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enlarged shuttlecraft, — In 2370, the hologenerator malfunctioned, causing several p runabouts had a cockpit [ Ew i villagers to vanish. Dax and Odo, visiting the planet, repaired ES that incorporated a short- ’ \ the device, restoring the missing sentient holographic life— range two-person trans- = = : forms. (“Shadowplay” [DS9]). porter, as well as seating 1 | for four people, including a two-person flight crew. we | nig Rurik the Damned. Legendary Klingon warrior who conThe runabout's aft section contained living accom- iw — — x8 quered Zora Fel and liberated Vrax. A statue of Rurik the modations, and the midsection was a detachable | -_ \ | Damned stood in the Hall of Warriors on Ty'Gokor module that could be replaced for different mission Er Sea Is (“Apocalypse Rising” [DS9]). profiles. The Enterprise-D off-loaded three run- had 1 ' abouts at station Deep Space 9 in 2369. ( =| = Rushton infection. Disease. A Rushton infec(“Emissary” [DS9)). Starfleet commis- oH tion killed Jeremy Aster’s father in 2361 sioned the first runabouts in 2368. = {I 8 (“The Bonding" [TNG]). (‘Paradise” [DS9]). Aft of the pilots’ _§ lM i compartment, the craft contained a [3 id rl »- Russell, Dr. Toby. (Caroline Kava). Neurosmall living area, with bunks and a repli- JF Ji: IE WN F——9 geneticist from the Adelman Neurological cator for food processing. This area J 1 ull 8 El i » Institute. Dr. Russell pioneered several revmade the craft comfortable for extend- 1 |u w | lif - in| 1] olutionary medical therapies, including the ed travel. (“Timescape” [TNG]). Arun- H re i i Il genetronic replicator technique. Russell's about’s exterior shell is made from Lb 2) i i g x career was marred by accusations that she duranium composites. (“Q-Less" [DS9)). | bt had sometimes sacrificed patients’ lives in SEE: Ganges, U.S.S.; Mekong, U.S.S.; | | Tl 1: El (ra i order to gather experimental data. Russell's Orinoco, U.S.S.; Rio Grande, U.S.S.; (j- O [e-y 4 genetronic technique saved the life of Rubicon, U.S.S.; Yangtzee Kiang, AN HZ] — HI 74 Enterprise-D Security Chief Worf in 2368 U.S.S. Runabouts were first seen in || I _—— | | “Ethics” [TNG]). SEE: borathium. “Emissary” [DS], although the U.S.S. ip T= 19) Jenolan (Scotty's Sydney-class trans- | V Pn ] | \ Ruth. (Maggie Thrett). One of Mudd's port in “Relics” [TNG]) may also have 3 } Si — | women. Ruth had long black hair and had been an early runabout. The aft section \ { : 5 \\7) lived on a pelagic planet with sea ranchers of the runabout was first seen in \[| | SEER before being recruited by Harry Mudd as a “Timescape” (TNG). The Danube-class wife for a settler on planet Ophiucus Ill. Ruth = runabouts seen in Deep Space 9 are tradi- instead married one of the miners on Rigel XII. (“Mudd’s Women" fo = tionally named after great rivers. The [TOS]. Ruth's last name was never mentioned in the aired verAR runabout was designed by Rick sion, but a final draft script of the episode listed her as Ruth age, BO ABR Sternbach and Jim Martin, and the Bonaventure. » \ Vr BY) interior cockpit set was designed by Joseph Hodges, all under the Ruth. (Shirley Bonne). Attractive - direction of Herman Zimmerman. The aft compartment was woman who was romantically designed by Richard James. The miniature was built by Tony involved with James Kirk in 2252 JN Meininger. Although runabouts are primarily used in Star Trek: during his academy days. A re-cre- s Deep Space Nine, Picard and company took a trip in an ation of Ruth appeared on the 4 4 unnamed runabout in “Timescape” [TNG]), which was the only amusement park planet in 2267, . time to date that the aft compartment has been seen. looking just as Kirk had remembered v - her 15 years ago. (“Shore Leave” AY Runners, the. A constellation that can been seen from Bajoran [TOS]). Ruth was not given a last - La space. (“Second Sight” [DS9]) name in the episode. pe, Rura Penthe. Frozen, almost uninhabitable planetoid on which ~~ Rutia IV. A politically neutral Class-M planet that enjoyed a long was located a Klingon prison camp. Rura Penthe was known trading relationship with the Federation. Although the planet's throughout the galaxy as the “aliens' graveyard,” because pris- population was united under a single planetary government, a oners were used for forced labor at the dilithium mines there. dissident group called the Ansata on the western continent The large asteroid, deep inside of Klingon territory, was so inhos- sought political independence in 2296. This bid was denied by pitable that the prison camp needed no guard towers or electron- the Rutian government, and the Ansata began a long terrorist ic frontier to keep the prisoners in. Kirk and McCoy were sen- struggle to gain recognition of their plight. Although the Ansata tenced to life at Rura Penthe after being wrongly convicted forthe were only believed to number about two hundred members murder of Chancellor Gorkon in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The they were successful in causing significant disruption of Rutian Undiscovered Country). Some of the exterior scenes for Rura society. In 2366, Ansata leader Kyril Finn led an apparently Penthe were actually filmed on a glacier in Alaska. futile attack against the Enterprise-D, a successful attempt to gain Federation involvement in their fight. (“The High Ground” /) > Rurigan. (Kenneth Tobey). Native of [TNG]). te Yadera Prime. Rurigan left his - homeworld after it was conquered by ~~ Rutian archaeological vessel. Spacecraft. The only vessel » Ww \ 5 the Dominion in 2340. He moved to reported in range of the Dulisian IV colony when it transmitted a - NEA (LA WJ planet Yadera Il, where he used a distress call in 2368. (“Unification, Part II” [TNG]). fl “= \ hologenerator to create a holo/ “1k ~ graphic village where he could live. Rutians. The inhabitants of Rutia IV, humanoid In appearance. «7 \ ) The hologenerator also filled the vil- Rutian males are marked by a distinctive white streak of hair; ) 41 lage with holographic people whose females are generally red-haired. (“The High Ground” [TNG]) ) \ a 4 programming became so sophistiA 7 Ll cated that they actually developed Rutledge, U.S.S. Federation starship, New Orleans class, a / \ sentience. As the years passed, Starfleet registry number NCC-57295, commanded by Captain '- 4% \ Rurigan nearly forgot that the village Benjamin Maxwell during the war between the Federation and [4 was not real. He had a granddaugh- the Cardassians. Future Enterprise-D crew member Miles ter, Taya, and loved her as if she were a real flesh-and-blood child. O'Brien served aboard the Rutledge as tactical officer. The