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Hechu' ghos. A Klingon phrase meaning “set course,” as into as a bit of a scientific gag to “explain” how the transporter does it set a ship's course. (“Unification Part I" [TNG]). anyway. (No, he doesn’t have any idea how it would work.) Hedford, Commissioner Nancy. Pe Hekaras Corridor. Region of space, approximately 12 light(Elinor Donahue). Assistant Federation Fe A years long, near the Hekaran system that was commonly used for commissioner who was assigned to - interstellar travel. Much of the surrounding areas are saturated mediate a peace agreement on plan- with unusually intense tetryon fields, so the Hekaras Corridor et Epsilon Canaris Ill in 2267 in an provided the only means of safe passage for starships. In 2366, effort to avert an impending war. two Hekaran scientists, Serova and Rabal, submitted a prelimiHedford was forced to leave the nego- nary report to the Federation Science Council, theorizing that the tiations prematurely when she con- Hekaras Corridor was stressed by warp fields and would soon tracted deadly Sakuro's disease. 3 develop a rupture, They further theorized that, if warp drive usage Commissioner Hedford died aboard = continued at its present rate, the ruptures would spread throughthe Shuttlecraft Galileo while being ul out inhabited space. At the time, the council found their theories transported to the Starship Enterprise. lacking sufficient proof. In 2370, Rabal and Serova booby(“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). Hedford, of course, did not die in trapped the corridor with verteron mines, in order to gain the space, but merged with the life-form known as the Companion, attention of Starfleet. When the Enterprise-D was disabled by one on a planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region, where she found of these mines, Captain Jean-Luc Picard agreed to listen to love with noted scientist Zefram Cochrane. Since Kirk promised ~~ Serova's theory, and found it to be worthy of resubmission to the never to reveal this information about her fate, a Federation ency- Science Council. Unsatisfied with his response, Serova caused a clopedia would not have it. warp core breach aboard her ship, causing a subspace rupture in the corridor, just as she had predicted. Thereafter, the "A and daughter of Maques, who visited the only, in order to slow any further damage to the region. The coun~ Hedril. (Kirsten Dunst). Young Cairn child Federation Council ordered the corridor limited to essential travel

Starship Enterprise-D in 2370 as part of cil further ordered Federation ships throughout the galaxy to a diplomatic mission. Hedril reminded restrict their maximum speed to warp 4.7. (“Force of Nature” i Ambassador Lwaxana Trol of her deceased [TNG]). The Starship Enterprise-D and other ships observed the eS 0 - daughter, Kestra, triggering the release of “warp speed limit” for the remainder of Star Trek: The Next od painful memories that Troi had suppressed Generation. After that, it was assumed that Starfleet was able to for years. (“Dark Page” [TNG]). Kirsten Dunst develop a more “environmentally friendly” warp drive, so the appeared in metaconscious sequences, speed limit was evidently lifted. playing the role of Kestra but without Cairn \ makeup. (“Dark Page” [TNG]) Hekaras Il. Class-M planet; a Federation member. Located in the Hekaras Corridor, Hekaras Il was the only inhabited planet in Hegh’bat ceremony. Literally translated as “The Time to Die,” the region. In the late 2360s, two Hekaran scientists discovered the Hegh'bat ceremony was a Klingon ritualized suicide. Klingon that the region of space near their planet was very susceptible to tradition held that when a Klingon was unable to stand and face warp field effect. They tried to persuade the Federation Council his enemies, he should choose the Hegh bat. The rite called for and their own people to avoid the use of warp travel in the area, the eldest son of the celebrant, or a trusted friend, to deliver arit- even though it would mean the almost total isolation of their planval knife to the warrior, who would impale himself in the chest. et. It was not until 2370, following the formation of a subspace The son or friend would then remove the knife and wipe it on his rift in the corridor, that the scientists’ theories were believed sleeve. Following a severe spinal injury in 2368, Lieutenant Worf ~~ Unfortunately, due to the gravitational shifts following the formaconsidered the Hegh’bat, but was dissuaded from completing tion of the rift, the climate of Hekaras Il began to change. As a the ritual when offered the alternative of genetronic replication short-term measure, Starfleet was able to assist the Hekarans therapy. (“Ethics” [TNG]). with a weather control matrix (“Force of Nature” [TNG]) Hegh'ta. A Klingon Helaspont Nebula. Astronomical cloud containing numerous bird-of-prey. protoplanetary masses. In 2371, the U.S.S. Ulysses commanded commanded by Captain Entebe studied the Helaspont Nebula. (“The by Kurn in Adversary” [DS9)) support of the Gowron regime during the Klingon Heler. (Thomas Prisco). Heler was a prisoner on the Cardassian civil war of 2367-2368. Worf served ship Ravinok in 2366 when it was attacked by the Breen and briefly aboard the Hegh'ta as tactical forced to land on Dozaria. Heler survived the crash and was officer during that conflict forced to labor in the Breen dilithium mines on Dozaria. He and (“Redemption, Part I" several other crash survivors were rescued by Kira Nerys and Gul [TNG]) Dukat in 2372. (“Indiscretion” [DS9)) Heifetz, Jascha. Helewa, Isam. Master of meditation and breathing techniques. A famous concert violinist (1901-1987). Data programmed him- He was a mentor to Dr. Julian Bashir, during Bashir's college self to emulate Heifetz's performance style. (“Sarek” [TNG]). years. (“Crossover” [DS9)). Heisenberg compensators. Component of a transporter system, helium fusion enhancement. Theoretical technique that would designed to permit the derivation of precision vector and position- increase the energy output of a dying star by increasing the al data of particles on a subatomic level. (“Realm of Fear” [TNG]). temperature and pressure inside the star so that the star begins Picard suggested disengaging the Heisenberg compensatorsasa helium fusion, thus increasing its useful life. A test of this techpossible means of giving physical reality to the computer intelli- nique, designed by Dr. Timicin of planet Kaelon Il in 2367, gence version of Professor James Moriarty, but it was aruse to used shock waves from a carefully controlled series of photon buy time. (“Ship in a Bottle" [TNG]). Werner Heisenberg's “uncer- torpedo explosions to create zones of elevated pressure where tainty principle” suggests that on a subatomic level, it is possible helium ignition could occur. Timicin tested the process in 2367, to know the motion or the position of a particle, but not both. but the test was a dramatic failure, causing a red giant star to go Some scientists have suggested this basic characteristic of matter supernova. Further work was required, but the elderly Timicin may make it impossible for a transporter as seen on Star Trek to returned to his homeworld for his Resolution, hoping that othwork, so Mike Okuda suggested the “Heisenberg compensator” ers would continue his research. (“Half a Life” [TNG])