Object
Thal Rocket Silo Area
A high-security Thal rocket silo complex containing:
1) **Scaffolding**: A treacherous metal framework with unstable struts and metre-wide gaps forming a deadly climb toward the rocket's nose cone, used for maintenance, escapes, and pursuits.
2) **Floor Hatch**: A floor hatch serving as an escape route during the prisoners' breakout, accessed under fire (described as 'A hatch set into the rocket silo's floor...').
3) **Rocket Chamber**: The primary area where Sarah Jane Smith labors as a slave laborer, where the Doctor and companions attempt sabotage, and where Thal soldiers patrol.
The area hosts desperate escape attempts, soldier ambushes, psychological torment, and the Doctor's sabotage failure, all amid the countdown to launch. It serves as the central location for the rescue mission's climax.
6 appearances
Purpose
Slave labor hub for Thal's failed rocket project
Significance
Drives the Doctor's urgent infiltration mission to save Sarah Jane Smith, escalating risks to the Kaled truce and Davros containment amid ticking apocalypse threats
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used