Lost"
600 minutes
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c. December 30, 2178
Contact With Hadley's Hope Is Lost
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Event Context
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Hive Ambush Cripples the Marine Unit
c. December 31, 2178 00:00
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Marines Enter the Atmosphere Processor Hive
c. December 31, 2178 10:00
Relationships
- Source Event Ripley Joins the Sulaco Mission 1380 minutes
- Derived Event Marines Enter the Atmosphere Processor Hive 60 minutes
- Character Bishop The synthetic assigned to the Sulaco mission who pilots the second dropship and survives in damaged form.
- Character Dwayne Hicks A Colonial Marine corporal who becomes one of the principal survivors of the LV-426 mission.
- Character Ellen Ripley The surviving Nostromo officer who returns to LV-426 as a civilian adviser after being recovered from hypersleep.
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Event Info
Date
c. December 31, 2178 09:00
(Minute precision)
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June 03, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Last Updated
June 21, 2026 at 05:24 AM
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