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One more BTS VFX sequence compliments of former Stargate Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Savela, again from Stargate: Atlantis's "Adrift". The actual physical set for the Midway Station would not be built until later in the season but, through the magic of visual effects, we establish it here. The Zero-G... show more

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