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Which Star Trek series main ship had the best survival rate?
Well, I'm finally ready to start my PHD project for Temporal Starfleet Academy, and my mentor has suggested "observing" as a crew member on the Enterprise! Or the Enterprise (D)...or the Enterprise (...
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In the Battle of Wolf 359, one ship survives. Which one was it and why did it survive?
In "TNG: The Best of Both Worlds," 40 Starfleet starships under the command of Admiral J.P. Hanson gather near Wolf 359 to intercept a Borg cube ship traveling to Earth. (The Star Trek Encyclopedia (...
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Are there any full commanders in yellow shirts through ST:Voyager?
Are there any characters who carry the rank of full commander who served in the yellow-shirt era for security, engineering, or tactical? Did these positions max out at Lieutenant Commander?
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In which (if any) Star Trek episodes does that show’s captain not appear?
I’m curious as to how many, if any, episodes of the original five broadcast Trek series did not include a single appearance by that show’s lead actor, the Captain for that particular show. I.E., TOS ...
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How does a sonic shower work?
What is the mechanism behind a sonic shower in the STU?
A shower with water does various things, namely; get rid of odors, raise body temperature, acts as a disinfectant, has a soothing massage ...
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How many sentient bio-ships have been shown in the Star Trek universe?
We're introduced to an amazing creature, a living bio-ship named Gomtuu (called 'Tin Man' by Starfleet) who was observed while orbiting Beta Stromgren in TNG 3x20, 'Tin Man'. Through first contact ...
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Is Starfleet a military or civilian organization?
If they are civilian in the common sense, why then do they wear military style uniforms, have a military hierarchical command and military rank structures; have a Starfleet Command and a Starfleet ...
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Why didn't Star Trek: The Next Generation change their uniforms when Deep Space 9 came out?
DS9 came out during the 6th season of TNG. From the onset of the show, DS9 used uniforms that looked like this:
However, TNG continued the use of this uniform(taken from episode 10 of season 7):
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Did The Founders evolve from the race that seeded the Alpha Quadrant?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 20 ("The Chase"), we find out some genetic components were seeded throughout the Alpha Quadrant by an ancient race of beings, known in ...
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What kind of drills do the schools have on Galaxy Class Starships and other facilities with civilian children? [closed]
It's well established in canon that the Enterprise-D has schools for civilian children on board as they are shown in episodes such as "The Offspring," and a recurring character is even a ...
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Can TNG-era warp drive be used to travel at sublight speeds?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation and its contemporaneously set sequels (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager), impulse engines are used for moving spacecraft at sublight speeds, whereas ...
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Which TOS characters do we see in TNG-era canon?
I recall seeing Spock and McCoy on TNG, but which other TOS regular bridge crew do we see in TNG-era canon i.e. TNG, DS9, VOY and the TNG movies.
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Is Sisko referring to the events of First Contact here and if so how does it affect things?
DS9 "In Purgatory's Shadow (Part 1)":
SISKO: A Dominion invasion of the Alpha Quadrant will affect Cardassia
every bit as much as it's going to affect us. Besides, we need all the
help we can ...
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Are there really script notes calling Chief O'Brien a Warrant Officer?
I've been fleshing out the unseen or unacknowledged ranks and rank insignia of Starfleet.
Most supplemental material refers to O'Brien's single black pip as being the designated rank for a Chief Petty ...
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Who uses combadges other than Starfleet and Bajoran Militia?
In TNG and DS9, Starfleet members and soldiers/officers in the Bajoran militia use long distance communicators shaped like the symbols of the organizations they serve attached to their uniforms- do ...
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