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Do we know all of the guarantees in the Constitution of the United Federation of Planets?
In Star Trek we know of the 7th and 12th guarantees:
The Seventh Guarantee against self-incrimination during legal
proceedings was considered by Captain Picard in 2367 to be "one of the
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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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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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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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Trek Warp Scale Re-Calibration [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why did the Star Trek writers decide Warp 10 would be infinite?
In TOS (I forget the episode) but with some help enterprise reaches warp 13 (or something significantly greater ...
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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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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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