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atomic bomb. Primitive weapon using explosive nuclear fission service. One of three agents sent to Deep Space 9 in 2371 to reactions in isotopes of uranium and plutonium. Early Earth observe and to take appropriate action against a Romulan nations stockpiled such weapons, despite the fact that their delegation visiting the station (“Visionary” [DS9]). Dennis widespread use could have wiped out all life on their planet and Madalone is stunt coordinator for Star Trek Deep Space Nine, contaminated their ecosphere for generations. (“Little Green and Star Trek: Voyager, and has previously played numerous stunt Men” [DS]. SEE: World War Ill. roles including Chief Hendrick in “Identity Crisis" (TNG), and the one-eyed Terran in “Crossover” (DS9), “Through the Looking Atoz, Mr. (lan Wolfe). Last inhabitant on Glass" (DS9), and “Shattered Mirror" (DS9). planet Sarpeidon before their sun, Beta Niobe, went nova in 2269. Mr. Atoz man- atuta. SEE: Amanita muscaria aged a vast library on Sarpeidon, part of his people's atavachron time-travel facility. AU. Abbreviation for Astronomical Unit, a measure of length equal For this task, Atoz had the assistance of to the distance from the Earth to the Sun, some 150 million kilonumerous android copies of himself. The meters. The V'Ger cloud was described as being over 82 AUs in library allowed the people of Sarpeidon to diameter, which is pretty darned big. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). select past eras to which they could travel to escape the explosion of their sun. Just Audubon Park. Nature preserve located in New Orleans on prior to the detonation of Beta Niobe, Atoz mistook a landing Earth. Members of the Sisko family often enjoyed Audubon Park party from the Starship Enterprise for Sarpeidon citizens seeking (“Homefront” [DS9)) escape, and sent Kirk, Spock, and McCoy into his planet's past They were returned to the present, just in time for Atoz to escape Augergine stew. Food. Jadzia Dax helped herself to a plateful into his chosen past. SEE: Zarabeth. (“All Our Yesterdays” of the stuff when Commander Sisko left the dinner table to look [TOS)). An appropriate name for a librarian, Mr. A to Z. lan Wolfe for his tardy son. (“The Nagus" [DS9)) had previously played Septimus in “Bread and Circuses” (TOS). Augris. (Alan Scarfe). Third Magistrate of Atrea IV. Class-M planet. In 2370, it was discovered that the the oppressive, technologically advanced molten core of Atrea was cooling, causing dramatic seismic regime known as the Mokra Order. In activity. Atrean scientists estimated the planet would become 2372, the Voyager visited a planet conuninhabitable in 13 months. The Enterprise-D was dispatched to trolled by the Mokra and during an away assist the Atrean government in their attempts to correct the mission, crew members Tuvok and Torres problem. Enterprise-D officers Data and La Forge, working with were arrested by Mokra agents and were Atrean scientists Dr. Pran Tainer and his wife Dr. Juliana Tainer, questioned by Augris. He was killed in a developed a means to reliquefy the care using ferroplasmic struggle with Caylem during Kathryn infusion, which injected sufficient heat into the planet to relique- Janeway's attempt to rescue her officers from custody. fy the core for centuries. The technique used phasers to drill (“Resistance” [VGRY). Alan Scarfe previously played Admiral through the planet's crust, into pockets in the magma, where fer- Mendak in “Data's Day" (TNG) and Tokath in "Birthnght, Parts | and roplasmic infusion units injected plasma directly into the II” (TNG) magma, triggering a chain reaction, (“Inheritance” [TNG]). While we didn't see it occur, we are confident that Data and Geordi's po Aurora. Space cruiser. The plan was successful. Aurora was stolen by Dr. Sevrin and his followers for their search “Attached.” Next Generation episode #160. Written by Nicholas for the mythical planet Eden in Sagan. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Stardate 47304.2. First 2269. (“The Way to Eden” [TOS)). aired In 1993. Picard and Crusher are kidnapped by an isolationist . The Aurora miniature was a modnation whose political enemy is petitioning for Federation ification of the Tholian ship from membership. GUEST CAST. Robin Gammell as Mauric, “The Tholian Web" (TOS). Ambassador: Lenore Kasdorf as Lorin, Security Minister; J C Stevens as Kes aide. SEE: antigraviton; attack satellite; Australopithecine. Referring to protohuman life-forms that Balfour Lake; coffee; croissant; Crusher, Beverly, Crusher, inhabited Earth some 4 to 5 million years ago. Australopithecine Jack; Earth; Horath, Prime Minister; Kes; Kesprytt Ill; Kes species include Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. robustus, Security Relation Station One; Kolrod Island; Lorin, Security and A. boisei Following his exposure to Barclay's Protomorphosis Minister; manta leaves; Markson, Ensign; Mauric, Syndrome in 2370, Commander William Riker devolved into an Ambassador; methanogenic compound; multiphase pulse; Australopithecine protohuman. (*Genesis” [TNG]. Norris, Tom; Ogawa, Alyssa; Ohn-Kor; Picard, Jean-Luc; Prytt; Prytt Security Ministry; psi-wave device; transporter ~~ Autarch. Leader of the Tzenkethi homeworld. In 2371, Captain sensor log; transporter targeting components; United Benjamin Sisko was falsely informed of a coup d'état on the Federation of Planets; xenophobia. Tzenkethi homeworld and of a plot to overthrow the Autarch (“The Adversary" [DS9]) attack cruiser. SEE: Klingon attack cruiser Autarch. SEE: llari Autarch. attack satellite. Spaceborne weapons system. The Prytt nation on planet Kesprytt Ill feared the Kes could gain access to attack authorization code. SEE security access code satellite technology in 2370 by aligning themselves with the Federation. (“Attached” [TNG]). auto-phaser interlock. A computer control subroutine that allowed for precise timing in the firing of ship-mounted phasers. attack skimmer. Flying assault platform. In 2373, Quark sold (“A Matter of Time" [TNG]) 7,000 attack skimmers to the Proxcinian to be used in their war ("Business As Usual” [DS9)) autodestruct. A command program in the main computer system of a Galaxy-class starship enabling the destruction of the Attendants. In the Drayan culture in the Delta Quadrant, the name vessel should the ship fall into enemy hands. Initiation of this progiven to the persons who aid elderly Drayans as they go through gram requires the verbal order (with dermal hand print identificatheir final death ritual on the crysata moon. (“Innocence” [VGRY). tion verification) of the two most senior command officers on the ship. Once the computer has recognized the two officers, Atul. (Dennis Madalone). An agent of the Klingon Intelligence the senior officer gives the command to “set autodestruct