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Star Trek: TNG novels that continue episodes? [closed]
In the original series episode, "All Our Yesterdays", Spock goes back in time 4000 years into a particular planet's history.
Two sequels to this episode were written as novels. "Yesterday's Son" and "...
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What is the penalty for violating the "Prime Directive" without Federation sanctioned justification?
I previously asked about the circumstances that allowed forgoing the "Prime Directive". The answer stated "All these people have violated the Prime Directive more than once: Kirk, Picard, Riker, Worf, ...
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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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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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What is the canonicity of the appearance of USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B?
This question arises from the answer to In which ways did scanning Nero's ship enhance/change Starfleet technology?
which shows this image
I believe all the USS Enterprises appeared on-screen ...
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Does "The Naked Now" refer to any particular TOS episode?
In the TNG episode The Naked Now, the crew of the Enterprise come across a strange contagion which they discover is almost identical to one found by the Enterprise under Captain Kirk:
RIKER: ...
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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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Do we know any of the details about Worf's fights with the Kelvans?
DS9 "Time's Orphan":
WORF: No. I am a Klingon warrior and a Starfleet officer. I have
piloted starships through Dominion minefields. I have stood in battle
against Kelvans twice my size. I ...
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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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Which ship has made the most first contacts?
From what we see in Star Trek, first contacts are very important dealings. So, my question is which ship 1 has made the most number of first contacts?
Allow me to define 'first contacts'. For the ...
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Are Galaxy or Constitution class ships capable of landing?
I saw the question about the landing gear on the Enterprise from TOS (Did the Original Enterprise Have Landing Gear?) and it made me wonder: are all (or any) of the Constitution/Galaxy class starships ...
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Helm vs. Engineering (changing of speed)
The vast majority of the time, the helm officer plots the new course and speed (Warp 7 at heading 141 mark 11).
Sometimes, though, Engineering is asked to change speed/put the ship into warp. Such a ...
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How is longer life span explained in Star Trek?
Characters in the star trek future live a lot longer than people live today. For example, Jonathan Archer is still working at age 140 in the 2250s when Star Trek 2009 was set.
How is the increase ...
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What do the three controls on the Transporter operate?
I recently noticed that in TNG, there are the three 'buttons' which need to be pulled all the way up/down to transport something/someone, just like in TOS. My question is, what do these three things ...
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Does Shatner disapprove of TNG?
I remember a discussion with at least Shatner and Stewart, I believe it was The Captain's Summit, where Shatner admitted to Stewart that he had never watched a single TNG episode. They seemed to know ...
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