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Starbase Lya lll. Starfleet command base where Admiral The motto of Starfleet Academy is a paraphrase of “Ex luna scienHaden was stationed. Haden advised Jean-Luc Picard on the tia,” the Apollo 13 motto, meaning “From the moon, knowledge." handling of the Romulan defector Alidar Jarok in 2366, The Apollo 13 motto was, in turn, a paraphrase of “Ex tridens although a two-hour transmission delay due to the distance to scientia,” the motto of the United States Navy, meaning “From the the Neutral Zone made it difficult for Haden to give timely sea, knowledge.” The Starfleet Academy emblem is based on a advice. (“The Defector” [TNG]). The Enterprise-D headed to design by Joe Senna. The academy campus grounds seen in Starbase Lya Ill following its mission to Angosia lll. (“The “The First Duty” (TNG) were a combination of location filming at Hunted” [TNG)). the Tillman Water Reclamation plant in Van Nuys and a matte Starbase Montgomery. Planetside facility at which the painting by lllusion Arts, Inc. That building was also used (with Enterprise-D underwent engineering consultations on stardate a different matte painting) as part of Starfleet Command in 42686. (“The Icarus Factor” [TNG]). “Homefront” (DS9). Xendi Starbase 9. Site to which the U.S.S. Stargazer was towed after the Enterprise-D received the old vessel from the 3 Ferengi in 2364. (“The Battle” [TNG]) LL A : = = mh starboard. Ancient nautical term referring to the right side of a . \ ship, as opposed to the port (left) side. ~ ii stardate. Timekeeping system used to provide a standard galac- . { tic temporal reference, compensating for relativistic time dilation, ’ warp-speed displacement, and other peculiarities of interstellar - space travel. To those interested in the minutiae of stardate com- - | putation and a Jot of other cool stuff about Star Trek, we shame- ¥ ’ lessly refer you to Appendix | in the 1996 edition of our book, Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future, by Michael Okuda > 4 y and Denise Okuda, also published by Pocket Books. ud = ~~ stardrifter. Exotic beverage served at Quark’'s bar. One of ’ OD Quark’s customers ordered a stardrifter, which Quark tried to obtain from an unauthorized food replicator during the aphasia —— virus quarantine on Deep Space 9 in 2369. Kira Nerys once indulged, too. (“Babel” [DS9], “The Storyteller” [DS9]). Starfleet battle simulation. SEE: battle simulation, Starfleet. stardrive section. The secondary (engineering) hull and out- Starfleet Command. Operating authority for board warp nacelles of many types of Federation starships. the interstellar scientific, exploratory, EET Coy (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part I" [TNG]). SEE: Saucer Module. and defensive agency of the United Lik . ty, Federation of Planets. (“Court Mar- 8 RR) Starfleet Academy marathon. Much as in ancient Greece on tial” [TOS)). The primary control hub y * Earth, a 40-kilometer footrace, In 2323, cadet Jean-Luc Picard was located in San Francisco on [id 5 a became the only freshman ever to win the Starfleet Academy Earth, but other command facilities [8 dad > « / marathon, passing four upperclassmen on the last hill on planet were located in various starbases EE = . Danula Il. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" [TNG]) throughout Federation space. Star- Su. . fleet Command stayed in touch with . Starfleet Academy Preparatory Program. Six-week course its starships by means of a subspace “1 ; - designed to prepare prospective cadets for the Starfleet radio communications network, but even ! 1 Academy entrance exam. Program admission is by testing only, with this faster-than-light medium, interstellar and applicants are required to perform satisfactorily on a stress- space is so vast that it was not uncommon for ships on the fronreactions test, spatial-orientation test, and deductive-reasoning tier to be out of touch. As a result, starship captains were fretest. Testing for admission requires approximately four days. quently granted broad discretionary powers to interpret (“Facets" [DS9]) Federation policy in the absence of immediate instructions from Starfleet Command. The term Starfleet Command was first used Starfleet Academy. Training facility for Starfleet personnel in the episode “Court Martial" (TOS). SEE: United Earth Space (“Where No Man Has Gone Before" [TOS]) located at the Presidio Probe Agency. Starfleet Command's fieet-operations center in of San Francisco on Earth. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). San Francisco was seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. During Established in 2161, the academy is a four-year institution. The that scene, Michael Snyder and Michael Berryman played Starfleet motto of Starfleet Academy is “Ex astris, scientia,” meaning “From communications personnel. SEE: Starfleet Headquarters. the stars, knowledge.” (“The First Duty” [TNG]). Non-Federation citizens require a letter of reference from a command-level Starfleet Corps of Engineers. Special projects division of Starfleet officer before they can take the academy entrance exam. ~~ Starfleet. The Starfleet Corps of Engineers was responsible for When Nog applied for admission to the academy in 2371, the construction of Dr. Marcus's underground laboratory Commander Benjamin Sisko wrote such a recommendation complex at the asteroid Regula at which the second phase for him. (“Heart of Stone” [DS3]). In 2368, Captain Picard ‘g © of Project Genesis was conducted. (Star Trek II: The was asked to deliver the commencement address for that & * Wrath of Khan). In an alternate reality created when his year's graduates. The occasion was marred by the loss & Vo shuttle intersected a timestream, Ensign Harry Kim of a cadet in an accident shortly before commence- hd oS A worked for the Corps of Engineers in 2372. He helped ment. (“The First Duty” [TNG]). Academy cadets from & design a new runabout designated as a the Red Squad became unwitting accomplices of A & ® Yellowstone-class vessel. (“Non Sequitur” [VGR]) Admiral Leyton's attempted coup of the Earth gov- & LD) “Non Sequitur" actually referred to it as the ernment in 2372. (“Homefront™ [DS9), “Paradise nf 2 Q Starfleet Engineering Corps. Lost" [DS9)). SEE: Academy Flight Range; £7 | P= WN b) Albert, Joshua; Boothby; Crusher, Wesley; A y=] = CY Starfleet Cybernetics Journal. Scientific Finnegan; Gill, John; Kirk, James T.; of. wl =i RA publication on artificial intelligence and Kolvoord Starburst; Locarno, Cadet First -— a. ZN advanced computer systems. Dr. Julian Class Nicholas; Mitchell, Gary; Somak. BAN. FRANCISCO + MMCLX! Bashir, upon meeting Data in 2369, hoped to