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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 Starfleet ever sent ships on extra-galactic missions?
There have been incidents in both TOS and TNG where their respective Enterprises have been flung outside the galaxy against their will, due to alien intervention. For example, "By Any Other Name", "...
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Are any regular bridge crew on TNG actually members of the next generation?
So, the sequel (if we ignore TAS) to the original Star Trek is Star Trek: The Next Generation. My question simply is: are any of the regular bridge crew actually from the generation following that of ...
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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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What are the chase lights under Star Trek viewscreens for?
Under the viewscreen on many Federation starships, there are a series of lights that constantly run through a chase or 'marching ants' pattern. What's the reason for these lights? Are they status ...
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Did Christopher Lloyd invent the Klingon warrior?
One of the lasting contributions of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the now standard appearance of the Klingons, which changed dramatically from The Original Series:
However, those Klingons only ...
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Why was there a 20-year gap between Enterprises C and D?
As can be confirmed via Memory Alpha, the service years of the ships named "USS Enterprise" in the original timeline beginning at 2245 are:
NCC-1701 (Captains April, Pike, Kirk, Decker, Kirk, Spock), ...
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In Star Trek, what are all the low-ranking Command Division officers doing?
There are three division in Starfleet as evidenced by the three uniform colors:
Command Red (Gold in TOS era): Command decides what to do
Operations Gold (Red in TOS era): includes security, ...
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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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Which TNG actors were TOS fans?
Were any of the The Next Generation actors self-professed fans of The Original Series before being cast as characters in TNG?
(Or did they all think it was just fairy tale rubbish?)
I'm only ...
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Could Captain Kirk have lived long enough to meet Picard?
I guess I should say SPOILER ALERT if you haven't seen Star Trek Generations or the reboot films.
In the movie Star Trek Generations, Captain Kirk and Captain Picard meet to defeat Soran. According ...
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In the Star Trek universe is Christmas still celebrated in the 23rd and 24th centuries?
Considering we're in the Festive Season at the moment, it got me thinking about Christmas. I don't recall any 'Christmas specials' in any Star Trek series, so my question is: is Christmas referenced ...
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What year is ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ set in?
Wikipedia notes that ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ was set in 2364 (and beyond), and that that’s “about 100 years after the original series timeframe”.
However, the Wikipedia article on The ...
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What genuine references are there in Voltaire’s "U.S.S. Make Shit Up" song?
Since Voltaire claims the quotes were mostly based on fan input and his own recollection of the series, I was wondering if it would be possible to get all the episodes together that contain the scenes ...
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At what point and why does it become (almost) impossible to transport through shields in the Star Trek Universe?
In all of the other series besides "Enterprise" the transporter only works with the shields down. I'm not going to quote the multitudes of episodes but it's a given to any Star Trek fan that shields ...
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