What is "galactica"

Galactica may refer to:

• the Encyclopedia Galactica of Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels
• Galactica (moth), a moth genus
• Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation), a fictional spacecraft and an American science fiction franchise
• Imperium Galactica, a computer game
• Galactica: Anno Dominari, another computer game
• Galactica, a roller coaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England

Galactica (formerly known as Air) is a flying virtual reality roller coaster located in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire, England. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Galactica is the company's first flying roller coaster. Guests ride in a prone position lying chest down and experience the feeling of flight by "flying" close to the ground, under footpaths, and narrowly past trees and rocks.

The roller coaster originally opened as Air on 16 March 2002 as the world's first flying roller coaster. Following the close of the 2015 season, the ride underwent refurbishment and reopened as Galactica on 24 March 2016. It features an track, reaches a top speed of , and debuted a dedicated virtual reality experience.

Galactica is a genus of insects in the Galacticidae family.