Alan Carter is Moonbase Alpha's Chief Eagle Pilot.
Biography[]
Alan is the only person on Alpha to have actually seen the nuclear explosions which ripped the Moon from its orbit and hurled it into deep space. He had been assigned to head the construction of the Meta Probe in lunar orbit when the disaster occurred. After he witnessed the shattering cataclysm, even though he could have returned to Earth, he decided his loyalty was to the people on Alpha. This decision and Alan's reaction show only a small part of his ability and integrity. His professional achievements are all the more impressive considering his personal tragedy. A Eurasian girl with whom he had fallen deeply in love while stationed in Bali was murdered by terrorists. This terrible reality Alan will never forget, but it will never stop him either. His talents as a pilot and athlete are always in demand. He is one of Alpha's most valued residents.
Early Life[]
Having grown up on a cattle ranch in Australia, his major talent was horsemanship but his fondest dream and greatest love was flying. As a teenager he flew his family's private plane.
Service before Breakaway[]
As a young man he joined the Australian Air Force. As an adult he became an Astronaut in the U.S./Australian Space Co-operation Program (1994). Three years later he was the third man to go to Mars. In January, 1999, Alan became a member of Moonbase Alpha, having successfully tested the Eagle Transporter and Mark IX Hawk.
Other info[]
A skilled pilot (see The Last Sunset, Death's Other Dominion, War Games, The A B Chrysalis), he has had several crashes (Ring Around The Moon, Another Time, Another Place-fatally, Alpha Child, Missing Link, The Last Sunset, The Immunity Syndrome).
Carter is fiercely loyal (Missing Link, Seed Of Destruction) although he can be impulsive and emotional (arguing with Koenig in Matter Of Life And Death, Black Sun, Ring Around The Moon, Another Time, Another Place; attacking the Guardian's casket in The A B Chrysalis; in pursuit of Sandra in The Full Circle).
Alan is often involved in fights: Guardian Of Piri, Missing Link, The Last Sunset, Collision Course, Mission Of The Darians, Journey To Where, The Mark Of Archanon, Space Warp, The Bringers Of Wonder part 2. He can be bitter (Black Sun, Guardian Of Piri, Voyager's Return, The Infernal Machine, The Testament Of Arkadia) but he is normally cheerful and amiable (Earthbound, Alpha Child, The Full Circle, Journey To Where, The Mark Of Archanon, The Bringers Of Wonder part 1, Dorzak).
He flirts with Sandra in The Full Circle, but in Alpha Child & The Last Sunset he seems close to Tanya (he has his arm round her in both episodes). In Another Time, Another Place the "alternative" Alan married Regina Kesslann. He also pursues a blonde (Jennie) in The Bringers Of Wonder part 2.
Notes[]
- ↑ His Counterpart in Another Time, Another Place was married to Regina Kesslann.