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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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How to reconcile the cashless human/Federation society with human traders and merchants
From a variety of sources, including this great question, we know that the Federation (or at least the humans) don't use money. This raises the problem that humans frequently visit worlds where there ...
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What do they do with all the plates and cups in Star Trek?
Whenever someone in Star Trek creates food or drink in the replicator it is generated in the bowl, plate, or cup. It seems like after a few months they would have piles of used dishes from replicator ...
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Why was Miles O'Brien never promoted?
So, I've been rewatching Star Trek:TNG, and Miles O'Brien is there occasionally. He's a Chief in TNG, and he's a Chief in DS9. Now, I was in the Navy, and I've always assumed that rankings in the ...
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When did our universe and the Star Trek universe diverge?
Note that my question assumes as a given that Star Trek is in an alternate universe which diverged from ours at some point in history.
That seems really, really obvious and undeniable to me.
So the ...
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How did Trills get the idea of putting symbionts inside themselves?
The title says it all. How did the people of Trill decide that it was a good thing to put symbionts inside themselves?
The symbionts seem to be quite wise, but unjoined symbionts lack any obvious ...
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Has the Defiant beaten any enemy ship comparable to a 'Galaxy Class' starship in single combat?
This is a spinoff question from Why aren't there any main Federation battleships in the Star Trek universe?
The Defiant is presented as a Main Battleship but has also been described as 'just' a "...
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Why do people step to positions to be transported, even if there isn't a transporter pad?
After watching (I'm sure quite too) many Star Trek episodes, I've noticed a number of occasions where the characters seem to step away or onto a more specific location to get transported, even if they ...
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What is the punishment for violating the Treaty of Algeron?
Both the Romulans and the Federation have regularly violated the Treaty when it suits them. Starfleet has obviously developed and manufactured cloaking/stealth technology and the Romulans make regular ...
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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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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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Why do they drink synthehol in the Star Trek Universe?
Synthehol is a chemical variant of alcohol. It appears to have the same taste and smell as "real" alcohol to most individuals, but none of the intoxicating effects associated with alcohol. This being ...
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Which Defiant was shown in ST: First Contact?
In Memory Alpha, the page on the U.S.S. Defiant states that two Defiant-class ships had that name: the prototype Defiant, and a successor, the U.S.S. Sao Paulo, which was assigned to DS9 and renamed ...
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Will I be able to follow the story if I skip The Next Generation & watch Deep Space 9 directly?
Star Trek: Enterprise is the last TV series, but I've watched it first because it shows initial story (2100s). I've just finished watching season 4 of Star Trek: Enterprise.
For 2200s, I've watched ...
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Is Tuvok the only black Vulcan?
I spotted the following interview quoting from TV Zone magazine with Tim Russ talking about what it means to be "the black Vulcan".
Tim Russ knows the reality of his place in Star Trek: ...
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Why are starships in Star Trek so slow to retaliate when fired upon in battle? [duplicate]
This question is with respect to starships battles in Star Trek TNG and DS9.
In many episodes, the Enterprise (or other Federation starship) is fired upon, but they don't retaliate quickly enough. ...
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Why is Miles O’Brien a Non Commissioned Officer (non-com)
In Deep Space Nine it is explained that Chief O’Brien is what they call a “non-com” (Non-Commissioned Officer). It is never explained exactly what this means, or how one goes about becoming one, but ...
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What is the difference between photon torpedoes and quantum torpedoes?
It seems that quantum torpedeos are the next generation of photon torpedoes but I was wondering what made them better and what makes them 'quantum'.
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Do Klingons not bathe or not like to take baths?
In TNG episode "Conspiracy":
TROI: Data, it's just not the same. Have you ever been for a real
moonlight swim?
DATA: One can swim in moonlight?
TROI: How about you, Mister Worf?
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Is there any out-of-universe meaning to starship registry numbers?
In the Star Trek universe, Starfleet vessels have registry numbers that typically begin with the prefix NX or NCC. The most famous of these is NCC-1701, the registry number of the USS Enterprise and ...
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Is Section 31 unofficially sanctioned to any extent?
From all the episodes on TNG and DS9 I always get the impression of Section 31 and its operatives as being part of a secret underground organization that is not part of or sanctioned by the official ...
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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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Why is it called a tricorder?
The device is square, the readout is square, maybe it should be called square-corder.
Did the original tricorder only have 3 functions?
I checked the Memory Alpha entry but it doesn't state the ...
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Was Roddenberry involved in the creation of Deep Space Nine or Voyager before he died?
I know that Roddenberry took a less and less active role in TNG as his health deteriorated. He died before the release of Deep Space Nine or Voyager.
Did he having anything to do with the creation ...
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How do the Star Trek com badges stay attached?
Several times, in several episodes throughout all of the series, there's a time when someone just rips off their comm badge, or they put one on. There's no pin on it, and it's a seemingly flawless ...
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Is there a canon reason why Klingon and Romulan vessels are so similar in shape?
Not counting shuttles, transport vessels or bases, Klingon and Romulan ships have a very similar basis in their shapes. They also share the same colors. Is there any canon reason as to why so many ...
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Has the Federation ever kicked a planet or civilization out of the Federation?
I've seen several episodes where planets have petitioned the Federation for membership, and still others where the Federation is watching a planet's development in anticipation for future membership; ...
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Why does the computer have a human female voice?
In Star Trek all Federation computers have a human female voice, provided by Gene Roddenbery's wife Majel Barrett. This, of course, is the out of universe reason; however is there ever an in universe ...
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What are all the types of colored alerts in Star Trek and what do they do?
What technically happens on a ship when a colored alert is called? For example, I recall hearing/seeing long ago (TNG Tech Manual?) that shields are automatically raised under both red and yellow ...
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Why are Trill symbionts so rare?
Is there any information that would explain why there are so few symbionts when there are so many Trills? My only guess is that they have shorter reproduction seasons and longer gestation periods ...
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Is there an in-universe explanation for how mobile communicators stop listening in TNG?
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9, and Voyager, it seems common for officers to touch their communicators to initiate a conversation but it's unclear when the person on the other side stops ...
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Are there truly alien Star Trek species with races?
Certainly there are cases, but I'm excluding cases where the alien's features (mostly skin color) match those of the actor.
And of course there are these guys from Cheron in the TOS episode "Let ...
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If the Klingons joined the United Federation of Planets would they have to give up their cloaking technology?
The 'Tomed Incident' between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire in 2311 that cost thousands of lives and led to the signing of the 'Treaty of Algeron' which banned Federation ...
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Why were DS9's uniforms different?
For DS9, they switched to the much less pajamic uniform style.
TNG style: colorful body, collar, black shoulders, no undershirt.
whereas
DS9 style: black body, colored shoulders, grayish ...
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Why is O'Brien, who operates the transporter, called “Chief” in Star Trek?
Chief suggests someone high-ranking and/or the job is very difficult. There are higher-ranking officers in Star Trek but they are not called chief.
I do not know how difficult the job is but on a ...
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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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Is Worf still an ambassador?
In the final episodes of DS9, Martok became Chancellor of the Klingon High Council and Worf was named Federation Ambassador to the Klingon homeworld. However, in Nemesis, Worf is back in uniform and ...
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In the Star Trek Universe, what is the value of Gold in the 24th Century?
ST TNG "The Last Outpost":
KAYRON: You see? They are demented. Their values are insane. You
cannot believe the business opportunities they have destroyed.
LETEK: Proof of their barbarism. ...
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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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What's the difference between a Holodeck and a Holosuite?
The Enterprise D had a holodeck for training, entertainment, and plot contrivance, but on DS9, the holo-projecting room was referred to as a 'holosuite'.
What is the technical difference between a ...
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Who has been denied membership in United Federation of Planets?
During the TNG series, several planets are shown in various stages of the application process for membership with the UFP but we don't see the final outcome of those applications, but it doesn't look ...
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What did it cost to make an episode of Star Trek?
I am curious about the cost to make an episode of Star Trek and the comparative cost between the various series.
What did it cost on average to do a single episode of Star Trek TOS, TNG, VOY, DS9, ...
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Are Starfleet officers allowed to drink on duty?
In Voyager In the Flesh, Chakotay is in a Starfleet Headquarters bar getting hit on by Valerie Archer while she is drinks a "Klingon Martini". It doesn't take long for her to ask him out.
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Is there software in Star Trek with a brand name?
What I'm really asking is, in the post-ENT era, are there references to any specific (named) software corporations, brands, packages, or projects? Are we really supposed to believe that everyone is ...
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Star Trek Next Gen/DS9 crossovers?
How many times does the Next Gen storyline cross over with that of DS9? And how significant are those crossovers to either storyline, if any?
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Why is getting back to the future always such a fuss?
While getting to the past obviously requires some effort or accident, why (in-universe) are the crews going to such lengths to recreate the time-travel circumstances instead of simply travelling ...
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How many Deep Space stations are there?
We know of the station Deep Space Nine of course, and we have heard of Deep Space Five, I believe. How many "Deep Space" stations are there? Which is the closest to Sector 001 and which is the ...
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Are probes loaded and launched manually or automatically in Starfleet vessels?
Many times we see the Captain of a Starfleet vessel ask for a probe to be launched in order to scan/examine some debris/star/anomaly/planet etc. Then a member of the crew, usually at the science or ...
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Can the strength of photon torpedoes be adjusted?
The strength of a phaser blast can be adjusted, at least on the Enterprise-D (and probably the other ships with which we're familiar). In "Galaxy's Child," for example, the space entity is shot with a ...
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What TV show has had the most actors appear on any of the Star Trek movies and/or TV series?
Watching an episode of Frasier followed by watching the TNG episode Cause and Effect with Kelsey Grammer as Captain Morgan Bateson got me to thinking. What TV show has had the most actors appear on ...
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