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a better future showed strongly in all of these productions. Roget, Dr. Henri. Physician from the Central Hospital on Altair IV Roddenberry was married to actress Majel Barrett, who played who won the prestigious Carrington Award in 2371. (“Prophet several different roles on Star Trek, including the voice of the Motive" [DSZ)). Enterprise computer. Even after his death, the producers of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager acknowledged rogue comet. Essentially a huge ball of ice, which has not been Roddenberry's vision with the screen credit: “Based Upon Star captured by the gravitational influences of any solar system. In Trek, Created by Gene Roddenberry.” NASA posthumously rec- 2370, the Enterprise-D encountered such a comet, which had ognized Roddenberry's contribution to space exploration when never before been recorded in any Federation navigational his ashes were taken into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle charts. The comet was found to have originated in the D'Arsay Columbia in 1992. Gene finally got to voyage into the final frontier. ~~ system, over 87 million years ago. Sensors showed the comet to SEE: Drake Equation. be composed of an outer shell of gaseous hydrogen and helium over an icy mantle. The interior of the comet was found to contain Rodek. (Tony Todd). Klingon warrior, son of Noggra. Rodek was the D'Arsay archive. (“Masks” [TNG]). involved in a shuttle accident in 2372 that left him with complete amnesia. (“Sons of Mogh" [DS9)). Actually, Kurn's memory Rojan. (Warren Stevens). Leader of a Kelvan expedition sent engrams were erased and he assumed the identity of Rodek. This from the Andromeda Galaxy as a possible prelude to colonizaentry honors Wort’s desire that his brother's new life as Rodek be tion and conquest of the Milky Way Galaxy. In 2268, Rojan agreed kept secret. to a plan proposed by James Kirk whereby the Kelvans would be permitted to peaceably colonize a planet in the Milky Way. (“By rodinium. One of the hardest substances known to Federation Any Other Name" [TOS]). Warren Stevens played Doc Ostrow in science. The outer protective shell of the Federation outposts the classic s-f film Forbidden Planet. monitoring the Romulan Neutral Zone were constructed of cast rodinium, but even this material was unable to withstand expo- Rokassa juice. Beverage with tranquilizing qualities, favored by sure to a plasma energy weapon during the Romulan incursion of ~~ Garak. (“Cardassians” [DS9]). 2266. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]). SEE: Neutral Zone Outposts. Rodinium was also used in Cardassian ship construction. (‘The rokeg blood pie. A traditional Klingon dish. The crew of the Maquis, Part I" [DS9]). SEE: Bok Nor. Klingon vessel Pagh served rokeg blood pie to Riker as sort of an initiation rite, but Riker proved his mettle by claiming to enjoy it Rodriguez, Lieutenant Esteban. (Perry Lopez). Crew member (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]). Rokeg blood pie was one of Worf's aboard the original Starship Enterprise. Rodriguez was part of favorite foods. When he was a child, his adoptive mother, Helena the landing party to the amusement park planet in 2267. Rozhenko, mastered the technique of making this dish. (“Family” Rodriguez and his partner Angela Martine were part of the [TNG]). exploratory team to make sure the Earthlike planet was safe for shore leave. They soon found out that their imaginations con- Roladan Wild Draw. Card game that, like Earth poker, is as much jured up images, which could be beautiful as well as deadly. a contest of wills as a game of chance. Miles O'Brien said he (“Shore Leave” [TOS)) never wanted to play Roladan Wild Draw against the strongwilled Major Kira Nerys. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Rodriguez. Genetically engineered survivor of Earth's Eugenics Wars. Rodriguez and other followers of Khan rolisisin. An Ocampa ritual in which a parent massages the feet Noonien Singh escaped Earth in 1996 in the sleeper ship, S.S. of their daughter who is undergoing elogium. This massaging Botany Bay, remaining in suspended animation until revived continues until the daughter's tongue begins to swell. The roliby personnel from the U.S.S. Enterprise in 2267. Rodriguez sisin is usually a time for parent and child to move into a new kind was trained in communications technologies, (“Space Seed" of relationship. As the child has her own child, the parent must [TOS)). acknowledge her true adulthood. (“Elogium” [VGR]). roentgen. Unit of ionizing radiation measure. The quantity of rolk. A type of Banean meat, sometimes cooked in a stew. (“Ex radiation that will produce one electrostatic unit of charge of elec- Post Facto” [VGR]). tricity in one cubic centimeter of air. (“Before and After” [VGR]). roller coaster. Elevated rail vehicle designed to provide a brief, Rog Prison. Ferengi incarceration facility. Former DaiMon Bok exciting ride on a track with steep inclines and sharp turns, used was sent to Rog Prison in 2364, but he bought his way out in purely for amusement, popular with some Earth cultures. Roller 2368. “Bloodlines” [TNG]). coasters were still enjoyed by people of all ages well into the 24th century. (“The Thaw" [VGR]). Rogers, Amanda. (Olivia D'Abo). Member of the Q Continuum who a Rollins. (Scott MacDonald). Bridge officer on the Starship was raised as a human. Rogers was MY Voyager. (“Caretaker” [VGR]). By 2372, Rollins had been promotunaware of her extraordinary powers Ig ed from ensign to the rank of lieutenant. (“Dreadnought [VGRY). until just before she went aboard the Scott MacDonald also played Subcommander N'Vek in “Face of Enterprise-D in 2369 as a student the Enemy” (TNG) and Tosk in “Captive Pursuit” (DSS). intern. Amanda's final act was to F clean the air pollution from planet Rollman, Admiral. (Susan Bay). Starfleet official. Major Kira Tagra IV before leaving with Q to communicated with Rollman in 2369, voicing her dissatisfaction discover her new identity. (“True-Q" with Sisko’s hesitation in granting political asylum to Kohn-Ma [TNG)). terrorist Tahna Los. (“Past Prologue” [DS9]). Rollman was Pr advised in 2370 when a duplicate of Deep Space 9 Operations Rogerson, Commander. (Newell Chief Miles O'Brien was created by the Paradan government in Tarrant). Command duty officer 5 order to disrupt peace talks. The replicant O'Brien had no way of aboard the American aircraft carrier knowing that he was not the real O'Brien, and he contacted U.S.S. Enterprise in 1986 when p Rollman to advise her of unusual behavior on the part of the staChekov and Uhura broke onto the " tion's command crew. (“Whispers” [DS9)). Susan Bay is married ship in an effort to gather high-energy to actor Leonard Nimoy. photons for their return back to the 23rd century. (Star Trek IV: The Rolor Nebula. Interstellar dust cloud in the general vicinity of the Voyage Home). Dreon system. (“For the Cause” [DS9]),