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Order 7, prohibiting NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Federation contact Pioneer 10 studied the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and was the with that planet first human-made object to leave Earth's solar system. The probe Pike was born in Mo- \ drifted for centuries in the interstellar void until it was destroyed in jave, on Earth; he Pp 2287 by a Klingon bird-of-prey piloted by Captain Klaa. (Star took command of the v Trek V: The Final Frontier). SEE: SETI greeting. The Pioneer 10 Enterprise in 2250 5 mode] used in Star Trek V was built by Greg Jein with technical and conducted two pre | NY assistance provided by TRW, Inc., and Richard O. Fimmel, five-year missions ’ / Pioneer project manager for NASA's Ames Research Center. (We of exploration. He 5 ~ didn’t tell him that we were going to blow up his spacecraft!) relinquished com- \ mand of that ship to / Piotr. SEE: Chekov, Piotr. James Kirk in 2263 at which time Pike Piper, Dr. Mark. (Paul Fix). Chief medical « fleet captain. Pike CS SN Predecessor to Dr. McCoy. ("Where No Man was promoted to |i = officer aboard the Enterprise in 2265 a suffered severe radi- a8 PSN Has Gone Before” [TOS) ation injuries in 2266 v as a result of an accident aboard a class-J training ship pipius claw. A traditional Klingon dish Wheelchair-bound as a result of delta-ray exposure, Pike went \ Commander Riker tasted some of to live on Talos IV when the Talosians offered to use their power Pe ~ this stuff when he tried to acquaint of illusion to provide him with a life unfettered by his physical himself with Klingon culture prior to body. (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie" [TOS]). Based on Spock's his temporary assignment to the line that he had served with Pike for 11 years, we conjecture that Pagh in 2365. ("A Matter of Honor Pike had commanded two five-year missions of the Enterprise [TNG])) prior to his promotion to fleet captain in - \ 2263. Christopher Pike was seen as Pirak. Gul who commanded the Cardassian weapons depot at \ Enterprise captain in the first Star Trek Hathon. Pirak was killed, along with his family, by a bomb plant |» pilot episode, “The Cage” [TOS], pro- ed by Kira Nerys and the Shakaar resistance cell. Years later, duced in 1964. Actor Jeffrey Hunter, who on stardate 50416, Silaran Prin, a servant to Pirak who was dis P portrayed Pike, was unavailable when the figured in the explosion, sought vengeance against those ) w second Star Trek pilot (“Where No Man responsible. (“The Darkness and the Light” [DS9]) Has Gone Before" [TOS]) was being planned, so the part was recast with Pirates of Penzance, The. Comic operetta by Sir William Gilbert . ® William Shatner portraying Captain and Sir Arthur Sullivan, first published on Earth in 1879. Beverly ev James Kirk. Footage from “The Cage” Crusher, in her role as ship's drama [y was later incorporated into the two-part director, staged a production of Je w= episode “The Menagerie” (TOS). Prior to The Pirates of Penzance aboard selecting either Shatner or Huntempro the Enterprise-D in 2368. She ducer Gene Roddenberry had offered the role of the captain urged Geordi La Forge to audito Sea Hunt actor Lloyd Bridges. Star Trek tradition has it that tion for the role of Majorshuttlecraft are named after famous explorers and scientists, and General Stanley for the produc the shuttle in “The Most Toys" (TNG) was named after Christopher tion, although Geordi was Pike. uncomfortable about singing in front of an audience. (“Disaster pr Pike, Shuttlepod. Assigned to the [TNG]) Enterprise-D, this shuttle, #12, was 2 er mrm— destroyed while transporting Piri. (Rosemary Morgan). Akritirian cit- hytritium to the ship in 2366 izen born in 2359. Piri and her brother, i i The explosion of the Pike Vel, sympathized with the terrorist group was initially believed li known as Open Sky. (“The Chute” [VGRY)) to be due to pilot error, but was later dis: | covered to have been caused by Kivas & J pistol. Handheld weapon that used a small Fajo. (“The Most Toys [TNG]). The Pike A \ chemical explosive cartridge to propel a was named for Captain Christopher a x HA metal pellet. One variety of these weapons. Pike, early captain of the first Starship : \; dey) known as a double-action cavalry pis Enterprise. tol, circa 1873, was found in a subterx 4 ranean cavern on Earth in 2368. (“Time's Pinder, Lieutenant. Enterprise-D science Sli y Arrow, Part |" [TNG]). SEE: Police division crew member, and supervisor to Tal Special Janeway's performance, much to J 5 Pit. (Ed Trotta). Inmate of the Akritirian Ensign Janeway. Pinder found fault in Janeway's dismay. (“Man of the oY prison satellite while Ensign Harry Kim and People” [TNG]) . ~ Lieutenant Tom Paris were imprisoned there on \Y stardate 50156. (“The Chute" [VGR]). Pioneer 10. Ancient robotic space probe launched pizza. Traditional Earth food made from a thin from Earth in baked bread crust covered with a variety of top. 1972 by pings, including chopped and puréed vegetables and spiced meats. Considered by some to be an Earth classic. Lieutenant Thomas Pans craved pepperoni pizza with Kavarian olives while he was mutating into a amphibious creature in 2372 (“Threshold™ [VGRI)