S T A R T R E K M A S T E R T I M E L I N E by Kasey K.S. Chang Part A of THE ULTIMATE STAR TREK REFERENCE ST:TNG Season 5 Update 2 Now includes information from _The ST:TNG Companion_! Last update: 11/20/92 Part 1 READ THIS FIRST ABOUT STAR TREK ULTIMATE REFERENCE Well... This is just a personal pet project that I have. I've been doing it for a couple years now, and the parts that I've done starts to add up. This is supposed to be the backbone of the whole project, where everything talked about in the rest of it will have some sort of perspective. Right now, the following parts are planned, though I am mainly a Treknologist (a.k.a. Treknician) and Trek historian and I don't keep track of who guest starred on which episode and that sort of things. Therefore there are parts that should be in this project yet I have no intention of doing. If you have a project in that area, drop me a line. Part A Master Timeline (done) Part B Crew biographies : TOS Part C Crew biographies : TNG Part D Ranks of Starfleet (done) Part E History of Warp Drive (done) Part F Ships of Star Trek (done) Part G Offensive and Defensive Systems of Star Trek Part H Other equipment of Star Trek Part I Locations of Star Trek (found other works in progress) Part J Alien race profiles Part K Non-crew character profiles Part ? What else you can think of? WHY ANOTHER TIMELINE? To put it simply, I am not satisfied with what I have read so far. Of all of the existing timelines (not counting this one of course), the Stone/Finkas one is the best, but it references ONLY the screened evidence, leaving people who want a larger picture in the dark. For example, there was no mention of when the Federation is formed in Star Trek (well, now there is: 2161), nor any mention of any dates for the first Klingo-Federation War, nor of the first Romulan War. I fully understand that there are people who consider only the screened evidence "canon", and I understand their decision. However, they should also realize the limitations of that definition. I decided to explore the bigger picture, presenting all evidence, but weighted screened evidence heavier than the other evidences available. All are documented, so you can ignore the unscreened evidence at your leisure. This timeline started from two separate projects. I had two separate timelines, one for TNG, and one for ENTERPRISE. Then I saw the Stone/Finkas timeline and decided to combine them all into this, plus my other references. As I found more information, I added them all. This timeline was not designed to be the timeline to end all timelines, so undoubtably there are timelines which are more comprehensive than mine. (Bill Lambdin told me there's a timeline outthere that is 1 megabyte long... Ten times longer than this one.) As for authenticity... Only the one being written by Rick Sternbach and/or Mike Okuda will be more official than this one. FORMAT OF TIMELINE I have decided to incorporate BOTH Stardate and OED (Old Earth Date) year references into the timeline. If a Stardate is given, it is noted, with an estimated OED year given, unless there are many such entries for a given year. All events are sorted by approximate year, then Stardate, unless Stardate order is clearly incorrect. I have attempted to incorporate all screened Star Trek sources available, including The Original Series (TOS), The Animated Series (TAS), The Movies, (ST:TMP, ST2-6), and The Next Generation (TNG) (as many episodes as I can). Occasionally you will find references to some after- market books such as the TNG Tech Manual. TNG Companion by Larry Nemecek is included as official "behind-the-scenes" information. Those will be clearly labeled as such so you can ignore them as you wish. Also, in the TNG section, the TNG Comics are included for completeness' sake. I have access to a TNG Stardate chart from DC comics, and I incorporated that into this timeline. Also, the titles of the TNG novels are incorporated in the TNG section as well. You may also see once in a while a reference to a TOS novel or two. úÿ When events conflict in timing, emphasis is placed in the following order: TOS/TNG/Movies, TAS, TNG Companion, TNG Tech Manual, everything else. The source in front is assumed to be "more canonical" than those in the back, and thus overrules "less canonical" sources if there is a conflict. ORGANIZATION There are five parts to this document: READ THIS FIRST This section that you are reading now TIMELINE The timeline itself APPENDIX Appendix, abbreviations and bibliography EXPLANATIONS Explanations of how I got what I got FOOTNOTES To the timeline, additional explanations DISCLAIMER Placement of all events within the Star Trek time frame is solely my own interpretation and should NOT be viewed as "official" information, except for events which were dated within the show proper. The events are based on the best evidence available. As new information becomes available the timeline will be updated. I have no involvement with Paramount Studios or the TNG office, nor do I have special access to information not available to the public. All sources are documented as shown. Bibliography is in the appendix. I do not claim to have included every event documented in the Star Trek universe. If you believe I missed some "major" events, please write me at address/means below. 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S T A R T R E K M A S T E R T I M E L I N E by Kasey K.S. Chang Last update: 11/20/92 PART 2 : TIMELINE Note: All "circa" year references should have +/- 3 years margin of error. Stardate Year Event --------+-----+------------------------------------------------------- c1000000000 BC The Slaver Empire fell in a massive intergalactic war that destroyed all intelligent life in the galaxy. (TAS:"The Slaver Weapon") 1741647 BC Final survivors of "The Makers" from Andromeda Galaxy died, leaving an outpost filled with android population in our galaxy. Harry Mudd came upon their world in 2265 and they declared him Mudd the First. (TOS:"I, Mudd") c600000 BC Arretians appears to have colonized the Milky Way at this point (TOS:"Return to Tomorrow") Age of Makto. The Tkon Empire, a large and technologically advanced civilization, was destroyed when the Tkon's home star went nova. All that survived are several outposts, including one at the Delphi Ardu system. (TNG:"The Last Outpost") c500000 BC A great war broke out between among the possible pregenators of all humanoid species in this galaxy. Survivors from both sides: Sargon, Thalassa, and Henoch, preserved their minds in receptables on planet Arret, which contained no atmosphere as a result of the war. (TOS:"Return to Tomorrow") c300000 BC The Borg, possible descendents/survivors of the war of c500000BC, developed their uni-mind structure and cybernetic implant technology. In their effort to perfect themselves, they started absorbing other civilizations. (TNG:"Q Who?") c50000 BC Bele begins his hunt for Lokai about this point. (TOS:"Let This Be Your Last Battlefield") c30000 BC American Indians are transplanted to another world by a mysterious race known only as "The Preservers". (TOS:"The Paradise Syndrome") c10000 BC "The Preservers", possible progenators of life in this galaxy, encountered the Borg. The resulting war devasted large parts of the galaxy. The Preservers, attempting to turn the tide, developed "The Doomsday Machine", on the other side of the galaxy, beyond "The Great Energy Barrier". A prototype capable of warp 4 (TOS scale) was released on a trial basis. The Preservers within the galaxy were wiped out (?) by the Borg. Too weak to go on, the surviving Preservers withered away to be no more than spirits, that haunted the now finished "Doomsday Machine" Mark II. (TNGN:"Vendetta") c7500 BC Star Fabrina shows unstability. The inhabitants of the planet built a generation ship/dyson sphere called Yonada to carry its descendents to a new world. (TOS:"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky") 3834 BC Birth of Flint the immortal in Mesopotamia as Akharin, a foot soldier (TOS:"Requiem For Methuselah") c3700 BC Spock and McCoy was trapped on the planet Sarpeidon at about this time by the "atavachron" (TOS:"All Our Yesterdays") c3500 BC Landru, a great scientist on Beta III, died, but left his memories in a computer, which assumed control of all society's functions. (TOS:"Return of the Archons") c2700 BC Humanoids from Pollux IV arrived on Earth. Terrans regarded them as gods, and the classical literatures of that time eventually referred to them as the Olympian Gods of Greek and Roman mythology. (TOS:"Who Mourns For Adonis?") c67 BC Birth of Surak, of Vulcan, "father of all we became", founder of the "logic" movement on Vulcan (TOSN:"The Romulan Way") 22 BC Vulcan delegation met the Ethoshans at Shi'Khar, Vulcan in friendship. The Ethoshans turned out to be shock troops, capturing or killing all of the delegates. The survivors are held for outrageous amounts of ransom. Vulcan declared "The War" on the pirates S'Task, pupil of Surak, one of the captured delegates, engineered escape, and crashed the slave ship into the Ethoshan mothership, killing thousands of pirates in the process, and the invasion has been halted S'Task's disagreement with his teacher split Vulcan society, resulting in riots and small wars (TOSN: "The Romulan Way") c65 Vulcan Colonization group, lead by S'Task, left Vulcan in search for a new, pure beginning. The ships include REA'S HELM, WARBIRD, STARCATCHER, T'HIE, PENNON, BLOODWING, CORONA, LANCE, GORGET, SUNHEART, FORGE, LOST ROAD, BLACKLIGHT, FIRESTORM, VENGEANCE, MEMORY, and SHIELD. They will not be heard from again in 2000 years. (TOSN:"The Romulan Way") c125 The Vulcan Colonization group (c65) came upon the Trianguli cluster and 128 Trianguli system. Only four of the original seventeen ships survived the journey. They will be the ancestors of who are known later as the "Romulans". (TOSN:"The Romulan Way") c350 Kaelonians adopted "The Resolution" as part of their tradition. All members of society must commit ritual suicide by the age of 60. (TNG:"Half a Life") c865 Civil War breaks out on Solais V, which would rage for the next fifteen centuries. Only in 2365 did the factions asked for Federation mediation. (TNG:"Loud as a Whisper") c1200 War destroyed planet Zetar, leaving several inhabitants to wander the galaxy as mental forces of light, search for bodies to possess so they may live again. (TOS:"Lights of Zetar") c1350 Battle of Aurelius IX, where the Menthas and the Promelians fought their final battle in a legendary interstellar war. (TNG:"Booby Trap") 1367 "Ardra", a female representation of "the devil", allegedly struck a deal with the natvies of Bentax II so they will gain 1000 years of peace and prosperity in exchange for their souls and eternal slavery at the end of the period. (TNG:"Devil's Due") c1368 Kataan sun went nova. All that reamined were a probe, which was encountered by NCC-1701-D a thousand years later. (TNG: "Inner Light") 1616 (Great Britain, Terra) HMS ENTERPRISE sent to find an alternate naval route to the Orient (Asia), but was destroyed near India by a hurricane 1760 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 12 gun sloop, captured on Lake Champaign by United States patriots in 1775, captained by General Benedict Arnold in the Revolutionary War. Self-destructed in 1777 to prevent capture by British Royal Navy c1760 Eminiar VII and Vendikar started their interplanetary war. After many years, the actual fighting was replaced by computer control, with casualties reporting to disintegration chambers when instructed to. (TOS:"A Taste of Armageddon") 1780 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 8 gun schooner, guarded Chesapeake Bay against the British Royal Navy 1812 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 18 gun schooner, used in the War of 1812, destroyed near the end of war c1868 Unidentified aliens from Uxmal system imprisoned the conciousness of several hundred inmates on the moon of Mabu VI (TNG: "Power Play") 1888 Redjac entity kills six women in London, England, Terra, as Jack the Ripper (TOS:"Wolf in the Fold") 1893 August 12th, Data was transported back into San Francisco of this period while investigating his own possible death on the planet Delvidia II. There, he encountered a younger Guinan, and evidence of alien tampering. (TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part I") Picard, Riker, LaForge, Troi, and Crusher followed Data into the past, where they met Mark Twain and the younger Guinan. Together, they eliminated the alien threat. (TNG: "Time's Arrow, part II") 1930 Guardian of Forever placed McCoy, Kirk, and Spock in time at about this period. (TOS:"City on the Edge of Forever") 1932 Redjac entity kills seven women in Shanghai, China, Terra. (TOS: Wolf in the Fold) 1936 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, YORKTOWN-Class military aircraft carrier, built 1938, commissioned 1941, fought several battles during Terran World War II. Retired from active status in 1946, declared unfit for reserve fleet on Oct 8 1956, officially decommissioned Jan 1, 1957. Designation CV-6/CVS-6/CVA-6 1 1939 Approximate birthdate of Frank Oppenhouse, who later went under cryogenics operation. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone") 1959 Approximate birthdate of Claire Raymond, who later went under cryogenics operation. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone") 1961 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, ENTERPRISE-Class military aircraft carrier, first Terran military vessel with nuclear fission power. Participated in Terran Vietnam War. Designation CVN-65 2 c1965 The entire adult population of Miri's world died from an engineered virus designed to prolong life. Only children under the age of 15 survived. Their aging was greatly reduced, but they die when they reach puberty. They called themselves "the Onlies". (TOS:"Miri") c1968 ENTERPRISE came back in time via planned slingshot effect to this date to observe Terra in the nuclear age, but intercepted Gary Seven's transporter beam. (TOS:"Assignment Earth") First manned orbital flight of Luna. c1969 July, Accidental slingshot effect brought ENTERPRISE back in time, into Terra's atmosphere. Only ENTERPRISE records showed such disruption since the crew have erased most evidence of such a temporal visit. (TOS:"Tomorrow is Yesterday") First Lunar landing by Apollo astronauts. c1971 Kelvan Empire, located in the Andromeda galaxy, launched an expedition to the Milky Way to study suitability of conquest. (TOS: "By Any Other Name") 1972 March 3, Pioneer 10 launched from Terra, Sol system. The probe was destroyed by Klaa's Bird of Prey in 2286. (ST5:TFF) 1974 Redjac entity killed five women in Kiev, USSR, Terra. (TOS:"Wolf in the Fold") 1976 (United States, Terra) ENTERPRISE, "Space Shuttle" reusable orbiter, built by National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), used for various atmospheric flight tests. Retired in 1986 to the Terran Smithsonian Institute, having never flown in outer space. Restored in 2269 for Apollo Tricentennial. Designation OV-101 3 Terran unmanned probes (Viking-series) reached Mars. Viking 2 landed on Mars plain of Utopia Planitia, future site of StarFleet Utopia Planetia Fleet Yards. (TNG:"Booby Trap") 1977 The first of the VOYAGER-series probes launched by NASA. Later, VOYAGER 6 was lost when it encountered a black hole, its fate unknown. (ST:TMP) 1980 (Civilian, United States, Terra) ENTERPRISE, Goodyear lighter-than-air atmospheric vehicle (blimp), used for many Terran contemporary sporting events and promotions. Designation N A1 1981 First "Space Shuttle" reusable orbiter was launched from Terra into orbit. 4 c1987 Planned slingshot effect carried HMS BOUNTY back in time in search of humpback whales. Two humpback whales and Dr. Gillian Taylor were brought back to 2286 by the ENTERPRISE crew to resolve "The Whalesong Crisis". (ST4:TVH) 1992 "Chicago Mobs of the 1920's" was published in New York. Much later, The crew of USS HORIZON accidentally left a copy of it at Iotia, leading the Iotians to base their culture on it. (TOS: A Piece of the Action) Unmanned probes reached Saturn. c1992-1996 Eugenics War: a group of scientists created a group of "super-humans", and planned to take over the governments around the world. The war was won by the normal humans. Survivors of the war including Khan Noonian Singh and Dr.Stavros Keniculus, who exiled themselves into space. (TOS:"Space Seed", TAS:"The Infinite Vulcan") 1994 Cryogenics satellite containing Claire Raymond, Ralph Ophemhouse, and L.Q. "Sonny" Clemens, was launched. It will be retrieved in interstellar space almost four centuries later. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone") 1996 BOTANY BAY leaves Earth with some 200 survivors of the Eugenics War, including Khan Noonian Singh. They went into suspended animation, and were not found until c2266. It is assumed that other ships like this were also launched but their fate remain unknown. (TOS:"Space Seed") 1998 Unmanned probes reached Mercury and Pluto (?) 2000 (United Nations, Terra) UNSS ENTERPRISE, PEACEKEEPER-Class military aircraft carrier. Used in several peacekeeping missions. Designation CVN-101 (?) 5 2002 Space Station "Freedom" is declared operational (?) c2010 Saturn Expedition led by Colonel Shaun Geoffrey Christopher was launched (?) (TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday) 2015 Fusion thrusters invented, which became impulse engines (?) 2018 DY-100 class sleeper ships' usage are discontinued. (TOS:"Space Seed") 2020 NOMAD probe launched to explore beyond the solar system. Its creator was Jackson Roykirk. (TOS:"The Changeling") 2025 Reunification of Ireland on Earth occured this year. (TNG:"The High Ground") c2029 Birth of Zefram Cochrane, inventor of warp drive. 6 2032 NASA launched first manned extra-solar mission, ship is powered by the now perfected fusion thrusters (?) 2036 The new United Nations declared that no Earth Citizen could be made to answer for the crimes of their race or forebearers (TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint") 7 2037 July 23rd, the CARYBDIS, NASA's third extra-solar mission was launched. Col. Steven Richie in command. (TNG:"The Royale") c2039-2043 World War III, possibly also known as Colonel Green's War (TOS: The Savage Curtain), in which Colonel Green waged a genocidal campaign, possibly in Asia and Mid-East. 2040 Television faded as a mode of entertainment. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone") 2043-2047 Mind-Control Revolts, details unknown. Sources seem to indicate that certain military regiments with mind-control implants rebelled against orders (ST:TMP Novelization) 8 2044 CARYBDIS's telemetry ceased. (see 2039) Ship was presumed lost and destroyed, actual fate unknown until 2365. (TNG:"The Royale") c2053 The first interstellar scout, SS VALIANT, was launched. (?) c2058 UNSS ICARUS launched for first expedition to Alpha Centauri (TOSN: Strangers from the Sky) 9 c2059 Captain Kirk, along with Gary Mitchell, Mr.Spock, Lee Kelso, and Dr. Elizabeth Dhener, was temporarily transported to this year by Parneb. When attempting to return them back to their own time, Parneb discovered Vulcans on Earth years before the official contact date. The ENTERPRISE crew found the "lost" Vulcans a spaceship so they can return to where they should be. The crew, in turn, are returned to their time, their memories inhibited (TOSN:Strangers from the Sky) 2053-2079 United States of America have 52 states (TNG: "The Royale") 2061 Zefram Cochrane invented the Continuum Distortion Propulsion (CDP) system, the precursor to warp drive (TNG:TM) 2064 UNSS ICARUS arrived at Alpha Centauri 10 c2066 SS VALIANT encountered energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy. The ship self-destructed, reasons unknown. 11 (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before") 2072 The Cochrane team left for Alpha Centauri in a CDP equipped ship to escape from the war. 12 2075 UNSS AMITY rescued Vulcan scout in Sol orbit (TOSN: Strangers from the Sky) 2076 Cochrane team arrived at Alpha Centauri, and went on to perfect the CDP engine. (estimated) 2079 "new" United Nations, formed in 2036, was dissolved this year, after years of powerlessness. Picard and crew was tried by Q in a courtroom of this period on their initial mission to Farpoint Station (TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint") 2082 Colonel Ritchie died in "The Royale" (TNG:"The Royale") 2088 Vulcan delegation arrived on Earth (TOSN: Strangers from the Sky). As Earth was not yet united, it was not till thirty years later when two fomally established diplomatic relations, and formed the Federation in 2161. (estimated) c2094 United Earth Alliance was formed as a replacement of the new United Nations which was dissolved in 2079, to present a united Earth to future alien contacts. (estimated) 2100 NOTE: Rasmussen, a 22nd Century man from new Jersey, stole a time pod from a 26th century historian (who went back to 22nd century) and went to 24th century (TNG:"A Matter of Time") c2104 First generation warp drive was perfected. This type can sustain supralight speeds. (estimated) 2105 SS BONAVENTURE, first warp equipped United Earth space vessel, was launched. (estimated) 2106 SS ENTERPRISE, BONAVENTURE-Class interstellar scout, second warp equipped United Earth space vessel (the first being BONAVENTURE herself), top speed warp 3. Lost and presumed destroyed at 2109. Designation NCC-101 (?) 13 2105 Redjac entity killed eight women on the Mars Colonies. (TOS: Wolf in the Fold) c2106 Zefram Cochrane disappears during a trip, presume lost and dead at the age of 87. (TOS:"Metamorphosis") c2120 Earth formally established relations with the residents of 40-Eridani, known as Vulcans. (estimated) 2123 November 27th, SS MARIPOSA, U.N. Registry NAR-7678, DY-500 class sleeper ship, launched for Ficus Sector with two groups of colonists. (TNG:"Up the Long Ladder") 2138 Second generation warp drive was developed (?) c2145 Earth made first contact with the Andorians and Tellarites this year. Both established formal relations five years later, and will join Earth, Vulcan, and Alphacent to form the United Federation of Planets (estimated) c2152 (Civilian, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, DECLARATION-class interstellar passenger liner, operating by United-Delta Spacelines. Regular route: Terra (Sol III)-AlphaCent - Vulcan - Andor - Tellar, top speed warp 3.5, retired after 25 years of service. Designation CPL-1532 (?) (#) 14 c2153 USS CARRIZAL discovered the 128 Trianguli system, with a set of twin planets in the system. The system was named Romulus, after Italian myth of Romulus and Remus. The inhabitants of 128 Trianguli became known as Romulans. (TOSN: The Romulan Way) c2156 USS BALBOA, following up the investigation of USS CARRIZAL, was destroyed by Romulan fightercrafts. USS STONE MOUNTAIN, coming to BALBOA's aid, was captured by Romulan forces, after design defect crippled the ship. 15 Earth declared war on Romulans, thus started the First Romulan War. (TOSN: The Romulan Way) Redjac entity killed two women at Heliopolis, Alpha Proxima II. (TOS:"Wolf in the Fold") c2160 First Romulan War end as both sides negotiated treaty terms via subspace radio only, no face-to-face meeting. The Neutral Zone is established, any entrance by either party constitutes an act of war. (TOS:"Balance of Terror") 2161 "Federation Day" was proclaimed this year as the founding of the Federation. (TNG: "The Outcast") 16 StarFleet is formally organized accordant to Federation Charter. StarFleet Headquarter is located at San Francisco, Terra. StarFleet Academy is founded at San Francisco, Terra (TNG:"First Duty") 17 c2161 Deneva was colonized as a mid-point within the regular trade routes of the Federation (TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!") c2164 Birth of Sarek of Vulcan, future Vulcan Ambassador to the Federation, father of Spock. (TOS:"Journey to Babel", TNG:"Sarek") First contact with the Delos system by Federation scout. Two inhabited planets were found: Brekka, simple agricultural world, and Onarra, technological society with inter-system travel capabilities. (TNG:"Symbiosis") c2165 Plague strikes planet Onarra. The Brekkans provided cure, which was later found to be a narcotic. (TNG:"Symbiosis") USS ESSEX, Daedalus-class scout (NCC-173), was destroyed at Mabu VI's moon, reason unknown. (TNG:"Power Play") c2167 Guinan seemed to have met Q sometime in this year. (TNG:"Deja Q") 2168 Colony of Moab IV was established. This colony was designed as a genetically pure environment with members bred to a specific position in society. (TNG: "Masterpiece Society") 2169 Sarek of Vulcan, father of Spock, husband of Amanda, is born in this year, at ShiKhar, 40-Eridani (Vulcan) (TOS: "Journey to Babel", TNG:"Sarek") c2170 USS HORIZON visited planet Iotia, accidentally leaving behind a book called "Chicago Mobs of the 1920's", which the culture eventually adopts as a model for their society. (TOS:"A Piece of the Action") USS ARCHON visited the planet Beta III. The ship was pulled from orbit by the computer Landru, and destroyed. The crew dispersed, forming the seeds of rebellion in the future. (TOS:"Return of the Archons") c2193 Birth of Robert April, future ENTERPRISE Captain (TAS:"The Counter-Clock Incident") 2196 Last Daedalus-class scout was decommissioned. (TNG:"Power Play") c2197 USS SENTRY encountered IKV DEVISOR, first meeting between Federation and Klingon forces. Brief fight resulted. (TOSN:"The Final Reflection", TOS:"Day of the Dove") c2212 Birth of Amanda Grayson, future wife of Sarek, mother of Spock. (TOS:"Journey to Babel") 18 c2214 Birth of Christopher Pike, future captain of ENTERPRISE. 2215 First type of photon torpedo invented, though rather unreliable. It was designated as a defensive weapon, used more often as mines than torpedoes. (TNG Tech Manual) 19 c2215 USS VALIANT contacted planet Eminiar VII. The ship was never heard from again, probably destroyed as a part of the war between Eminiar VII and Vendikar. (TOS:"A Taste of Armageddon") c2218 First Klingo-Federation War started as Klingon forces started occupying Federation frontier. Also known as The Four Years War. (FASA Material) Federation decided to approach first contact more cautiously in view of the start of the bad relationship with the Klingons (TNG:"First Contact") c2221 Garth of Izar defeated Klingon forces in Battle of Axanar. (FASA Material, TOS:"Whom Gods Destroy") c2222 First Klingo-Federation War ended at a loss to the Klingons, Klingon Empire forced to give up some of its own frontier as a buffer zone. (FASA Material) 20 c2226 Birth of Leonard H. McCoy, at Georgia, Terra. Future ENTERPRISE chief medical officer 21 (TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint") c2229 Birth of Montgomery Scott, at Glasgow, Scotland, Terra. Future ENTERPRISE chief engineer (#) (estimated) c2230 Sarek married Amanda Grayson on Terra. (?) (estimated) c2231 Birth of Spock, at ShiKhar, Vulcan, son of Sarek and Amanda Grayson. (?) 2233 March 3rd, Birth of James Tiberius Kirk, son of George Samuel Kirk and Winona Kirk, at Riverside, Iowa, Terra, Sol system. Future ENTERPRISE Captain 22 c2234 SS COLUMBIA, a private research vessel of the Amercian Continental Institute, crashed landed on Talos IV, sole survivor was Vina (TOS:"Menagerie") c2235 MANN-class cruisers commissioned, first ship to reach warp four, utilizing advanced computer intermix controls (?) 23 c2237 Mr.Brack (Flint the Immortal) purchased planet Holberg 917G as a personal retreat. (TOS:"Requiem for Methuselah") c2239 Birth of Hikaru (Walter?) Sulu, at San Francisco, California, Terra. Future ENTERPRISE helmsman. (#) 24 c2240 Birth of Nyota(?) (Upenda?) Uhura, at Bantu Nation, Africa. Future ENTERPRISE communications officer. (#) 25 c2241 Dr. Richard Daystrom developed Duotronics, allowing a new generation of computers to be built, and allowing practical application of the matter transporter. (TOS:"The Ultimate Computer", TOSN: Final Frontier) Birth of Kevin Riley, on Tarsus IV, future ENTERPRISE transporter chief. (TOS:"Conscience of the King") 2243 Battle of Donatu V was fought near Sherman's Planet, which is near the Klingon-Federation border. (TOS:"Trouble with Tribbles") c2244 Shakedown cruises of NCC-1701 by Captain Robert April Rescue mission ended in Romulan space due to sabotage, April/Kirk engaged Romulan ships and returned safely, after tricking the Romulans into believing in an invisible Federation fleet, prevented a full-scale Romulan invasion SS ROSENBURG was rescued from ion storm by NCC-1701 (TOSN:"Final Frontier") (*) Birth of Pavel Andrevich Chekov, at Russia, Terra. Future navigator of ENTERPRISE. (TOS:"Who Mourns for Adonis?") 2245 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, CONSTITUTION-Class heavy cruiser. Built at StarFleet San Francisco Yards, first ship with dilithium augmented warp drive, result of the "Starship" Project. Top speed: warp 8. Armed with shields, particle cannons, and lasers. Designation NCC-1701 (*) (TOSN:"Final Frontier", TNG Tech Manual) 2245 1st Five Year Mission, under Captain Robert April (#) 26 Population of Lavinium V was wiped out by flying parasites (TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!") c2248 Massacre of Tarsus IV. Governor Kodos, faced with severe food shortage, ordered execution of over half of the colony's population so that others can live. Kodos became known as "The Executioner", and was not discovered until 2266. Survivors includes James T. Kirk, Kevin Riley, and Thomas Leighton. (TOS:"Conscience of the King") 2249 Birth of Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard E. McCoy and Jocelyn McCoy. (TAS:"The Survivor") 27 2250 NCC-1701 returns from first even FYM and receives refit Captain April promoted to Commodore, assigned as Federation ambassador-at-large (*) (TAS:"The CounterClock Incident") Captain Christopher Pike given command of ENTERPRISE Dr.McCoy lead an immunization program on Dramia III (TAS:"Albatross") 2251 NCC-1701 2nd FYM launched, with Captain Christopher Pike (#) Unknown c2252 "The Cage" Captain Pike was captured by Talosians, who planned to use him and the surviving human female, Vina, for "breeding stock". After demonstrating human hostility to captivity, Pike was returned to the ENTERPRISE unharmed. General Order Seven was established: no communication of any kind was allowed with Talos IV, with penalty of death. (Also see TOS:"The Menagerie") Events as chronicled in TOSN:Vulcan's Glory c2253 Ensign Kirk served on the USS REPUBLIC, NCC-1371, with Benjamin Finney. Kirk reported Finney's negligence, resulting in severe demerits and demotions to Finney, creating Finney's hidden hatred. (TOS:"Court-Martial") Captain Pike and ENTERPRISE discovered the phenomenon which became known as "Pike's Rift", a link to the civilization known as Calligar. The Rift opens every 33.4 years. (TOSN: The Rift) c2255 Treaty of Armens was signed between the Federation and the Sheliak Corporate. Nothing would be heard from them for the next 111 years. (TNG:"Ensigns of Command") Guinan's home world was attacked by the Borg. The survivors scattered throughout the galaxy. (TNG:"Q Who?") Lieutenant Kirk was wounded during an Orion pirate's attack on the USS FARRAGUT. His physician was Dr. Leonard H. McCoy. (TOSN: Crisis on Centaurus) 2256 NCC-1701 returns from 2nd FYM, receives refit NCC-1701 refitted with phasers and photon torpedoes (#) 28 c2256 Lieutenant Kirk was one of the few survivors of the vampire cloud, which attacked the USS FARRAGUT (NCC-1702?) at Tycho IV. (TOS:"Obsession") 2257 NCC-1701 embarks on 3rd FYM, Captain Christopher Pike (#) c2258 Cerberus experiences severe crop failure and food shortages, and only survived due to the generosity of famous businessman Carter Winston. McCoy's daughter Joanna was on Cerberus at the time. (TAS:"Survivor") c2259 Spock met Leila Kolami on Terra at about this time. (TOS:"This Side of Paradise") Dr. Roger Korby's research expedition vanished. Korby's fiancee, Christine Chapel, joined StarFleet as a nurse, hoping to find him one day. (TOS:"What Are Little Girls Made Of?") c2260 SS Beagle, under command of R.M. Merik, was sabotaged by its own captain so he and crew could stay at 892-IV. (TOS:"Breads and Circuses") 2261 Federation celebrates its first centennial. (TNG:"The Outcast") c2261 Birth of Saavik, at "Thieurrull" (trans.: Hellguard), a Romulan Colony, as a result of forced conception by Romulans upon captured Vulcans. (ST2:TWOK, TOSN:"The Pandora Principle") 2262 NCC-1701 returns from 3rd FYM, receives refit Captain Pike promoted to Commodore, assigned to StarFleet Academy (as commandant?) (TOSN: ENTERPRISE) (?) Captain James T. Kirk given command of ENTERPRISE (TOSN:ENTERPRISE-The First Adventure) c2263 Birthyear of future StarFleet Academy groundskeeper Boothby. (TNG:"First Duty") NCC-1701 embarks on 4th FYM, under Captain James T. Kirk Birth of David Marcus (est., ST2:TWOK) 2264-2268 The five-year mission period documented by Star Trek (TOS) and Animated Star Trek (TAS) c2264 Commodore Pike was injured in a training accident. In the attempt to rescue the cadets, he suffered exposure to lethal doses of Delta Rays, crippling him for life, confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak or move. (TOS:"The Menagerie") 1312.4 "Where No Man Has Gone Before" Debris of SS VALIANT rediscovered by NCC-1701, having self- destructed after encountering The Great Energy Barrier Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner killed in action 1512.2 "The Corbomite Maneuver" Initial encounter with the "First Federation" 1329.1 "Mudd's Women" 1672.1 "The Enemy Within" 1531.1 "The Man Trap" 1704.2 "The Naked Time" 1533.6 "Charlie X" ANTARES destroyed by Charlie Evans 1709.1 "Balance of Terror" A Romulan Warbird attacked several border outposts, but was destroyed by ENTERPRISE 2712.4 "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" Discovery of Dr.Roger Korby, only to find he's an android replicate of the original 2715.1 "Dagger of the Mind" 2713.5 "Miri" 2817.6 "The Conscience of the King" 2821.5 "The Galileo Seven" 2947.3 "Court-Martial" Captain Kirk was charged with manslaughter, for supposedly ejecting Ben Finney's capsule into space without adequate warning. Ben Finney fakes the records in order to implicate Kirk. He was discovered and arrested. 3012.4 "The Menagerie" (two-parter) Spock hijacked the ENTERPRISE and returned Commodore Pike to Talos IV, where he can have the illusion of health. Unknown "Shore Leave" 2124.5 "The Squire of Gothos" 3045.6 "Arena" First encounter with the Gorn, an reptilian specie. 3087.6 "The Alternative Factor" 3013.2 "Tomorrow is Yesterday" 3156.2 "The Return of the Archons" 3192.1 "A Taste of Armageddon" 3141.9 "Space Seed" BOTANY BAY was retrieved by ENTERPRISE. After Khan's plan to take over the ship failed, Khan and his group was left on Ceti Alpha V. 3417.3 "This Side of Paradise" 3196.1 "The Devil in the Dark" First encounter with the Horta, an intelligent being composed of silicon, on Janus IV 3198.4 "Errand of Mercy" First encounter with the Organians, pure energy creatures of enormous powers. The second Klingo-Federation War was halted by Organians. Organian Peace Treaty was forced on both parties. 3134.0 "The City on the Edge of Forever" Discovery of "The Guardian of Forever", an artifact/being allowing time travel 3287.2 "Operation: Annihilate!" Death of Samuel and Aurelan Kirk, James T. Kirk's brother and sister-in-law, on Deneva. Nephew Peter Kirk survived. 2265 3018.2 "Catspaw" 3219.4 "Metamorphosis" 3497.2 "Friday's Child" 3468.1 "Who Mourns for Adonis?" 3372.7 "Amok Time" 4202.9 "The Doomsday Machine" 3114.9 "Wolf in the Fold" 3451.9 "The Changeling" 3715.0 "The Apple" Unknown "Mirror, Mirror" 3478.2 "The Deadly Years" 4513.3 "I, Mudd" 4523.3 "The Trouble with Tribbles" 4090.7 "Bread and Circuses" 3842.3 "Journey to Babel" 4211.4 "A Private Little War" 3211.7 "The Gamemasters of Triskelion" 3619.2 "Obsession" 4307.1 "The Immunity Syndrome" USS INTREPID, StarFleet's only all-Vulcan ship, was lost to a giant space amoeba. 4598.0 "A Piece of the Action" 4657.5 "By Any Other Name" 4768.3 "Return to Tomorrow" 2534.0 "Patterns of Force" 4729.4 "The Ultimate Computer" Unknown "The Omega Glory" Unknown "Assignment: Earth" c2266 StarFleet Academy outlawed the dangerous Colvert Starburst manuever when 5 cadets perished attempting the manuever. (TNG:"First Duty") 2266 4385.3 "Spectre of the Gun" 4372.5 "Elaan of Troyius" 4842.6 "The Paradise Syndrome" 5031.3 "The ENTERPRISE Incident" ENTERPRISE procured a Romulan cloaking device after faking Kirk's death and various other covert acts. 5027.3 "And the Children Shall Lead" 5431.4 "Spock's Brain" 5630.7 "Is There In Truth No Beauty?" 5121.0 "The Empath" 5693.4 "The Tholian Web" USS DEFIANT lost in the "interphase" on Tholian border First encounter of the Tholians and their "web" 5476.3 "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" Unknown "The Day of the Dove" 5784.0 "Plato's Stepchildren" 5710.5 "Wink of an Eye" Unknown "That Which Survives" 5730.2 "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" 5718.3 "Whom Gods Destroy" 5423.4 "The Mark of Gideon" 5725.3 "The Lights of Zetar" 5818.4 "The Cloudminders" 5832.3 "The Way to Eden" 5843.7 "Requiem for Methuselah" 5906.4 "The Savage Curtain" 5943.7 "All Our Yesterdays" 5298.5 "Turnabout Intruder" 2367-2368 Adventures of NCC-1701 as recorded by Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) 2267 First recorded instance of a wormhole in the 39 Tituara System (TNG: Clues) 5392.4 "More Tribbles, More Trouble" 5554.4 "The Infinite Vulcan" 5373.4 "Yesteryear" 5521.3 "Beyond the Farthest Star" 5143.3 "The Survivor" 5433.7 "The Lorelei Signal" 5371.3 "One of Our Planets is Missing" 4978.5 "Mudd's Passion" 1254.4 "The Majicks of Megas-Tu" 5267.2 "Time Trap" BONAVENTURE, Federation's first warp-equipped ship, was rediscovered in The Triangle 4187.3 "The Slaver Weapon" 5693.1 "Jihad" 5499.9 "The Ambergris Element" 5591.2 "Once Upon a Planet" 5577.3 "The Terratin Incident" 5501.2 "The Eye of the Beholder" c2268 Establishment of Nimbus III, "planet of galactic peace", the only co-operation of Federation, Klingon, and Romulan governments in existence (ST5:TFF) 7403.6 "Bem" 5275.6 "Albatross" 6341.1 "Pirates of Orion" 3183.3 "The Practical Joker" 6063.4 "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" 6777.3 "The Counter-Clock Incident" Ambassador April was rejuvenated in time to attend the Babel Conference, having previously been at the age of 75 2268 ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 triumphantly returned to Earth, the only starship out of the original thirteen to survive beyond its projected operational life of 18 years 29 Kirk promoted to Rear Admiral (TOSN: The Lost Years) 30 StarFleet decided to rebuild NCC-1701 for both experimental reasons and publicity/morale (#) 2269 "Space Shuttle" ENTERPRISE was restored from Smithsonian Institute to participate in Apollo Tricentennial. Admiral Kirk assigned as Chief of StarFleet Operations Captain Willard Decker in Command of the ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE's saucer section was refitted and launched from San Francisco Naval Yards "Space Shuttle" ENTERPRISE was damaged as two Klingon agents attempted to escape with a new energy converter. Shuttle was repaired by the capable hands of Engineer Montgomery Scott (TOSN: A Flag Full of Stars) (*) c2270 Another Vulcan ship disappeared near the Federation-Romulan border without a trace, making this the sixth ship in about twenty-five years. (TOSN:"Pandora's Principle") 2271 Second type of Photon Torpedo perfected, probably mounted on the then still under reconstruction USS ENTERPRISE. 31 (TNG:TM) (TOS:SG) c2271 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, CONSTITUTION-Class heavy cruiser (battlecruiser?), result of the extensive refit. Top speed: warp 12. (ST:TMP) Designation remains NCC-1701 (#) (TNG Tech Manual) Commander:Captain Willard Decker Admiral (Acting Captain) James T. Kirk Captain Spock 7413.4 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Refitted NCC-1701 was scrambled out of spacedock to deal with entity later known as Vejur, Captain Decker was declared missing in action during the incident, along with Lieutenant Ilia. (ST:TMP) (#) (NOTE: The rebuilt NCC-1701 is also known as ENTERPRISE- class or STARSHIP-class in other literatures 32) 2272 5th FYM under Acting Captain James T. Kirk (?) 33 c2273 First Vulcan Secession Crisis. Fanned by radicals, Vulcan had a public referendum to withdraw from the Federation. The measure lost as the conspiracy was revealed. (TOSN:"Spock's World") Colonizer ARTEMIS was launched, destination Septimus Minor. Malfunctions pulled the ship off course, and the ship crashed on Tau Cygnus V, which belongs to the Sheliak Corporate by treaty, but was uninhabited due to high radiation. (TNG:"Ensigns of Command") c2274 ENTERPRISE encountered a weak mayday from within the Neutral Zone, discovering an old freighter running from a Romulan Warbird. The Warbird destroyed the freighter just as the sole occupant was beamed onboard. The survivor was a Vulcan female, T'Pren, who was too badly burned to live. Spock performed a mindmeld before she died. Secret Vulcan expedition to "Thierrull/Hellguard", to retrieve the Romulan/Vulcan fusion children. Expedition members include Spock and Sarek of Vulcan. Saavik was among the children retreived. (TOSN:"The Pandora Principle") c2275 Sarek started the negotiations with the Legarans, which will bear fruit in 93 years, when the Legarans eventually joined the Federation (TNG:"Sarek") c2276 Saavik, after tutelage of Spock, entered the StarFleet Academy (TOS:"The Pandora Principle") Events as chronicled in TOSN:"Pandora's Principle" 2277 NCC-1701 return from 5th FYM, extensive refit Individual ship insignia system abolished, ENTERPRISE command emblem established as official StarFleet emblem (TNG Tech Manual) (Scott's Guide) Kirk assigned as Commandant of StarFleet Academy (#) Spock promoted to Captain, takes command of NCC-1701 (#) 2278 USS BOZEMAN, under command of Captain Morgan Bateman, disappeared while exploring the Typhon Expanse, causes unknown. (TNG:"Cause and Effect") c2278 6th FYM under Captain Spock (?) 34 c2279 Birth of Mark Jameson, future StarFleet Admiral (TNG:"Too Short a Season") early 2280's Transwarp Development Project proved to be unsuccessful. The incident was also known as "Operational Failure of Transwarp". Rumors of destruction of EXCELSIOR was unfounded. Probably year: 2285. (TNG Tech Manual) 2283 NCC-1701 return from 6th FYM, extensive refit 2284 NCC-1701 retired to training vessel of StarFleet Academy (TNG Tech Manual) 8130.3 2285 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" Khan Noonian Singh captured USS RELIANT, and scoured Regula Space Station for signs of the Genesis device, killed all who is onboard, in his quest for vengeance against Kirk. Sole Genesis research team survivors are Doctors David and Carol Marcus, son and mother team. NCC-1701 heavily damaged after engaging the renegade ship USS RELIANT in the Mutara Nebula Captain Spock perished after restoring warp drive, allowing the ship to escape the growing Genesis wave 8210.3 "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" First sighting of the USS EXCELSIOR (NX-2000), class ship, said to be equipped with "Transwarp" StarFleet decided not to rebuild NCC-1701 NCC-1701 left for Genesis planet under unauthorized mission by former crew in search of USS GRISSOM David Marcus, Genesis scientist, son of Admiral James T. Kirk, was killed by renegade Klingon forces. NCC-1701 self-destructed over Genesis planet, after being disabled by Kruge's Bird of Prey. Kruge is searching for the Genesis Device/Torpedo, as Klingons feared it as the ultimate weapon, and must possess it. Kirk and crew captured Kruge's frigate, and fled to Vulcan 8390 "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" Whalesong Crisis: An alien probe, attempting to communicate with the long-extinct hunchback whales of the Terran oceans, radically altered Terra's environment, threatening to end human life on Earth once and for all Kirk and company decided to return to Earth to face court- martial proceedings. After discovering Earth is under attack, they initiated time travel to bring back hunchback whales from the past, c1987. Kirk and company, after ending the "Whalesong Crisis", was court-martialed for the unauthorized mission in the NCC-1701. Kirk was demoted to Captain, given command of the new ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A 2286 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE Constitution-class heavy cruiser, new construction, rechristened from USS YORKTOWN (TNG Tech Manual) Designation NCC-1701-A (ST4:TVH) Fate unknown (probably lost, see later) 11 8454.1 c2286 "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" Hostage situation developed on Nimbus III, "the planet of intergalactic peace" NCC-1701-A hijacked by Sybok and his followers on the quest for Sha Ka Ree at the center of the galaxy Events as chronicled in TOSN:Probe. c2287 Captain Styles, captain of USS EXCELSIOR, accepted a promotion to a post within StarFleet Command Transwarp proven to be a failure (*) 35 The EXCELSIOR, after having transwarp removed, was redesignated NCC-2000 (previously NX-2000) (ST6:TUC) 36 Captain Hikaru Sulu was promoted to command the EXCELSIOR, which WAS rightfully his (ST6:TUC) c2288 USS EXCELSIOR assigned to chart the Reydovan Sector, Beta Quadrant. (ST6:TUC) Last SOYUZ-class vessel decommissioned, possibly replaced by MIRANDA-class vessels (TNG:"Cause and Effect") 37 c2289-90 Leonard McCoy's grandchildren are born 38 c2290 IKV TONG launched as a cryogenic ship intended for surprise attack against the Federation (TNG:"The Emmissary") 9522.6 c2292 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Organians disappeared, whereabouts unknown Klingon moon of Praxis exploded, contaminating atmosphere of the Klingon home world Kronos, leaving 50 years of oxygen Chief Councillor Gorkon of the Klingon Empire proposed peace to the Federation. En route, Gorkon's ship was attacked, Gorkon assassinated by persons using Federation equipment Kirk and McCoy were arrested for assassinating Counselor Gorkon, sentenced to life on Rhue Pente ENTERPRISE and Spock discovered traitor onboard, uncovered conspiracy among Klingons, Romulans, and Federation personnel to disrupt the peace conference Kirk and McCoy was rescued and conspiracy is revealed. General Chang 39, the Klingon traitor, was killed when his prototype Bird of Prey OKRONA was destroyed by combined firepower of ENTERPRISE and EXCELSIOR NCC-1701-A participated in the Khitomer Conference (*) (ST6:TUC) 40 Events chronicled in the novel "Best Destiny" (TOSN:Best Destiny) NCC-1701-A retired from active service, held in the StarFleet Reserve Yards over Luna (?) Captain Montgomery Scott, furious over retirement of Enterprise, retired from StarFleet (?) Captain James T. Kirk settled to an Academy teaching position, only to occasionally command a cadet ship (?) Captain Spock was given command, but he turned it down, preferring instead a teaching position beside his lifelong friend James T. Kirk (?) Captain (?) Leonard H. McCoy was given a teaching position at the Starfleet Medical Academy (?) The rest of the Enterprise crew was scattered... (?) 7893.1 c2293 USS JENOLEN NC-567 transport was lost while en route to Norpin V colony, cause unknown. Montgomery Scott was onboard to his retirement. (TNG:"Relics", TNGN:Relics) 41 c2300 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, EXCELSIOR II-Class (battleship?), redesigned for normal warp engines instead of transwarp, built at StarFleet Antares Yards. (#) (TNG Tech Manual) Designation NCC-1701-B. Fate unknown Commander unknown 42 (?) c2305 July 13th, birth of Jean-Luc Picard, LaBarre, France, Terra, future captain of ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D (TNGN:Encounter at Farpoint/#1, TNG:"Conundrum") 43 44 c2307 Birthyear of Timicim (Dr.?) on Kaelon II (TNG:"Half a Life") c2315 Covert Romulan activity provoked open conflict between the Klingon Empire and the Federation (?) NCC-1701-A lost with Kirk during a second peace initiative proposed by Spock to the Klingon Empire (?) Klingon Empire declared war on the Federation (?) The Swift War starts, may also known as The Second Four Years War (Worlds of the Federation) (?) 45 Romulans sever diplomatic relations with the Federation during the Tomad incident, costing thousands of lives. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone") Romulans entered their seclusion period, which would last approximately 50 years. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone") 46 c2313 Yuta killed Penthor-Mal, member of the Lornak Clan, in her quest of vengeance for the massacre of her clan. (TNG:"The Vengeance Factor") c2314 Mark Jameson married Anne (TNG:"Too Short a Season") c2319 Klingon Empire signs armistice with Federation, declared war on Romulan Star Empire (?) Federation became entangled in the Klingo-Romulan war (?) (See epilogue of TOSN:The Rift) Civil War or Mordan IV spread out as the government hijacked a passing starliner, holding 63 passengers hostage. The government demanded advanced weaponry from the Federation. Previous two negotiators were killed. (Then lieutenant) Jameson was sent by StarFleet, who managed to got the hostages out safely. It was later discovered that Jameson succeeded because he complied with the demands. He supplied the government with phasers. However, he supplied the other side as well. (In a way, he did not violate the Prime Directive) The result is four more decades of Civil War, in which millions died. (TNG:"Too Short a Season") c2323 October 13, birth of Beverly ??? (Howard?) (later Beverly Crusher), at Copernicus City, Luna, future CMO of ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D (?) 47 (TNG:"Conundrum") Klingo-Romulan War ended inconclusively. (estimated) c2324 Federation's first encounter with the Cardassian Empire resulted in a full-scale war, reasons unknown. Conflict became know as "The Cardassian War" (estimated) 48 c2326 Cadet J.L. Picard met Delcara at the Academy (TNGN:"Vendetta") Ambassador Spock attacked Sarek's position on the Cardassian War, and was rebuked by Perrin, Sarek's second wife. (TNG:"Unification I") 2327 Jean-Luc Picard graduated from StarFleet Academy (TNG:"First Duty") c2328 Ensign Picard was attacked by trio of Narssicans at Starbase Eirhardt, and was impaled through the heart. He survived, but requires periodic cardiac replacement (TNG:"Samaritan Snare") First Federation-Cardassian War ended inconclusively, neither side lost much, but gained each other's respect. Cardassian Empire annexed the Bajoran System, forcing the Bajorans to wander the galaxy, settle wherever they can in order to survive. Federation, having already negotiated the boundary, could not assist the Bajorans other than offer "humanitarian" aid. (TNG:"Ensign Ro") 49 c2329 Isolinear Chip replaced duotronic processors in most Federation computers (TNGN:Relics) Counselors assigned to all deep space exploration vessels. (TNGN:Relics) c2334 NCC-1701-B decommissioned or destroyed (?) 50 Birth of William Thelonious Riker, Valdez, Alaska, Terra, Son of Kyle Riker and ??? (Pocket #1) 51 52 c2335 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, AMBASSADOR-Class heavy cruiser, built at Terran McKinley Station. 53 Designation NCC-1701-C (year is an estimate only...) (#) Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard attends the wedding of Ambassador Sarek's son (probably Spock?) (TNG:"Sarek") 54 2336 March 29, birthdate of Deanna Troi, Betazed (TNG:"Conundrum") c2336 USS TRIPOLI, while investigating the disappearance of the colony at Omicron Theta, discovered an android at Omicron Theta. The android named himself "Data". (TNG:"Datalore") Will Riker's mother died approximately in this year. (TNG:"The Icarus Factor") 55 c2337 Civil War ravages Turkana IV, leading to anarchistic society which lasted till today. Various "gangs" fought for power and control. Eventually only two are left. (TNG:"Legacy") c2338 Jean-Luc Picard promoted to Captain, takes command of USS STARGAZER (#) 56 Birth of Worf, at Kronos, son of Morgh, future StarFleet Officer, ENTERPRISE security chief. 57 Birth of Tasha Yar, at Turkana IV, future ENTERPRISE security chief. (estimated only) Data graduated from StarFleet Academy (TNG:"Conundrum") 2340 Jan 14, birthdate of Ro Laren, future crew of NCC-1701-D. (TNG:"The Next Phase") c2342 Negotiations for the Federation/Klingon alliance began, also known as the Grand Alliance Treaty. (estimated) Tasha Yar was abandoned by her parents. She survived on her own, and eventually escaped to join StarFleet. (TNG:"The Naked Now") 2342 April 9th, J.L. Picard stood up the future Jenise Manheim by not showing up at the date at Cafe des Artistes in Paris at the end of the shore leave. (TNG:"We'll Always Have Paris") Picard took command of USS STARGAZER. (?) 2343 GALAXY-class project officially approved by the Federation, design of USS GALAXY started. (TNG Tech Manual) c2343 Approximate birthyear of Worf, son of Morgh. (?) 58 2344 ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-C under command of Captain Rachel Garret lost near Klingon outpost Narendra III. Later Klingons reveal the base was devastated by Romulan attack, and ENTERPRISE sacrificed herself so the Klingon outpost personnel can evacuate safely. (TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE", TNG Tech Manual) Rumor have some of the crew survived and were taken to Romulus. Tasha Yar was among the survivors. Upon arriving at Romulus, a Romulan Admiral fell in love with her, and married her. (TNG:"Redemption II") c2344 A Federation starship is destroyed by the Jarada as the ship's captain mispronounced a Jaradan greeting, gravely insulting the insectoid race. (TNG:"The Big Goodbye") c2345 Birth of Kern (also Kurn), brother of Worf, son of Morgh, at Kronos. 59 (TNG:"Sins of the Father") Birth of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar and a Romulan Admiral. The child is more Romulan than human, and is thoroughly loyal to her father, rather than to her mother. (TNG:"Redemption II") c2347 Picard visited his home at LaBarre, France. He won't be back for almost two decades. (TNG:"Family") Ro Laren's father was tortured by death by Cardassians in front of Ro. She was only seven. (TNG:"Ensign Ro") Birth of Wesley Richard(?) Crusher, son of Jack Crusher and Beverly Crusher, future ensign on ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D 60 (TNG:"Evolution", TNG:"Family") c2349 Tasha Yar attempted to escape from Romulus with her four- year old daughter Sela. Sela cried out as her mother have betrayed her father. The cry alerted the guards. Yar was apprehended and executed. (TNG:"Redemption II") William T. Riker left home to join StarFleet (TNG:"The Icarus Factor") 23859.7 USS INTREPID, commanded by Captain Drew Deighan, reached the Klingon Colony of Khitomer as it responds to a distress call. It arrived to find the colony in ruins. There were only two survivors. 61 c2350 Dr. Manheim dropped out of sight to continue his study on non-linear time, location unknown. (TNG:"We'll Always Have Paris") USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D begins construction at Utopia Planetia StarFleet Yards, Mars. (TNG:TM) Beverly (Howard?) Crusher graduates from StarFleet Academy (TNG:"Conundrum") c2351 USS STARGAZER, Jean-Luc Picard commanding, was chased from sector 21505 by a Cardassian warship when attempting peace negotiations. (TNG:"The Wounded") Beverly Crusher met Dr. Dylan Quaice. (TNG:"Remember Me?") William T. Riker graduated from StarFleet Academy (est.) c2352 Tasha Yar escapes from her homeworld Turkana IV, to eventually join StarFleet. Turkana IV severed all contact with outside world. (TNG:"Legacy") c2353 Kyle Riker was advising StarFleet near the Tholian border as a civilian strategist when a Tholian fleet attacked the Starbase. Kyle Riker was the sole survivor. Kyle Riker met Kate Polaski, who was the doctor assigned to him. They ALMOST married. (TNG:"The Icarus Factor") Approximate birthyear of Jeramiah "Jono" Rosa, on Galon IV colony. (TNG:"Suddenly Human") c2354 USS STARGAZER visited Chalna (TNG:"Allegiance") William T. Riker was posted temporarily to Betazed as StarFleet liaison after serving on the scout FORTUNA William T. Riker had an intense relationship with Deanna Troi at approximately this time period. William T. Riker was posted as First Officer of USS HOOD. (TNGN:Imzadi) Deanna Troi was studying at the University of Betazed at that time, where she met both Riker and Tam Elbrun. (TNG:"Tin Man") c2355 Deanna Troi, despite Lwaxana's objections, joined StarFleet and entered Starfleet Academy this year (TNG:"Conundrum") 2356 May 5, USS GALAXY (NX-70637) launched from orbital dock stations (TNG Tech Manual) 62 Last Turellian ship seen was destroyed. (TNG:"Haven") Tallerians attacked the Galon IV colony. All inhabitants were believed to have been killed. (TNG:"Suddenly Human") c2357 Independent freighter ODIN malfunctioned near Neutral Zone. Four male survivors in escape pods landed on Angel One, precipitating an underground movement. (TNG:"Angel One") 2357 USS GALAXY, class ship, NCC-70637, commissioned (TNG:TM) c2358 Death of (Cmdr?) Jack Crusher while attempting to free STARGAZER from a natural trap. Picard returned his body to earth to the grieving Beverly Crusher 63 (TNG:"Violations", TNGN:Reunion) c2359 Civil War, which lasted four decades, ended on Mordan IV. (TNG:"Too Short a Season") Deanna Troi graduated from StarFleet Academy (TNG:"Conundrum") c2360 USS STARGAZER was attacked by an unknown ship. Forced to defend his ship, Captain Picard introduced the "Picard Maneuver". 64 The hostile was destroyed, but STARGAZER was abandoned in Maxia Zeta system (TNG:"The Battle") Court-Martial proceeding for Captain Picard, prosecuted by Philipa Louvois, the JAG officer. Picard was absolved of all charges (TNG:"Measure of Man") Later studies showed that the unknown ship Picard encountered was a Ferengi vessel. (TNG:"The Battle") USS YAMATO, second GALAXY-class vessel, commissioned 65 Admiral Mark Jameson started to show symptoms of Iverson's Disease. (TNG:"Too Short a Season") c2361 USS POTEMKIN visited Turkana IV. Colonists warned that anyone beaming down will be killed (TNG:"Legacy") Dr. Dylan Quaice is transferred to Starbase 133. (TNG:"Remember Me?") Federation's Bi-Centennial (TNG:"The Outcast") 40164.7 c2363 Lt.jg. Geordi Laforge and landing party landed on Tarchannen III for survey duty, investigating the disappearance of 49 colonists, while serving on USS VICTORY, NCC-45167. The landing party contracted a hidden virus. The fate of the colonists remained unknown until the virus woke up in LaForge and others 5 years later. (TNG:"Identity Crisis") 40759.5 2363 October 4th, (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, GALAXY-Class exploration cruiser, new construction, Utopia Planetia StarFleet Yards, Mars, Sol System, Sector 001. Top speed: revised warp 9.95. 66 Designation NCC-1701-D (TNG Tech Manual) Commander:Captain Jean-Luc Picard Commander (Brevet Captain) William T. Riker 2364 Events of the first season of ST:TNG Lieutenant Miles Edward O'Brien transferred to ENTERPRISE as Chief of transporter operations, having previously served on USS RUTLEDGE as tactical officer with Capt. Ben Maxwell (TNG:"The Wounded") 67 StarFleet begins search for a suitable star for the Kaelonian experiment to revive a dying star. (TNG:"Half a Life") 41124 Captain Jean-Luc takes command of the ENTERPRISE (TNG:"The Drumhead") 68 41153.7 "Encounter at Farpoint" (101/102) Enterprise, on its maiden voyage toward Farpoint station, was intercepted by Q and put on trial for the savagery of humanity. Farpoint station turn out to be a large space creature held against its will. Commander William T. Riker came onboard at Farpoint station as first officer, having previously served on the USS HOOD under Captain DeSoto as first officer (Writer's Guide, First Year Sourcebook) 41187.5 "Where No One Has Gone Before" (DC Mini #1) 41190.3 "Spirit in the Sky" (DC Mini #2) 41195.7 "Q Factor" (DC Mini #3) 41198.3 "Q's Day" (DC Mini #4) 41198.7 "Q Affects" (DC Mini #5) 41199.3 "Here Today" (DC Mini #6) 41209.2 "The Naked Now" (103) Crew is affected by a similar virus that releases inhibition of the original NCC-1701 crew at Psi 2000 USS TSIOLKOVSKY destroyed by stellar debris 41235.25 "Code of Honor" (104) Lt. Tasha Yar is kidnapped by an alien leader and challenged to the death by the leader's mate. 41242.4 "Datalore" (114) Data's "brother" Lore rediscovered at Omicron Theta First encounter of the Crystal Entity Lore transported into space, fate unknown 41249.3 "Lonely Among Us" (108) An energy entity accidentally trapped in the ship caused Picard to desert his ship. 41255.6 "Justice" (109) Wesley was sentenced to death for violating the planet's regulations (minor by our standards) First contact with the Edoans 41263.1 "Where None Have Gone Before" (106) An experiment in warp drive propels the Enterprise 2,700,000 lightyears, caused by the Traveller's special abilities. Wesley Crusher promoted to Acting Ensign 41294.5 "Haven" (105) Troi faces a prearranged marriage, but love that transcends the universe prevails. 41309.5 "Too Short a Season" (112) Admiral Mark Jameson was lured back to Mordan IV for the crime he committed against the planet (see earlier entries about Jameson), where he died from a drug overdose. (TNG: Too Short a Season) 41365.9 "11001001" (116) Enterprise was hijacked by Binars to protect their central computer from shutdown by a nearby nova 41386.4 "The Last Outpost" (107) A Ferengi ship and Enterprise were caught over a planet thought to be dead for thousands of years Remnants of the Tkon Empire discovered 41416.2 "Coming of Age" (119) Wesley's entrance exam to Starfleet Academy coincides with an investigation on Picard 41463.9 "Home Soil" (117) An investigation of a terraforming station turned deadly when a previously unknown lifeform was found. 41503.7 "Heart of Glory" (120) Enterprise intercepts renegade Klingons, who asked Worf to help them seek their honor as warriors with no war ?????.? Ghost Ship (Pocket #1) Enterprise encountered a creature that captures the souls of those onboard ships, and has been doing so for thousands of years, and her next intended victim is... ?????.? "Symbiosis" (123) Enterprise rescued a ship carrying narcotic to neighboring planet, who thought it was a cure to their disease 41509.1 "When the Bough Breaks" (118) Sterile inhabitants of a cloaked planet kidnap children from the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher ?????.? The Peacekeepers (Pocket #2) 41590.5 "Hide and Q" (111) Riker was granted the ultimate gift: the power of Q. 41601.3 "Skin of Evil" (122) Lt. Tasha Yar killed in line of duty by Armus on Vagra II during a rescue attempt to retrieve Counselor Troi Worf promoted to Chief of Security/Tactical Officer 41636.9 "Angel One" (115) Enterprise's attempt to rescue a downed ship on a matriarchal planet turned into an appeal for clemency for the "revolutionaries" who loves dominant men 41697.9 "We'll Always Have Paris" (124) A scientist's temporal experiments rips apart the fabric of space/time; Picard meets his old flame 41723.9 "The Battle" (110) USS STARGAZER reclaimed in Bendi Sabu system after Daimon Bok's plot to discredit Picard failed. Daimon Bok's son was Daimon on the "unknown" ship Picard destroyed c2360 at Battle of Maxia Beta 41775.5 "Conspiracy" (125) Parasitic mother creature eliminated by Picard and Riker after infiltrating Starfleet Command and higher echelons of the Federation 41798.2 "Arsenal of Freedom" (121) Enterprise and crew fights an adaptive combat system that had turned on its owners ?????.? Survivors (Pocket #4) ?????.? The Children of Hamlin (Pocket #3) 41986 "The Neutral Zone" Discovery of three 20th century survivors by cryogenics coincides with return of Romulans after 50 year absence First evidence of the Borg was discovered in the Neutral Zone as several outposts on both sides disappeared. 41997.7 "The Big Goodbye" Picard, Beverly Crusher, and Data, are trapped on the mulfunctioning holodeck turned deadly. 2365 Events of the second season of ST:TNG Cardassian Empire and Federation began negotiations for a more permanent peace in this year Dr. Beverly Crusher became Head of Starfleet Medical Dr. Katherine "Kate" Polaski became CMO of ENTERPRISE Lt. LaForge transferred to engineering from helm, with promotion to full lieutenant. 42073.1 "The Child" Troi became pregnant by an alien energy entity, who wished to experience the life of a human being. ?????.? Captain's Honor (Pocket #8) 42193.6 "Where Silence Has lease" (128) Enterprise was caught in a void by Nagilum, who conducted experiments on the crew 42286.3 "Elementary, Dear Data" (129) Data and Geordi's holodeck ventures turned to nightmare when the computer gave Moriarity true intelligence and will to live his own life 42305.7 "Return to Raimon" (DC #1) 42307.2 "Murder Most Foul" (DC #2) 42360 "The Derelict" (DC #3) 42361.8 "The Hero Factor" (DC #4) 42402.7 "The Outrageous Okona" (130) The charming rogue tradeship captain was accused by two planets of theft and philandering ?????.? Strike Zone (Pocket #5) Discovery of fantastic weapons almost leads to full-scale war between the Klingons and the Kreel, with Enterprise in the middle 42422.5 Power Hungry (Pocket #6) 42437.5 "The Schizoid Man" (131) Dying scientist transferred his dying soul into Data, almost erasing Data at his quest to continue his life 42477.2 "Loud as a Whisper" (132) A deaf mediator is forced to start from ground up when his interpreters are killed by the warring parties 42494.8 "Unnatural Selection" (133) USS LANTREE (NCC-1837) destroyed after crew perished after contacting aging agent from an advanced genetic research colony 42506.5 "A Matter of Honor" (134) Riker served on a Klingon ship in an exchange program, while the Klingons, based on mistaken assumptions, decided to destroy the Enterprise 42523.7 "Measure of a Man" (135) After an attempt to order legal dismantling of Data for "scientific studies", Captain Philipa Louvois declared Data is a sentient being, therefore entitled to rights ?????.? Metamorphosis (Pocket Giant #1) 42568.6 "The Dauphin" (136) Wesley is enamored of a young woman who is to be the new ruler of a planet, but was distressed to find she is not what she seems to be. ?????.? Masks (Pocket #7) 42609.1 "Contagion" (137) A probe of an abandoned planet of the Iconians transmitted a virus into the USS YAMATO, which exploded; Enterprise must survive the virus while solving the Iconian mystery USS YAMATO (NCC-1305-E) lost due to engine containment failure caused by a virus from the long lost Iconian race 42625.4 "The Royale" (138) Riker, Worf, and Data are trapped in "Hotel Royale", where they must finish the plots of a novel to escape 42679.2 "Time Squared" (139) Picard met his future self and found his ship will be destroyed in six hours and doomed to repeat it again 42686.4 "The Icarus Factor" (140) Riker reconciles with his father while Worf goes through his Rites of Ascension. 42695.3 "Pen Pals" (141) Data communicated with an alien girl on an heaving planet, and helped against the prime directive 42761.3 "Q Who?" (142) ENTERPRISE was thrown 7000 lightyears by Q to system J-25, where they will contact the Borg, the most feared race in the galaxy 42779.1 "Samaritan Snare" (143) LaForge was kidnapped by Pakleds, the galactic technology leaches who steal, beg, and borrow technology, while Picard nearly dies during a cardiac replacement operation 42823.2 "Up the Long Ladder" (144) Enterprise rescues a colony while discovers another colony full of clones needed new genetic material 42859.2 "Manhunt" (145) Lwaxana Troi continues her search for a husband when she sets her eyes on Picard and Riker. 42901.3 "The Emissary" (146) IKV TONG sleeper ship arrives at Federation space, having been launched during the second Federation-Klingon War. The ship's crew was pacified peacefully with help from Ambassador K'Ehleyer 42908.6 A Call to Darkness (Pocket #9) 42923.4 "Peak Performance" (147) USS HATHAWAY, an old relic of CONSTELLATION-class, was restored for a tactical combat simulation with Enterprise, when the Ferengi dropped by with weapons armed 42976.1 "Shades of Gray" (148) Riker fights for his life as a parasite attempts to take over his nervous system 69 43133.3 "Ensigns of Command" (149) Data attempts to convince a colony to leave the home it had for over twenty years, by force if necessary ?????.? Gulliver's Fugitives (Pocket #11) ?????.? A Rock and a Hard Place (Pocket #10) 2366 Events of third season of ST:TNG Dr. Beverly Crusher returns as CMO of ENTERPRISE Dr. Katherine Polaski became CMO of REPULSE (TNGN:Vendetta) LaForge promoted to Lieutenant Commander and became Chief Engineer of the ENTERPRISE Federation-Cardassian Peace Treaty signed this year. (TNG:"The Wounded") Lore, Data's "brother" was found by a Pakled ship. (TNG:"Brothers") A probable fourth GALAXY-class starship was commissioned this year, lost a year later against the Borg in the "Wolf 359" Massacre 70 43125.8 "Evolution" (150) Wesley's experiments with Nanites turned unexpectedly into a discovery of a new sentience as an astronomical study was being conducted Evolution of Nanites led to their recognition as a sentient race by the Federation 43152.4 "The Survivors" (151) Enterprise encounters a devastated planet with two apparent untouched survivors 43173.5 "Who Watches the Watchers?" (152) Enterprise must deal with an accidental social contamination of a primitive culture by the observing station 43181.4 "Forbidden Fruit" (DC #18) 43197.5 Doomsday World (Pocket #12) 43198.7 "The Bonding" (153) An alien attempts to make up to a boy whose mother was killed by a booby trap left by his/her race 43201.8 "Serafin's Survivors" (DC #5) 43202.5 "Shadows in the Garden" (DC #6) 43205 Birth of Alexander Rozhenko, son of Worf and K'Ehleyr, on 43rd day of Maktag (whatever that is in Klingonaase). (TNG:"New Ground") 43205.6 "Booby Trap" (154) Enterprise, while investigating an ancient ship, was trapped in the same trap that snared the relic 43265.4 "The Pilot" (DC #7) 43266.7 "The Battle Within" (DC #8) 43268.1 "The Pay Off" (DC #9) 43269.1 "The Noise of Justice" (DC #10) 43269.3 "The Impostor" (DC #11) 43270.4 "Whoever Fights Monsters" (DC #12) 43349.2 "The Enemy" (155) LaForge and another Romulan was trapped on the surface of Galorndon Core with no way out Romulan presence found near Galorndon Core 43385.7 "The Price" (156) Negotiation for the only apparent stable wormhole in the known galaxy turned ugly when the Ferengis are involved 43421.9 "The Vengeance Factor" (157) Negotiation for peace between the Gatherers and their home planet turned into murder for revenge 43421.9 "The Hand of the Assassin" (DC #13) 43462.5 "The Defector" (158) Enterprise rescued a defecting Romulan ship, who revealed a plan to conquer the Federation 43489.2 "The Hunted" (159) Enterprise crew attempts to subdue a war veteran enhanced by his own people to fight wars 43510.7 "The High Ground" (160) Terrorists abduct Dr. Crusher for their movement of independence, and Enterprise was attacked as well 43539.1 "Deja Q" (161) An alien entity is determined to get even with Q, who had lost his powers and is now one simple human being 43610.4 "A Matter of Perspective" (162) Riker is accused of murder of a prominent scientist after allegedly romancing the scientist's wife. 43625.2 "Yesterday's Enterprise" (163) The appearance of Enterprise NCC-1701-C has rewritten history, and Picard must restore it at all costs, even if it cost him his ship 43657 "The Offspring" (164) Data created a "daughter" Lal modelled after himself, but StarFleet wished to take her away for studies "Death" of Lal, after positronic brain failure ?????.? Fortune's Light (Pocket #15) 43685.2 "Sins of the Father" (165) Worf returned to the Klingon Home World to clear his father's name, failed due to exceptional circumstances Discovery of Kern (also Kurn), Worf's younger brother Worf accepted discommendation from the High Council 43714.1 "Allegiance" (166) Picard was kidnapped while a doppleganger is leading the Enterprise into dangerous situations 43738.8 "The Gift" (DC Annual #1) ?????.? Eyes of the Beholders (Pocket #13) 43745.2 "Captain's Holiday" (167) Picard's quiet vacation on Rhysa turned into a treasure hunt when a beautiful woman named Vash and a Ferengi appeared 43747.3 Boogeymen (Pocket #17) 43779.3 "Tin Man" (168) Enterprise is to contact the newly discovered lifeform nicknamed "Tin Man" before the Romulans can 43807.4 "Hollow Pursuits" (169) LaForge attempts to help Barclay to adjust away from the fantasies of the holodeck as mysterious malfunctions plague the Enterprise 43810.7 "Holiday on Ice" (DC #14) 43811.1 "Prisoners of the Ferengi" (DC #15) 43872.2 "The Most Toys" (170) Data was kidnapped by an art collector as the ultimate prize 43878.1 "I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing" (DC #16) ?????.? "The Weapon" (DC #17) 43917.4 "Sarek" (171) Sarek's attempt to seal the treaty with the Legarons turned Enterprise into a brawl zone Sarek retired to Vulcan with Bendii's Syndrome 43957.2 "Transfigurations" (172) Enterprise discovered a being with amnesia, who professed amazing powers 43980.7 "Menage a Troi" (173) A Ferengi DaiMon infatuated with Lwaxana Troi, kidnaps her plus Deanna and Riker, with Picard in full pursuit Wesley Crusher promoted to full ensign 43989.1 "The Best of Both Worlds" Pt.1 (174) The Borg have reached Federation space and is heading straight toward Earth. Captain Picard captured by the Borg and "converted" into Locutus. Will Earth survive? 2367 Events of the fourth season of ST:TNG 44001.3 "The Best of Both Worlds" Pt.2 (175) Massacre of Wolf 359, thirty-nine StarFleet ships (over 11,000 lives) lost against the Borg 71 Captain Picard, now Locutus, was retrieved by Enterprise. Borg was defeated with assistance from Picard/Locutus Benjamin Sisko's wife died onboard one of the destroyed ships. (ST:DS9 background) 44009.3 "Family" (178) Picard visits his families on Earth while Worf's parents come onboard, as ENTERPRISE undergoes major repairs at McKinley Station 44085.7 "Suddenly Human" (176) Enterprise rescued an alien training ship and discovered a human boy brought up as an alien Discovery of Jeremiah "Jono" Rosa, a survivor of the Tarellian raid on Galon IV colony. 44143.7 "Brothers" (177) A race to save a poisoned young boy was interrupted when Data takes over the Enterprise after receiving Dr.Soong's special signal; things turned ugly when Lore showed up Dr. Noonian Soong died in an uncharted system 44161.2 "Remember Me?" (179) Dr.Crusher was trapped in a warp bubble created by one of Wesley's experiments, where everyone disappeared slowly 44215.2 "Legacy" (180) A ship crash landed on Turkana IV, and Enterprise must retrieve the crew without getting involved in the fight. Ishara Yar, sister of Tasha Yar, found on Turkana IV 44246.3 "Reunion" (181) K'mpek's death by poison opened the throne to a fight between Gowron and Duras. Discovery of Alexander, son of Worf Ambassador K'Ehleyer killed by Duras Worf defeated Duras in battle, slaying him ?????.? "The Lesson" (DC #19) 44263.9 Contamination (Pocket #16) 44286.5 "Future Imperfect" (182) Riker woke up on Enterprise of the future, or is it? Riker celebrates his birthday. 44290.4 "The Flight of the Albert Einstein" (DC #20) 44292.6 "Mourning Star" (DC #21) ?44295? Perchance to Dream (Pocket #19) 44295.2 "Trapped!" (DC #22) ?????.? "The Barrier" (DC #23) 44298.2 "Homecoming" (DC #24) 44307.3 "Final Mission" (183) Picard and Wesley's trip was cut short when their shuttle crash landed on a barren planet, while Enterprise must deal with a radioactive garbage scow elsewhere Wesley Crusher enters StarFleet Academy (finally!) 44356.9 "The Loss" (184) Counselor Troi lost her empathic powers as the ship was trapped by "two-dimensional creatures" 44390.1 "Data's Day" (185) Data recorded his day for study, which turned out to be quite interesting, complete with dancing, wedding, spies, and Romulans. Miles Edward O'Brien married Keiko Ishikawa, ceremony presided by Captain Jean-Luc Picard 44395.7 "In Memory Yet Green" (TNG Mini #1) 44396.6 "Lies and Legends" (TNG Mini #2) 44397.7 "Prior Claim" (TNG Mini #3) 44398.7 "Game, Set & Match" (TNG Mini #4) Modala is freed of Ferengi influence 44429.1 Exiles (Pocket #14) 44429.6 "The Wounded" (186) Captain Benjamin Maxwell was apprehended after destroying several Cardassian vessels in the USS PHOENIX, NCC-65420 44474.5 "Devil's Due" (187) Ardra supposedly returning to reclaim her prize of an entire planet, was met by Picard in a court of law 44502.7 "Clues" (188) Enterprise goes on a quest to rediscover what had happened in the day it had lost, but do they really want to know? 44614.6 "Galaxy's Child" (190) Enterprise must lose the "space baby" on its back or be destroyed by the baby's relatives; Dr. Leah Brahms (not the holodeck version) visits the Enterprise and surprised Geordi by her revelation that she's happily married 44624.3 "Thin Ice" (DC Annual #2) ?????.? "First Contact" (189) Riker was lost on a xenophobic planet almost ready for first contact with other spaceborne civilizations, and time is running out 44631.2 "Night Terrors" (191) USS BRATTAIN, trapped in Tyken's Rift, was disabled, the crew driven mad by another trapped alien ship, and Enterprise fell into the same trap 44664.5 "Identity Crisis" (192) LaForge must discover why the members of his landing party is disappearing one by one before he disappears also 44704.2 "The Nth Degree" (193) Barclay was zapped by an alien probe and takes over the Enterprise to take them far and away 44741.9 "Qpid" (194) Q returns to send the Enterprise crew back into the Robinhood days, along with Vash as Maid Merian 44769.2 "Drumhead" (195) A suspected sabotage onboard the Enterprise turned into a witchhunt with Picard on the stand 44693.6 Vendetta (Pocket Giant #2) The Borg's return was stopped by the second Doomsday Machine under partial control of Delcara 44805.3 "Half a Life" (196) Lwaxana Troi falls for a scientist whose life is about to end, but not by choice 44821.3 "The Host" (197) Dr.Crusher falls for an alien ambassador, only to find that the ambassador is not who he seems to be 44885.5 "The Mind's Eye" (198) Lt.Commander LaForge was captured and brainwashed by Romulans into an assassin, and almost succeeded in killing Vagh, the Klingon governor 44932.3 "In Theory" (199) Data attempts to enter a male-female relationship with a fellow crewmember. Will it work out? 44995.3 "Redemption" (200) Klingon Civil War erupts as the pro-Duras faction combats Gowron's forces in a succession war Revelation of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar (see TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE") 2368 Events of fifth season of ST:TNG 45020.4 "Redemption II" (201) Klingon Civil War ends due to Federation assistance, Gowron became Chief Councillor 45047.2 "Darmok" (202) Picard is trapped on a hostile planet with an alien captain, who does not speak Standard 45076.3 "Ensign Ro" (203) Picard must investigate the attack of an outpost with help of Ensign Ro, recently released from detention 45122.3 "Silicon Avatar" (204) The Crystalline Entity returned to wreck havoc, as the premier Federation scientist prepared to hunt it down Destruction of the Crystalline Entity 45156.1 "Disaster" (205) Enterprise's collision with a quantum filament had everybody at the wrong place at the wrong time Birth of Molly Miyaki Worf O'Brien in Ten Forward (name is from TNGN:Unification) 72 ?????.? Reunion (Hardback #1) 45208.2 "The Game" (206) ENTERPRISE and crew nearly taken over by mind-control toys from the Etana, a Ktarian. 45235.3 "Wayward Son" (DC #25) 45235.7 "Strangers in Strange Lands" (DC #26) 45235.9 "City Life" (DC #27) 45236.4 "Unification" (207) 73 Ambassador Spock was found on Romulus Death of Sarek, Vulcan Ambassador to Federation 45245.8 "Unification II" (208) Romulan plan to conquer Vulcan foiled Spock chose to remain on Romulus 45349.1 "A Matter of Time" (209) A man supposedly from the 26th century visited the Enterprise for "historical studies" 45376.3 "New Ground" (210) Worf deals with his son as an experimental propulsion method went out of control and threatens an inhabited planet 45397.3 "Hero Worship" (211) A boy rescued from a wrecked ship picked Data as his new role model and attempted to emulate him in every way 45429.3 "Violations" (212) Picard and crew must find the reason for three unexplained comas before the intruder strikes again 45470.1 "The Masterpiece Society" (213) Enterprise must assist a colony to prepare itself against a meteor, but in the process fundamentally changed it. 45494.2 "Conundrum" (214) Enterprise crew contracted mass amnesia, and found itself in the middle of an interstellar war 45571.2 "Power Play" (215) Data, Troi, and O'Brien are taken over by alien energy beings, whom in turn attempted to take over the Enterprise 45587.3 "Ethics" (216) A crippling accident forced Worf to choose between suicide, life as a cripple, or a risky operation. 45614.6 "The Outcast" (217) Riker falls for an androgynous being whose planet "re- educates" anyone who showed gender preferences. 45652.1 "Cause and Effect" (218) Enterprise is caught in an endless time loop with seemingly no way out of a fatal collision 45703.9 "First Duty" (219) Wesley Crusher is involved in an academy training accident and Picard digs for the truth 45733.6 "Cost of Living" (220) Lwaxana takes Worf's son under her wing after announcing she will marry a man she had never met 45761.3 "The Perfect Mate" (221) A metamorph, genetically perfect mate for a man, was sent to be married to an enemy leader as a gesture of faith, but she falls for Picard instead 45852.1 "Imaginary Friend" (222) A little girl's imaginary friend suddenly became real, and threatens the security of Enterprise 45854.2 "I, Borg" (223) Enterprise discovered an injured Borg, and Picard must decide on using him as the ultimate weapon or teaching him humanity instead 45892.4? "The Next Phase" (224) LaForge and Ro are believed dead in a transporter accident, but in reality they have been phased 74 45944.1 "Inner Light" (225) Captain Picard lived through a life on a planet destroyed centuries ago 45959.1 "Time's Arrow, part I" (226) After Data's head was discovered in San Francisco as an artifact of 19th century, Data was propelled back to 1893 where he meets Mark Twain and Guinan, while the Enterprise crew try to prevent Data from meeting his fate again... 2369 Events of sixth season of ST:TNG 46001.3 "Time's Arrow, part II" (227?) The crew discovered presence of aliens on Earth in the 19th century Earth, and destroyed its source, as Picard and Guinan completed "full circle" time loop. 46041.6 "Realm of Fear" (228?) Lt. Barclay's worst fear of transporters were realized when he saw fearful apparitions in the transporting process... 46071.6 "Man of the People" (229?) Deanna Troi was seduced by a visiting diplomat and became the receptacle of his darkest emotions. 46???.? "Relics" (230?) Montgomery Scott, the legendary engineer, rematerialized in the transporter after 75 years! 46???.? "Schisms" (231?) Enterprise crew members starts to disappear during a routine charting mission, their memories during absence erased. 46???.? Cardassians agreed to return possession of the Bajoran system to the Bajorans, and the orbital station was turned over to StarFleet, and was renamed "Deep Space Nine" THE END (for now) S T A R T R E K T I M E L I N E by Kasey K.S. Chang Last Update: 11/20/92 Part 3: APPENDIX APPENDIX A: Abbreviations TOS - The Original Series, 79 episodes which aired on NBC 1966-1969 starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley. TAS - The Animated Series, 22 episodes of animation aired on NBC 1973-1975 (Saturday mornings) starring voices of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley. TNG - The Next Generation, airing in first-run syndication, now in its fifth season (100+ episodes), starring Patrick Stewart, Johnathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner. ST1, ST:TMP - Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first Star Trek movie, released 1979 ST2, ST2:TWOK - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, second Star Trek movie, released 1982 ST3, ST3:TSFS - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, third Star Trek movie, released 1985 ST4, ST4:TVH - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, fourth movie, released 1987 ST5, ST5:TFF - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, fifth movie, released 1989 ST6, ST6:TUC - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, sixth movie, released December 6, 1991 TOS Tech Manual, TOS:TM - "Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual" by Franz Joseph Designs, Ballantine Books. TNG Tech Manual, TNG:TM - "Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual", by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, Pocket Books. TNG Companion, TNGComp - "The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion" by Larry Nemecek, Pocket Books. TOSN - TOS Novels, the novels published by Pocket Books dealing with the original crew in both TOS and Movies time period. TNGN - TNG Novels, the novels published by Pocket Books dealing with the "Next Generation" crew. Scott's Guide, TOS:SG - "Mr.Scott's Guide to the ENTERPRISE", by Shane Johnson, published by Pocket Books. TNG Tech Journal, TNG:TJ - "ST:TNG Technical Journal" by Shane Johnson, published by Starlog Publications. APPENDIX B: Bibliography STAR TREK EPISODES All Star Trek episodes, including TOS, TAS, and TNG, have been referenced by their full names and, if available, stardates and production numbers. All copyright of Paramount Pictures. STAR TREK MOVIES All Star Trek movies have been referenced by their full names and if available, stardates. All copyright of Paramount Pictures. REFERENCE BOOKS, GENERAL or STAR TREK (In random order) _Grolier's On-line Encyclopedia_ [For the search of the early ENTERPRISEs, this is invaluable.] _Star Trek: The Next Generation - Technical Manual_, by Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda [The OFFICIAL technical reference] _The STAR TREK Compendium (Revised)_, by Alan Asherman [lots of behind- the-scenes look and important info] _The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion_, by Larry Nemecek [behind- the-scenes look you'll never find anywhere else!] _The Making of STAR TREK_, by Stephen Whitfield. [great behind-the-scene look at the production of TOS, lots of background info also.] _Mr.Scott's Guide to the ENTERPRISE_, by Shane Johnson [lots of good blueprints and diagrams, but info was mostly contradicted by later sources like the TNG Tech Manual] _ST:TNG Tech Journal_, by Shane Johnson [a good supplement to ST:TNG Tech Manual, but not a replacement. Some info is just rehashed.] _The Klingons_, FASA Corporation. [Written with co-operation of Trek writer John M. Ford, author of TOSN:The Final Reflection, this contains good but un-official info about the Klingons] STAR TREK NOVELS (In random order, and I probably missed some) _Strangers from the Sky_, by Margaret Wander Bonnano _Final Frontier_, by Diane Carey _A Flag Full of Stars_, by Brad Ferguson _Reunion_, by Michael Jan Friedman _Star Trek: The Lost Years_, by J.M. Dilliard _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Novelization)_, by Gene Roddeberry _The Rift_, by Peter David _Star Trek VI:The Undiscovered Country (Novelization)_, by J.M. Dilliard _Spock's World_, by Diane Duane _The Romulan Way_, by Diane Duane _Encounter at Farpoint (Novelization)_, by Peter Gerrold _The Pandora Principle_, by Carolyn Crowes _The Final Reflection_, by John M. Ford _ENTERPRISE: The First Adventure_, by Vonda McIntyre _Crisis on Centaurus_, by Brad Ferguson _Reunion_, by Michael Jan Friedmans _Imzadi_, by Peter David _Best Desiny_, by Diane Carey OTHER STAR TREK REFERENCES "Star Trek Chronology and Future History V5.0", by Allan Finkas and William Stone III (Where's the most recent version?) "Star Trek Encyclopedia Section 01 beta", by Robert Oliver, as posted on USENET 9-29/92 (Nice work, but not complete enough) "Stardate Chart (TNG)", by DC Comics, as appeared in TNG Mini #4 (Where's the update? How about a TOS one?) S T A R T R E K T I M E L I N E by Kasey K.S. Chang Last Update: 11/20/92 Part 4 : EXPLANATIONS FULL EXPLANATIONS (Note: all calculations are not perfect, due to the vagrancies of the human speech. All "circa" year references should have +/- 2 years margin of error.) NAILING DOWN THE MAIN PIECES There are two pieces of main evidence which helps date Star Trek firmly. They are "Data's quote" and "Sarek's ages". Data have stated in the episode TNG:"The Neutral Zone", that the "Old Earth Year" is 2364. That was a first season episode. TNG:TM have also stated that NCC-1701-D was launched in late 2363, therefore TNG started in early 2364. Sarek was 202 as stated by Picard in the episode TNG:"Sarek". That was a fourth-season episode, therefore it happened in 2367. Sarek was then born in 2164. In TOS:"Journey to Babel", Sarek was approx. 102. (A stickler will tell you 102.607) Since that was a second season episode, that put TOS starting at 2164 + 102 - 2 = 2264, and the episode in 2265/66. Also, McCoy's age can be used to solve part of the puzzle. McCoy is in his forties in TOS (if someone knows the exact number and episode, please let me know), and is 137 when he visited the NCC-1701-D in the series premiere (TNG:EaF). Since ST:TNG started in 2364, McCoy was then born in 2227, which makes McCoy 40 in the second season of TOS, close enough. (I think someone said McCoy's 43 in 2nd season?) These should nail down all of the televised episodes. The Animated Series is assumed to have immediately followed the unfinished The Original Series, to complete the five year mission. ST:TMP was judged to have occurred in 2271, since the novel that preceded it, "A Flag Full of Stars" (AFFoS) by Brad Ferguson, occurred in 2269, the tricentennial of Apollo landing on Luna. One and a half years have been added since ENTERPRISE was not completed yet. Also, it has been 2.8 years since Spock have went off to study Kholinar, and that could only happen after the FYM finished. The FYM finished in 2267/2268, plus 3 = 2270/2271. Interestingly, The introduction in the ST6:TUC ENTERPRISE model kit (AMT/ERTL) puts ST:TMP in 2276, contradicting TOSN:AFFoS. ST3:TSFS was placed in 2285 by the TNG Technical Manual, as the entry clearly stated that NCC-1701 was lost defending the Mutara Sector against a Klingon incursion in this year. ST4:TVH and ST2:TWOK, for this reason, belongs in this year as well, since not much physical time elapsed among the three films, except perhaps a month or two. ST4 happened approximately 3 months after ST3, according to Kirk's remarks in the novelization. ST5:TFF is in 2286 since the crew get a new year to break in the new ship (esp. Scotty), or "proper shakedown". It could go in 2285 if needed. ST6:TUC is placed in approximately 2294/95 based on the evidence in the novelization: Kirk said it was ten years plus one since death of David (ST3). The placement is NOT official, but should be about right. The evidences available are contradictory. Variance here is +/- 4 years. NOW THE HOLES After establishing the basis of the timeline, we start filling in the pieces. There are many holes to fill in: Before history (before AD) Pre-Federation (before 2161) Early Federation (before 2200 approx) Before Star Trek (before 2264, like Pike, April, etc) Lost Years 1 (2268-2271, between FYM and ST:TMP) Lost Years 2 (2271-2284, between ST:TMP and ST2:TWOK) Lost Years 3 (2286-2296, between ST5:TFF and ST6:TUC) Between eras (2296-2364, between ST6:TUC and TNG) Let's deal with them one by one: BEFORE HISTORY This area was not really mentioned by Star Trek other than offhand references to "history" of exotic locations. Often they are results of war and devastation. These wars include: Slaver Empire (TAS), Arret (TOS), Preservers (TOS/TNG), Borg (TNG), Tkon Empire (TNG), The Makers (TOS), and much more. They are referenced with the dates and years given in the episodes. The connection between the Borg and the Preservers was suggested by Peter David in his "giant" TNG Novel "Vendetta". The Preservers constructed the Doomsday Machine (TOS) in order to combat the Borg. By the tone of the descriptions, that happened about 10,000 BC. Plese read the book and find out. The origin of the Romulans would be another puzzle, which was solved by the information given in Diane Duane's novel "The Romulan Way", which is essentially Romulan History written in the same style as "Spock's World". So please refer to "The Romulan Way" for any questions about Romulan History in this timeline. PRE-FEDERATION To do this part, I did two things: researched on the ships named ENTERPRISE, and read the Stones/Finkas timeline on pre-Federation days. Three things need to be resolved for our "future history" before putting them in the timeline: 1) Was there a World War III? If so how come there is still Star Trek? (Or: How come we are still here?) 2) If so, when/what is the war that was mentioned in TOS:"Space Seed"? That "Eugenics War"? Is it same as World War III? 3) What is that "Mind Control Revolt" Gene wrote about in the ST:TMP novelization? 4) When is "The First Romulan War"? All entries since American Revolutionary War up to Y1992 is historical research. According to the Stones/Finkas Chronology, "Eugenics War" occured between 1992-1996, and appeared to be a limited revolt instead of global warfare. Some geneticists created "superhumans" like Khan, and planned to take over the world. They lost, and was forced to exile into space. WW3 is still unaccounted for. I decided to put WW3 in 2039-2043, to go just before the "Mind Control Revolts" in 2043-2047. Perhaps Mind Control Revolts are an after-effect of WW3. In TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint", early 21st century military forces were controlled with mind control and drugs. Those are the roots of the "Mind Control Revolt". The novel "Strangers from the Sky" provided quite a few details about life in the Early 21st century. The exploratory expeditions toward nearby stars were already launched. As the novel was based on the "Star Trek Concordance", the dates are slightly off when compared with "newer" evidences. They were moved accordingly. The dates were moved again, when the TNGComp revealed that the "new United Nations", or United Earth, is dissolved in 2079. That means for more than a few decades Earth is in constant turmoil while having interstellar capabilities... Dangerous time to be in. Any way, I moved down the first contact dates even further down to after 2090. They should probably be somewhere in the 2130's... We probably met the Vulcans a bit earlier, as not to totally mess up the novel "Strangers from the Sky". One more thing. As TNGComp also revealed, the first Romulan War is NOT fought by the Federation, but rather by Earth. Which means it was fought BEFORE 2161, when Earth is still exploring the unknown. I have placed the war in approximately 2156. EARLY FEDERATION Only birthdates filled this era, as no info is available from any where. This would be an interesting period to cover by fan fiction, in my opinion. The new races are still trying to accept each other. Most ships are manned by mostly humans, with just a few adventurous Alphacents, Andorians, Vulcans, etc. Do I see any hands? BEFORE STAR TREK The missions of Captain April and Captain Pike were not recorded except in small pieces. In this category goes these sources: TOS:"The Cage", TOSN:"Final Frontier", TOSN:"Legacy", and TOSN:"The Rift". Most of the dates hinted at or mentioned in the novels are included. Other important events in this period include The First Klingo- Federation War (sometimes known as The Four Years War), Invention of the Transporter, Discovery of Dilithium and its enhancement to warp travel, and invention of the first type of photon torpedo. LOST YEARS 1 The "official" Lost Years, this period is considered to be the period after Kirk's five year mission and before ST:TMP. This period is covered by two novels: TOSN:"The Lost Years", and TOSN:"A Flag Full of Stars". The second novel, with the tricentennial of the Apollo Landing, is placed in 2269, which means ST:TMP occured in 2271. That in turn means the five year mission ended in 2268. As Gene had expressed reticense toward any stories in this era, it is doubtful that more stories during this time will be told, unless Rick Berman decided to break with tradition. There were two more books scheduled in this period, and we won't ever see them. LOST YEARS 2 The period between ST:TMP and ST2:TWOK is quite long, over 13 years in fact. (Which makes Khan's "fifteen years" somewhat understated, when you add 13 (till ST:TMP) + 2.8 (TOSend to ST:TMP) + 3 (2nd season to TOSend), but perhaps Ceti Alpha V have longer year?) It can probably be assumed that Kirk, after ST:TMP, was made "acting captain", which was the position of many novels set after ST:TMP, including most of the Diane Duane's Trek novels. He probably went on a second five year mission in the new ENTERPRISE (giving credence to the never filmed "Star Trek II" series, which in reality became ST:TMP), and after that, forced to take a desk job more permanently this time, as Commandant of StarFleet Academy. After that, the ship probably spent a year in the docks for refits, and Spock took over as Captain, with blessings from Kirk. In order to take care of all of the years, Spock probably went on a five year mission of his own, then the ship was "retired" from front-line to be the Academy training ship and home reserve. Remember, all these are merely conjectures, based on best evidence available. They are NOT official, but probably should be. (grin) LOST YEARS 3 Many of us wondered what had happened between ST5:TFF and ST6:TUC. There were little information available for a period of approximately 10 years. The only "notable" and "solid" information is Sulu's gaining command of the EXCELSIOR. Additional details came from the novelization. This may be a bit of an awkward time to write about since ENTERPRISE have three captains onboard: Kirk, Spock, and Sulu (until EXCELSIOR). Most likely events would be Kirk retained command of his ship and Spock stepped down and performed as Kirk's first officer. They then went on to some boring assignments like frontier charting, and perhaps another five year mission. BETWEEN ERAS After ST6:TUC, we move into the unknown. Most of the TNG characters are just being born in the next thirty years. However, the character biographies and the "historical" references in ST:TNG have included many details that helped fill in this period of over half of a century. Included in this period are voyages of STARGAZER, the Third Klingo- Federation War, The Cardassian War, voyages of the NCC-1701-B, voyages of the NCC-1701-C, and various other events. With the airing of TNG:"Relics", we found that Scotty retired 75 years before 2369, which is 2294. This must be soon after ST6, which means NCC- 1701-A probably is decommissioned after ST6, or at least retired, or Scotty would have gone to hell and yonder to be with his ship. There is a Third Klingo-Federation War (the second was stopped in the middle by Organians), since Riker had said so in TNG:"The Emmissary". With that idea, I invented the final demise of Kirk and the NCC-1701-A to fit in here. If you don't like it, feel free to scream at me. The basic idea is Romulans provoked more border incidents between the Klingons and the Feds, and Kirk have to haul out the NCC-1701-A out of a disposal yard and travel to Kronos again... And this time, he'll die out there, alone. Not long after the end of the Third Klingo-Federation War, the Cardassian War started. It was mentioned especially in UNIFICATION I, in which Perrin mentioned that Spock had attacked Sarek's position on it. The dates are moved slightly to fit in the info from TNG:"Ensign Ro" about the Bajorans. It can be inferred that the Bajoran system was annexed by the Cardassians right after the Cardassian War, since the Federation could not intervene after the treaty is signed. Cardassians probably did that for covering their blunder in the war, sort of scapegoat/ substitute. There is almost no info on the NCC-1701-B other than what was written in the TNG Tech Manual. I heard that the new NCC-1701-D cutaway chart has the name of NCC-1701-B's captain. However, I seems to have forgotten who that would be. All we know about the NCC-1701-C is from the episode and the TNG:TM, TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE". FUTURE OF STAR TREK For all the Trekkies and Trekkers, there is still plenty to write about in all areas. What was it like in the pre-warp days? Early-warp days? What aspects of the Federation have we not covered yet? Deep Space Nine should give you a lot of other ideas. What wil happen after TNG? This timeline hopefully can give you enough specific references to write your own stories and lend it some "authenticity". Add imagination and persistence, and you have a Trek writer in training! Good luck! Live long and prosper! Kasey K.S. Chang treknologist Part 5/5: FOOTNOTES FOOTNOTES 1 Thanks for Christopher Ward for the correction. The information is from JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS. 2 In case no one told you, the aircraft carrier in ST4:TVH is NOT the USS ENTERPRISE, but the USS RANGER. 3 The restoration of the "space shuttle" ENTERPRISE is revealed in TOSN: A Flag Full of Stars. 4 Obviously I forgot WHICH one... Someone care to write me about it? (Since no one has written me since initial edition of over a year ago...) 5 The PEACEKEEPER-class vessels are purely my imagination. But it does sound possible, doesn't it? 6 Second season episode "Metamorphosis", Y2265, had McCoy stating that Zefram Cochrane was dead for 150 years. Mr.Cochrane himself said he was 87 at the time. Therefore we have 2265-150-87=2029. If the new United Nation would launch the manned expedition to Alpha Centauri around 2048, Mr.Cochrane is a bit too young to have invented the warp drive if he was born in 2029. He would have been 19 years old! Clearly, one of the sources must be wrong. In this case, I chose to take McCoy's words literally and move down the launch date, despite the years given in the STARFLIGHT CHRONOLOGIES. 7 According to TNGCom, The "new" United Nations was born on 2036 and died at 2079. See page 24. 8 See one of the footnotes at the bottom of the page, as Kirk received his "senceiver" alert, in ST:TMP Novelization. 9 The date given for Zefram Cochrane to invent the warp drive is actually 2048, as given in the novel and in STARFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY. However, as explained above in footnote (3), such date is not possible. Due to the heavier weight given to the screened evidence, all year references given in "Strangers from the Sky" are pushed down for at least 10 years. Furthermore, TNG Tech Manual gave the year of 2061 for the first prototype of the CDP engine. (See page 54, TNG Tech Manual) 10 According to THE WORLDS OF THE FEDERATION, the four light years' trip took six years under high impulse, with time dilation I suppose. 11 The only "reasonable" way for the VALIANT to be at the edge of the galaxy with only "impulse rockets" is through a wormhole of some sort. 12 Earth was still partly a mess in 2079, since Q brought Picard and crew back to the "Post-Atomic Horrors". It could be thought that these are just isolated pockets of un-civilization, rules by warlords. New United Nations did their best to clean out these pockets threatening world peace, but one of them repeatedly tried to procure anti-matter by attacking the research facility where the Cochrane team is located, and the guards couldn't always help. Finally, Cochrane team decided to leave for peace. The above is merely a conjecture by the author, and should not be construed as actual "Star Trek history". 13 The BONAVENTURE-class interstellar scout ENTERPRISE was a tribute to the animated episode TAS:Time Trap, in which the BONAVENTURE herself was seen, along with various other old ships. 14 The DECLARATION-class cruise liner ENTERPRISE was mentioned in several previous Star Trek chronologies. 15 The design defect part is from my imagination. The book only said something like "The Romulans used high-powered lasers to explosively decompress the crew chambers. They then towed the cruiser home and soon added small warp drives to their ships." 16 There have been arguments over this date all over the place. I've been told that previous estimates (based on Goldstein's STARFLIGHT CHRONOLOGIES) is 2089, while the fandom have came up with the date of 2121. Since 2161 is the year given for "Federation Day" a compromise is reached: Federation started in its embryonic form (like League of Nations before United Nations) in 2089, and was formally declared in 2161. 17 StarFleet Academy is shown in TNG:"First Duty". Someone spotted that the StarFleet Academy logo have Roman numerals meaning 2161. 18 Ms. Grayson is 52 in the episode, Sarek was 101. 19 See page 128, TNG Tech Manual. 20 This would also fit the info given in ST6:TUC, as Spock had said during the briefing, it has been 70 years of conflict. 21 If you would recall, in 2364, TNG: Encounter at Farpoint, Data clearly stated that McCoy (okay, he never named him, but who else could it be?) as "one hundred and thirty-seven years old". 2364-137=2227 22 This birthdate is given by Paramount as "official" info. However, the name of his parents are NOT official. The name of the father was George, which I believe came from TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!". The name of the mother came from the novel TOSN:"ENTERPRISE: First Adventure", and was also used (by a different author) in TOSN:"Time for Yesterday" 23 MANN-class cruisers, saucer-shaped hull, first appeared in the novel THE FINAL REFLECTION by John M. Ford. 24 Sulu said he was born in San Francisco in ST4:TVH. He grew up at Ganjitsu, according to Vonda McIntyre in novels "ENTERPRISE:The First Adventure" and "The Entropy Effect. The first name of "Hikaru" was introduced by Vonda McIntyre in "The Entropy Effect", and is formalized into trek fandom by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, by Sulu's introduction in his Captain's Log. 25 Uhura's first name was never formalized, and for decades the fandom argued back and forth. Some say "Penda", others say "Nyota". "Nyota", which means "star" in Swahili, was used in several novels, including the novel "Uhura's Song" by Janet Kagan. Nyota sounds better to me. 26 While there were no evidence that Captain April ever undertook a five year mission on the ENTERPRISE, this is a logical conclusion, both as part of ship's chronology, but also a tribute to the animated episode. It was also implied in the TNG Tech Manual. 27 I am not too sure where did McCoy's wife's name came from. I believe I first saw it in the Bantam novel "Day of Judgement", and also later in Pocket's "Dreams of the Ravens". On the other hand, Joanna's name was fixed in the early writer's guides. She was to appear in the episode "The Way to Eden", which was originally named "Joanna". However, a rewrite last minute changed it to the present form. She also appeared in the novel "Crisis on Centaurus". 28 As revealed in TNG:"A Matter of Time", the phasers do not exist in the twenty-second (22nd) century. It was invented in early 23rd century. 29 According to "The Making of Star Trek", Gene had planned for the CONSITUTION-class vessels to have an 18-year range. Since ENTERPRISE was launched in 2245, 2268-2245=23, > 18. 30 That's a two grade jump, folks. Commodore is the first step, and Kirk skipped that totally! 31 See TNG Tech Manual, page 128. 32 TNG Manual called the refitted ENTERPRISE CONSTITUTION-class. FASA started the ENTERPRISE-class, and the dedication plaque as given in SCOTT'S GUIDE says STARSHIP-class. Finally... The CORRECT answer: CONSTITUTION- class, as shown on bridge graphics in ST6:TUC. 33 This is seen in many novels, including TOSN: Spock's World, TOSN:Deep Domain, and so on, where Kirk is both an Admiral and Acting Captain. 34 While we have no evidence of Spock leading a five-year mission, this would only be logical for the numbers to work out right. Otherwise we will leave a big five-year gap in the middle with nothing. 35 Gene Roddenberry had stated MANY MANY times that he does not like the idea of Transwarp, therefore it is a failure. TNG:TM confirmed it. 36 A fun fact to observe... The motto of the EXCELSIOR is "No matter where you go, there you are." (from Buckaroo Banzai) 37 Geordi said It's been 80 years since the Soyuz-class went out of service. 2369-80 ~= 2288. 38 In the Novelization, McCoy was spoiling his two grandchildren (one of them two years old), when he was called to the briefing in StarFleet HQ. 39 Obviously no relation to me... Haha. 40 ST6 happened approximately in 2292 since Scotty disappeared sometime in 2293 according to TNG:"Relics". 41 The Stardate came from the novelizaiton. Quite a bit of difference. 42 This date is just a guess on my part. Someone said Johnson? commands this ship, from the new cutaway Galaxy-class poster. 43 Picard was fifty-five (55) in the novelization. 44 Well... Someone said July 13, 2305, TNG:"Conundrum" I think. 45 Here are my reasons for the conjecture: Page 118, UNIFICATION novelization SPOCK: A personal decision, Captain. Perhaps you are aware that I played a small role in the first overture to peace with the Klingons. PICARD: History is aware of the role you played, Ambassador. SPOCK : Not entirely. It was I who asked Kirk to lead the peace mission. And I who had to accept the responsibility for the consequences to him and his crew. Quite simply, I am unwilling to risk anyone's life but my own on this occasion. I would ask you to respect my wishes and leave. Page 119, UNIFICATION novelization SPOCK (to PICARD): In your own way, are are as stubborn as another captain of the ENTERPRISE I once knew. It is my opinion that these quotes implied that Kirk is no longer alive during the 24th century, based mostly on the second quote on page 118. Let me explain my reasoning: The second Spock quote implies that the ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A was lost with Kirk and crew onboard, but not Spock and McCoy. Spock was distraught over asking Kirk to lead the peace mission, and from there on he became an ambassador himself so he does not have to put others at risk for his decisions. I do not see any other suitable explanations for this quote. Of course, you can say that was a reference to ST6:TUC, and Paramount threw that in to confuse us. However, since there will be a war at approximately 2315 with the Klingons, same thing could happen twice. Perhaps the quote was INTENDED to be that way, but I chose to interpret it as something else, a purely personal observation. The third Spock quote probably means Kirk. Others have argued that it could mean Pike, or even April. However those possibilities are slim at best, since Spock knew Kirk best, and the word "stubborn" seems to fit Kirk better than either Pike or April. I believe the war, just before which NCC-1701-A and Kirk was destroyed, happened sometime between 2310 and 2320, due to several reasons. 1) Riker stated in TNG:The Emissary that Federation and Klingon Empire were at war fifty years ago. The Emmisary is a second season episode, therefore it happened in 2365. Fifty years ago is about 2315. 2) In TOSN: The Rift by Peter David, it was stated at the end that the next time the rift opened, the Federation is in the midst of the Klingon-Romulan war. Kirk was on the NCC-1701-A in this novel due to the mention of Transwarp and the death of his son, David Marcus. Since ST5 happened in 2286, and the rift opens every 33.34 years, the next opening is after 2319. Therefore the Klingo-Federation War must happen sometime in between 2315 and 2319, perhaps a bit earlier than 2315. I fully understand that this theory might be invalidated by the next movie. We shall see. 46 TNG: The Neutral Zone stated it has been 50 years since anyone sighted a Romulan or any Romulan ship. 47 According to ST:TNG First Year Sourcebook (FASA), she's 41, which would be about right, despite the "un"-officialness. The maiden name and location of birth are from TNG:"Conundrum". 48 Cardassian War was mentioned many times, including TNG:The Wounded and TNG: Unification I. 49 Admiral Kennily said it has been 40 years ago in the episode. 50 According to FASA's "TNG Officer's Manual", NCC-1701-B was destroyed by renegade Klingons and Romulans (in two battleships). However, the stuff in that book are extremely unreliable, therefore I put it here instead of in the timeline itself. 51 Riker was 32 in the novelization. The middle initial came from a convention. Thelonius was a great jazz player of 20th Century. 52 I don't know if this is true... Recently Jonathan Frakes (William T. Riker) started saying at conventions that T. stands for Thomas. Any confirmation? Or is that just a joke? 53 The AMBASSADOR-class is also the first to have a saucer section that is capable of independent deployment (much like the GALAXY-class). Information from TNG Tech Journal. 54 There were quite a bit of argument on whether this was Spock or not. However, evidence suggests that it was Spock. Sybok was gone, and there were no evidence of any other children by Sarek, by Amanda or Perrin. 55 And Will Riker blamed his father for it. I wonder why? 56 It was stated in crew biographies that Picard took command in his thirties. Assuming he's about as good as Kirk, it should be around this time that he gets command of STARGAZER. 57 "Kronos" appeared in ST6:TUC. Also see 42. 58 According to TNG:"The Bonding", Worf was about 6 years old when the Romulans destroyed the Khitomer Colony. 59 We still haven't made up our mind as to what does the Klingons call their homeworld... Early fan fiction suggests "Kazh". John M. Ford's "The Final Reflection" said "Klinzhai". "The Worlds of the Federation" said "Kling", and now ST6:TUC said "Kronos". However, it appears "Kronos" gets the seal of approval. 60 Wesley is approximately 16 during the first season, and was officially pronounced 18 in TNG:"Evolution", third season opener. 61 Well... We know Worf is a year or two older than Kern. If we know how old Kern is, we can guess how old Worf is. If we know how old Worf is, we know the attack on Khitomer is when he was six years old, so you know how I got the number. (TNG:"The Bonding") 62 See page 57, TNG Tech Manual. 63 In the novelization of ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT, Picard said it was fifteen years ago that he had last seen Beverly Crusher, when he returned her husband's body. In "The Bonding", Wesley said he was less than 12 when his father died. Since we know Wesley's age, we know when Jack died. 64 No, not that "pulling down front of shirt" stuff! 65 Since GALAXY came out 2357, and ENTERPRISE came out 2363, YAMATO should be in between, and 2360 is right in the middle. Which means one should have appeared in 2366, and another in 2369. 66 Stardate according to Page 12, TNG Tech Manual. 67 I am quite aware that there was a controversy out there that O'Brien might be an enlisted person, therefore a chief petty officer. Unfortunately I don't buy that theory. However, it was important enough that I hereby inform you of this controversy and my decision. Besides, TNGComp called O'Brien "lieutenent" at least four times. 68 The previous stardate from TNGN:Encounter at Farpoint is overridden by screened evidence. 69 Someone called this episode "Riker's Greatest Hits" (grin) 70 At one ship every three years, this sounds about right, as GALAXY in 2357, YAMATO in 2360, and ENTERPRISE in 2363. 71 The numbers came from TNG: Drumhead, during the prosecution (?) of Captain Jean-Luc Picard by Admiral (retired) Saati. 72 Gee, can you imagine Worf as the first humanoid you see ever? 73 Originally the stardate listed was 45233.1, but that means the comic books are out of sequence. Also, UNIFICATION didn't take THAT long, I think, so I changed the 33 to 43. I could be wrong, of course. 74 On Dr.Crusher's screen for death notice of Ensign Ro, there is a stardate: 45892.4. END FILE