10 Secrets Behind Alien's Nostromo Ship You Didn't Know
8. It Was Built In 2101 As An Interstellar Cruiser
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Though the events of Alien - and the Nostromo's subsequent destruction - take place in the future of 2122, the ship was actually built back in 2101.
More to the point, the Nostromo didn't start out life as a commercial towing vehicle at all but rather was constructed as an interstellar cruiser - a Lockmart CM-88B Bison, to be precise.
However in 2116, the ship was refitted as a towing vessel and soon thereafter began carrying out commercial haulage for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
It's an interesting factoid considering how frequently the Nostromo's run-down space trucker-esque design is lauded as one of its most fascinating aspects - and yet, it was initially built with an entirely different purpose in mind.