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How much energy does the transporting of one person consume?
I don't know if a technical manual for TOS or TNG states this, but is there any reference to how much energy is consumed in transporting a person (I expect this would vary from person to person, so ...
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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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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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Was the relationship between Pulaski and Data supposed to parallel that of Spock and McCoy?
During Season 2 of TNG, Dr Pulaski takes over as chief medical officer for the year. I notice that she seems to be a rather down-to-earth sort of person, rather reminiscent of Dr McCoy. I also note ...
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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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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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What type of computer systems do Starships use? [closed]
Star Trek starships are massive, incredibly advanced pieces of technology, with a lot of that technology being handwaved most of the time, but references to it cropping up in dialogue frequently ...
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Capacity of transporter (Galaxy/Constitution class)
As far as I've seen (TOS and first seasons of TNG), only six people can beam elsewhere from the ship (as there are six pads). It seems that this limit doesn't apply vice versa: (TOS: Day of Dove, TNG -...
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Are there any further developments of the M5?
In the TOS episode 'The Ultimate Computer', we see the problems with the M5 unit by Dr Daystrom. I know in TNG, and even VOY, there is still need for a crew aboard the ship, but is there any further ...
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Unified Warp Scale [duplicate]
There is a major difference in the warp scales used in Star Trek TOS and TNG onwards (or am I wrong in this?). I was wondering if there was a conversion system out there to see what the equivalent of,...
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Who was more of a Casanova , Kirk or Riker (based on count of bedmates)? [closed]
"Common knowledge" is that on Star Trek, James T. Kirk and William T. Riker are both the Casanovas of their corresponding series.
We know that in Kirk's case, the reputation is somewhat undeserved (...
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What political system does Star Trek's Federation operate under?
I've watched all of the Original Series and The Next Generation, and bits of Deep Space 9 and Voyager, all of the movies, but none of the more recent series, or the books. In all of the material I've ...
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How was the Star Trek timeline officially established?
The Original Series is set from 2265 to 2269, but as far as I can remember, the year was never given until much later, in The Next Generation, which arbitrarily started 100 years later.
Somehow, ...
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The Founders, The 'Ancient Humanoids', the Preservers - are they linked? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Did The Founders evolve from the race that seeded the Alpha Quadrant?
The Star Trek canon had several references to 'ancient' originating or protective species.
Among them: ...
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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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