1:[3,#B],28:[1,#I],31:[1,#B],32:[4,#I],49:[3,#B]@1Cliffs of Heaven@2Location on planet Sumiko III that is renowned as a spot for diving. Holodeck program 47-C is a simulation of this spectacular site. Enterprise -D crew member Kristin (no last name given) hurt herself twice in this program, so Dr. Crusher recommended she tackle the Emerald Wading Pool on Cirrus IV instead. (“Conundrum” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],6:[2,#B],9:[2,#B],20:[7,#I],29:[3,#I]@1Cliffs of Bole@2Scenic spot. Benjamin Sisko and Curzon Dax took a memorable trip there once. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9]). The Cliffs of Bole were named after Star Trek director Cliff Bole.
~1:[3,#B],16:[1,#B],44:[1,#B],52:[1,#B]@1cloaking device, Aldean@2An immensely powerful force field that effectively rendered the entire planet of Aldea invisible from space. Used to isolate the peaceful inhabitants of that planet, the Aldean cloaking device worked for millennia before defensive shields caused damage to the planet’s ozone layer. (“When the Bough Breaks” [TNG]). SEE: Aldea.
~1:[3,#B],13:[1,#B],47:[7,#I],56:[2,#B],91:[6,#I],102:[1,#I],114:[3,#I],130:[42,#I]@1cloaking device, Klingon@2The Klingons apparently obtained basic cloaking technology from the Romulans around 2268, when an alliance existed between the Klingons and the Romulans. Many Klingon ships, including their birds-of-prey (apparently also based on Romulan technology, judging from the name), were equipped with cloaking devices. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). An experimental Klingon bird-of-prey was developed, circa 2292, which had the ability to fire torpedoes while still cloaked. This would have provided a significant tactical advantage, had means not been developed to detect a ship so equipped. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). Cloaking devices on old D-12 -class birds-of-prey were equipped with defective plasma coils, rendering the ship vulnerable. (Star Trek Generations). Klingon-style cloaking devices will not operate within emission nebulae. (“Return to Grace” [DS9]). We assume that cloaking devices are continually being improved, as are the sensor systems used to detect them. For this reason, any advance in either cloaking or sensing technologies seems to provide only a brief advantage until the other side catches up.
~1:[3,#B],16:[2,#B],22:[3,#B],72:[1,#I],76:[2,#B],91:[3,#B],127:[1,#B],191:[2,#B],279:[2,#BI],290:[2,#B],305:[1,#B],307:[1,#B],311:[1,#B],312:[1,#I],314:[16,#I],330:[3,#BI],333:[26,#I]@1cloaking device, Romulan@2The first known example of a practical cloaking device was on a Romulan bird-of-prey spacecraft that crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone in 2266. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]). An improved cloaking device used by Romulan warships in 2268 was of sufficient concern to the Federation that Kirk and Spock were sent on a covert mission into Romulan territory to steal one such unit for analysis by Starfleet scientists. (“The Enterprise Incident” [TOS]). SEE: Romulan commander. Although the Romulans continually improved their cloaking technology, Federation innovations such as the tachyon detection grid technique developed by Geordi La Forge in 2368 served to reduce the tactical effectiveness of cloaked ships. (“Redemption, Part II” [TNG]). Vessels employing a Romulan cloaking device could sometimes be detected with an antiproton beam. (“Defiant” [DS9]). A cloaked ship radiated a slight subspace variance that was sometimes detectable at warp speeds. Before transporting or using weapons, the cloaking device had to be deactivated. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS], “The Search, Parts I and II” [DS9]). Defensive shields were also inoperative when a ship was cloaked. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). An experimental cloaking device, based on an interphase generator, was developed by Romulan scientists and tested in 2368. (“The Next Phase” [TNG]). Possession of a cloaking device is illegal under Bajoran law. Despite this, Quark offered a small cloaking device for sale in 2370, but eventually gave it to Professor Natima Lang so that she and her colleagues could escape capture by Cardassian authorities (“Profit and Loss” [DS9]). In early 2371, the Federation and the Romulan Empire entered into an agreement granting Starfleet the use of a single Romulan cloaking device for use aboard the Starship Defiant. Use of this cloaking device was restricted to the Gamma Quadrant and then only in exchange for all of Starfleet’s intelligence reports on the Dominion. SEE: T’Rul. (“Defiant” [DS9]). SEE: tetryon. “The Pegasus” (TNG) establishes that the Federation relinquished the right to develop or use such devices under the Treaty of Algeron. Additionally, Gene Roddenberry once indicated that “our people are scientists and explorers—they don’t go sneaking around.” We therefore assume Starfleet has a policy against such things.
~1:[2,#B],70:[3,#B],80:[1,#BI],92:[2,#B],108:[1,#I],118:[1,#I]@1cloaking device@2An energy screen generator used to render an object (typically, a space vehicle) invisible to the eye and to most sensor systems. Most cloaking devices require so much power that a vessel so equipped cannot use weapons systems without decloaking. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]). Romulan and Klingon spacecraft are often equipped with cloaking devices, although Federation ships are prohibited from doing so under the terms of the Treaty of Algeron (“Pegasus” [TNG]), except for the Federation starship Defiant, by special arrangement with the Romulan government. (“Defiant” [DS9]). (In the anti-time future created by Q, some Federation starships were equipped with cloaking devices, including the upgraded Enterprise -D, commanded by Admiral Riker in this future. The Pasteur, a medical ship, was not so equipped.) (“All Good Things…” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],30:[1,#B],52:[2,#B],59:[1,#B],75:[1,#B]@1clone@2Asexual reproduction technique in which the DNA of a parent organism is used to grow a genetically identical copy of that organism. Cloning was used to populate the Mariposa colony because their initial population base was too small to form an effective gene pool. (“Up the Long Ladder” [TNG]). SEE: replicative fading. In 2369, a man named Ibudan created a clone of himself, then killed it to frame Deep Space 9 security chief Odo for murder. (“A Man Alone” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],11:[2,#B]@1Cloud William@2(Roy Jenson). Leaders of the Yangs on planet Omega IV in 2268, known among his people as the son of chiefs, guardian of the holies, and speaker of the holy words. (“The Omega Glory” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],18:[2,#B],26:[3,#B],71:[1,#I]@1Clown@2(Michael McKean). Malevolent character inhabiting the virtual reality created for the five hibernating survivors of the Kohl settlement. The Clown was created by the Kohl hibernation system’s control computer, which read the minds of the sleepers and translated their fears into an embodiment of evil. The Clown held the hibernating settlers captive and killed three of them, before the remaining two could be rescued by the crew of the Voyager in 2372. The Clown ceased to exist after the last survivor’s mind was disconnected from the hibernation system. (“The Thaw” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B],14:[2,#B],22:[2,#B]@1Club Martus@2Casino on the Promenade of station Deep Space 9, opened by Martus Mazur in 2370. The club boasted several gambling devices and was located across from Quark’s bar. It drew away most of Quark’s customers, but was only in business for a few days until it was forced to close by a run of bad luck. (“Rivals” [DS9]).
~1:[3,#B],7:[2,#B],10:[1,#B],12:[1,#I],30:[29,#I]@1Cluster NGC 321@2Location of planets Eminiar VII and Vendikar. The Enterprise was sent there to open diplomatic relations with Eminiar VII in 2267. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]). NGC stands for New General Catalog of nebulae and star clusters, an actual list of objects visible from Earth, compiled in the late 19th century by astronomer J.L.E. Dreyer.
~1:[1,#B],3:[3,#B]@1CMO@2SEE: chief medical officer.
~1:[2,#B]@1co-orbital satellites@2A pair of objects (such as planetoids) whose orbits are very close to each other. Under certain circumstances, a near collision between the two bodies can result in each object assuming the orbit previously occupied by the other. In other words, the two objects trade orbits. Data described the phenomenon to Picard and Lwaxana Troi. (“Manhunt” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B]@1CO@2Abbreviation for commanding officer. (“Paradise Lost” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],35:[1,#B],37:[2,#B],52:[3,#B],65:[3,#B]@1coalescent organism@2Rare microscopic life-forms that absorb other organisms, then assume the form of the organism they’ve absorbed, right down to the cellular level. On a larger scale, this is essentially a type of shape-shifter. Lieutenant Keith Rocha was apparently killed by a coalescent organism just prior to his assignment to Relay Station 47 in 2369. The organism assumed Rocha’s form, and later threatened Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari, and killed her dog, Maura. (“Aquiel” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],16:[2,#B],29:[1,#B],36:[1,#I],49:[1,#BI],52:[2,#B]@1Coalition@2One of the two main rival factions in control of the colony on planet Turkana IV following the collapse of the colonial government in 2337. Led by Hayne, the Coalition offered assistance to the Enterprise -D crew in their mission to rescue the crew of the freighter Arcos in 2367. Ishara Yar was a member of the Coalition. (“Legacy” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#B],15:[1,#B],25:[1,#B],38:[2,#B],59:[2,#B]@1cobalt diselenide@2Biochemical substance used as a biogenic weapon. A nerve agent deadly to Cardassians, but harmless to many other humanoids. In 2373, the Maquis, lead by Michael Eddington, used cobalt diselenide against the Cardassian colony on Veloz Prime. They used three stratospheric torpedoes to spread the substance throughout the planet’s biosphere. They later poisoned the atmosphere of Quatal Prime. Cobalt diselenide was very unstable and required refrigerated storage. (“For the Uniform” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B],8:[1,#B]@1cobalt-thorium device@2Weapon. In 2370 Maquis operative Sakonna purchased cobalt-thorium devices from Quark. (“The Maquis, Part I” [DS9]).
~1:[3,#B],10:[1,#I],20:[1,#B],25:[2,#B],68:[22,#I]@1Cochrane deceleration maneuver@2Classic battle tactic used by the Enterprise to defeat the Romulans at Tau Ceti. When Captain Garth impersonated Kirk at the Elba II penal colony in 2268, Spock asked the two to identify the maneuver in hopes of differentiating the two. The attempt was unsuccessful because the maneuver was so well known that any starship captain would know of it. (“Whom Gods Destroy” [TOS]). It is possible that this Romulan defeat may have been the incident depicted in “Balance of Terror” (TOS), but this is unclear.
~1:[4,#B],18:[2,#B]@1Cochrane Medal of Excellence@2Starfleet commendation for outstanding research in warp theory. In an alternate reality, Ensign Harry Kim received the Cochrane Medal of Excellence while attending Starfleet Academy. (“Non Sequitur” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#BI],5:[4,#I],14:[2,#B],18:[2,#B],23:[9,#I]@1Cochrane, Shuttlecraft@2In 2372, U.S.S. Voyager Shuttlecraft Cochrane under the command of Lieutenant Thomas Paris broke the warp 10 barrier. (“Threshold” [VGR]). Named after the inventor of warp drive, Zefram Cochrane.
~1:[2,#B],33:[2,#B],47:[2,#B],54:[1,#BI],74:[1,#I],89:[1,#B],112:[1,#B],195:[4,#I],251:[1,#I],271:[20,#I],291:[3,#BI],294:[7,#I],301:[1,#BI],302:[9,#I],311:[3,#BI],314:[2,#I],316:[2,#BI],318:[46,#I],367:[1,#B],372:[2,#B],386:[13,#I],403:[52,#I]@1Cochrane, Zefram@2(Glenn Corbett, James Cromwell). Discoverer of the space warp (2030-2117?). Cochrane became one of history’s most renowned scientists when he revolutionized space travel in 2063 with the invention of the warp drive, making faster-than-light travel possible. (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). Cochrane worked with an engineer named Lily Sloane, constructing his warp ship, the Phoenix, in an abandoned missile complex in central Montana on the North American continent. Ironically, the booster stage of the Phoenix was originally built as a nuclear weapon of mass destruction. Despite interference from a Borg attack from the future, Cochrane conducted the first warp flight on April 4, 2063. That historic flight was detected by a passing Vulcan ship, and was therefore directly responsible for humanity’s first contact with the interstellar community on the following day. Cochrane’s motivation for building the Phoenix had been purely commercial, and he was uncomfortable with the fame and adulation that was subsequently his, but he later realized that it was his individuality that made his extraordinary achievement possible. A decade after his historic flight, Cochrane said “Don’t try to be a great man, just be a man, and let history make its own judgments.” (Star Trek: First Contact). In later years, Cochrane’s name became revered throughout the known galaxy; planets, great universities, and cities were later named after him. Zefram Cochrane disappeared from Alpha Centauri in 2117 at the age of 87 and is presumed to have died in space. (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). The area of Montana that was once the Phoenix’s launch facility became a historical monument. A 20-meter marble statue was erected there, showing Cochrane reaching toward the future. (Star Trek: First Contact). In 2267, Cochrane was discovered by Captain Kirk to be living on an planetoid in the Gamma Canaris region with the cloud creature known as the Companion, who loved him. Traveling along with Kirk was Federation Commissioner Nancy Hedford, dying of Sakuro’s disease. Hedford merged with the Companion, choosing to remain with Cochrane, where they would both live the remainder of a normal human life span. Kirk promised never to reveal Cochrane’s fate, so the main body of this entry indicates uncertainty about what happened to the famous scientist. (“Metamorphosis” [TOS]). SEE: millicochrane. The first test of soliton wave based propulsion in 2368 was likened to Cochrane’s breakthrough. (“New Ground” [TNG]). Cochrane was portrayed by Glenn Corbett in “Metamorphosis” (TOS) and James Cromwell in Star Trek: First Contact. James Cromwell previously portrayed Nayrok in “The Hunted” (TNG) and Jaglom Shrek in “Birthright, Parts I and II” (TNG). We theorize that when the Companion restored Cochrane’s youth, she reversed the effects of radiation poisoning, making him look like Glenn Corbett. Either that, or she simply restored Cochrane to an idealized self-image.
~1:[3,#B],21:[2,#B],31:[2,#I],34:[4,#B]@1Code 1 Emergency@2Federation signal for a total disaster, requiring an immediate response, also designated as a Priority 1 call. Nilz Baris sent a Code 1 Emergency call to the U.S.S. Enterprise from Deep Space Station K-7 in 2267. (“The Trouble with Tribbles” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],13:[1,#I],37:[1,#B],50:[3,#B]@1Code 1@2Starfleet designation for a declaration of war. In 2267 the Enterprise received a Code 1 message from Starfleet Command stating they were at war with the Klingon Empire. The starship then proceeded to planet Organia, where the Klingons were expected to strike. (“Errand of Mercy” [TOS]). SEE: Code Factor 1.
~1:[2,#B],27:[3,#B],73:[1,#B]@1Code 2@2Starfleet encryption protocol. By 2267, the Romulans were able to decrypt Code 2. While under the effects of the aging disease acquired on planet Gamma Hydra IV, Kirk ordered a message sent using Code 2, forgetting that Romulan intelligence had broken that code. After he was cured of the illness, he again used Code 2, but intended the Romulans to understand what he was saying. (“The Deadly Years” [TOS]). SEE: corbomite.
~1:[2,#B],13:[1,#I],20:[2,#B]@1Code 710@2Interstellar code prohibiting a spacecraft from approaching a planet. The Enterprise received a Code 710 from planet Eminiar VII in 2267. (“A Taste of Armageddon” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],34:[1,#B]@1Code Factor 1@2Starfleet code meaning invasion status. An unexplained time-warp distortion that swept across the galaxy in 2267 caused Starfleet Command to issue a Code Factor 1. (“The Alternative Factor” [TOS]). SEE: Lazarus.
~1:[4,#B],31:[2,#BI]@1Code One Alpha Zero@2Signal indicating the discovery of space vehicle in distress. Riker issued a Code One Alpha Zero following the detection of an automated distress signal from the U.S.S. Jenolen. (“Relics” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],32:[3,#B],37:[2,#BI],45:[1,#B],49:[2,#B],54:[1,#I],66:[1,#I],86:[12,#I]@1coded transponder frequency@2A specific subspace frequency and code that activated a starship’s transponder to send back its identifying code, permitting allied vessels and authorities to accurately track the ship. When Captain Benjamin Maxwell, commanding the U.S.S. Phoenix, made an unauthorized attack on a Cardassian ship in 2367, Gul Macet asked for the Phoenix’s coded transponder frequency so that other Cardassian ships could track the Phoenix. Ironically, the Federation Starfleet already possessed the ability to track Cardassian ships using Cardassian transponder codes. (“The Wounded” [TNG]). One would assume the Cardassians changed all their transponder codes after this.
~1:[3,#B],10:[1,#B]@1coffee ice cream@2Frozen Earth dairy confection made with coffee flavoring. Kathryn Janeway was particularly fond of coffee ice cream. (“Persistence of Vision” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],15:[1,#I],24:[2,#I],78:[1,#I],88:[3,#B],91:[1,#BI],92:[2,#B],94:[3,#I],99:[11,#I],112:[1,#I],114:[5,#I]@1coffee@2Aromatic beverage made from ground, roasted seeds of an Earth tree of genus Coffea. Often served hot, sometimes with cream and sugar. Starship Enterprise captain James T. Kirk enjoyed coffee (“The Corbomite Maneuver” [TOS], “The Trouble with Tribbles” [TOS]), as did Dr. Leonard McCoy. (“City on the Edge of Forever” [TOS]). Miles O’Brien preferred a Jamaican blend of coffee, double strong, double sweet. (“Whispers” [DS9]). Geordi La Forge liked his coffee iced. (“Aquiel” [TNG]). Coffee was Voyager captain Kathryn Janeway’s favorite drink. (“The Cloud” [VGR]). SEE: iced coffee; macchiato; raktajino; Vulcan mocha. Members of the Star Trek art departments recognize coffee as the true power source for the Starships Enterprise and Voyager, as does producer Bob Justman.
~1:[3,#BI],21:[3,#B]@1Cogito ergo sum@2“I think, therefore I am.” A truism devised by Earth philosopher Descartes. The computer intelligence version of Professor James Moriarty quoted Descartes before attempting to exit the holodeck on his own volition. (“Ship in a Bottle” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],11:[2,#B],23:[2,#B],29:[2,#B],39:[2,#I],57:[1,#I],96:[21,#I]@1Cogley, Samuel T.@2(Elisha Cook, Jr.). Attorney. Cogley successfully defended James Kirk in 2267 when Kirk was accused of the murder of Ben Finney. At the court-martial on Starbase 11, Cogley petitioned to hold the trial on the Starship Enterprise, on the grounds that Kirk had the right to face his accuser, in this case the Enterprise computer. Cogley proved that a computer malfunction, deliberately caused by Finney, had wrongly implicated Kirk. Cogley had a love of old books, and shunned the use of computers whenever possible. Cogley later defended Ben Finney. (“Court Martial” [TOS]). Actor Elisha Cook, Jr. achieved fame for his portrayal of a near-out-of-control gunsel who menaced Humphrey Bogart in the classic film The Maltese Falcon.
~1:[3,#B],9:[1,#B]@1coherent graviton pulse@2Energy waves that can neutralize tetryon emissions. (“Schisms” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],15:[2,#B],18:[1,#B],31:[1,#B]@1coladrium flow@2Term in an unknown alien language for tenuous space matter collected by arva nodes in Tosk’s ship converting the interstellar hydrogen into usable fuel. (“Captive Pursuit” [DS9]). SEE: ramscoop.
~1:[4,#BI],9:[3,#B]@1Cold Moon Over Blackwater@2Gothic novel enjoyed by Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari. (“Aquiel” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],35:[23,#I]@1cold, common@2An infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by any of over 200 viruses in many humanoid species. By the 24th century, the common cold was a curable ailment. (“The Battle” [TNG]). McCoy noted in “The Omega Glory” (TOS) that the common cold had not yet been cured by that point in the 23rd century.
~1:[2,#B],15:[2,#B]@1coleibric hemorrhage@2A fatal condition in Cardassian physiology. Cause of death of the infamous Gul Darhe’el, who died in 2363. (“Duet” [DS9]).
~1:[3,#B],20:[2,#B],35:[2,#B]@1Coleman, Dr. Arthur@2(Harry Landers). Physician who was one of two survivors of a disastrous scientific expedition to planet Camus II in 2269. Shortly after the death of his colleagues, Coleman conspired with Dr. Janice Lester, the other survivor, to use a life-energy transfer device to place Lester’s mind into the body of Captain James Kirk, and to trap Kirk’s mind in Lester’s body. Coleman, who was in love with Lester, indicated he would care for her after it was discovered she was insane at the time she caused the deaths on Camus II. (“Turnabout Intruder” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],8:[2,#B],12:[2,#B],15:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],42:[1,#B],59:[2,#B]@1Coleridge, Biddle “B.C.”@2(Frank Military). Resident of Sanctuary District A in San Francisco on Earth in 2024, and a leader in the Bell Riots. Coleridge was a violent, troublesome individual, who in the slang of the era, would be called a ghost. During the riots, B.C. was a guard of the hostages that were held in the District Processing Center. He was killed when government troops stormed the District. (“Past Tense, Parts I and II” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[1,#I]@1colgonite astringent@2Beauty treatment offered in the barber shop aboard the Enterprise -D. Beverly Crusher enjoyed an occasional application of colgonite astringent. (“The Host” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],9:[2,#B],13:[1,#B],32:[1,#B]@1collar of obedience@2Neck bands worn by the drill thralls on planet Triskelion that tightened when the thrall disobeyed an order. Each collar was coded with a color that signified which Provider owned that particular drill thrall. (“The Gamesters of Triskelion” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#BI],16:[1,#I],19:[2,#I],29:[2,#B],31:[2,#I],40:[2,#B]@1Collected Stories@2(In an alternate future in which Ben Sisko was believed killed aboard the Defiant in 2372, Collected Stories was a book of short stories written by Jake Sisko. Collected Stories won the Betar Prize in 2391. SEE: Sisko, Jake.) (“The Visitor” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[3,#B]@1collective consciousness@2SEE: Borg; Borg collective.
~1:[2,#B],9:[1,#I],23:[1,#B],25:[1,#B]@1Collins, Ensign@2(Harley Venton). Transporter technician aboard the Enterprise -D. Collins was on duty when an away team beamed down to meet Bajoran leader Orta in 2368. (“Ensign Ro” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Colt Firearms@2Nineteenth-century Earth weapons manufacturing company, founded in 1847 by Samuel Colt. The company was famous for handheld firearms, including the double-action cavalry pistol discovered in 2368 in a cavern on Earth. (“Time’s Arrow, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],10:[2,#I],17:[2,#B],24:[2,#B]@1Colt, Yeoman J.M.@2(Laurel Goodwin). Officer aboard the original Starship Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike. After their mission to planet Talos IV, Colt wondered who Pike would have chosen to become his “Eve.” (“The Cage” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],26:[3,#B],32:[2,#B]@1Coltar IV@2Planet. Coltar IV was home to a farming colony that experienced a “hiccough” in time that was found to be the result of Dr. Paul Manheim’s time/gravity experiments at Vandor IX in 2364. (“We’ll Always Have Paris” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#BI],2:[1,#B],9:[1,#B],14:[1,#I]@1coltayin roots@2Edible plant form. The image of Anna prepared a meal of coltayin roots, mixed with some Terellian spices, for Captain Picard during the time they were marooned together. (“Liaisons” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Colti, Admiral@2Senior Starfleet officer. In 2373, Admiral Colti attended what was to have been a signing ceremony at Deep Space 9 for Bajor’s entrance into the Federation. (“Rapture” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#BI],7:[1,#I],14:[2,#B],26:[1,#B]@1Columbia, S.S.@2Federation science vessel. The Columbia made a forced landing on planet Talos IV in 2254. The only survivor was a crew member named Vina, who was cared for by the natives of that planet. (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie, Part I” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#BI],9:[1,#I],11:[13,#I],24:[4,#BI],28:[5,#I],35:[16,#I]@1Columbia, U.S.S.@2Scout vessel, Starfleet registry number NCC-621. The Columbia was not seen, but was mentioned in a Starfleet communique overheard at the Epsilon IX Monitoring Station, ordered to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Revere by Commodore Probert, a gag reference to production illustrator Andrew Probert. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture).
~1:[2,#BI],11:[2,#I],22:[2,#BI],26:[1,#I],30:[2,#B],35:[1,#I],38:[7,#I]@1Columbus, Shuttlecraft@2Registry number NCC-1701-2. Shuttle attached to the original Starship Enterprise. This vehicle participated in a visual search for the Shuttlecraft Galileo, after the Galileo crashed on planet Taurus II in 2267. (“The Galileo Seven” [TOS]). Named for terrestrial explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506).
~1:[1,#B],15:[2,#B],52:[1,#B],56:[1,#B]@1Colyus@2(Kenneth Mars). A sentient holographic life-form, and the law enforcement authority on planet Yadera II. As the Protector of his village, Colyus investigated the disappearance of 22 villagers in 2370. In fact, all of the villagers were living holograms, and the disappearances were the result of a malfunction in the hologenerator. (“Shadowplay” [DS9]). SEE: Rurigan.
~1:[1,#B],3:[1,#B]@1combadge@2Personal communicator, incorporated into the Starfleet emblem worn on the uniforms of Starfleet personnel. (“Encounter at Farpoint” [TNG]). Combadges were capable of broadcasting a subspace beacon. Starfleet combadges were programmed to activate automatically when the casing was destroyed, a feature designed to help rescuers locate a seriously injured person. (“Time and Again” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],50:[7,#I]@1combat rations@2Starfleet emergency food provisions. The brown flattened ovoids were packaged in a silver plastic wrapper and were designed to provide a timed release formula of all the nutrients needed by a humanoid body for three days. Unfortunately, few Starfleet personnel found them especially palatable. (“The Siege” [DS9]). For some reason, Miles O’Brien liked them.
~1:[2,#B],15:[1,#I],54:[41,#I]@1Comic, The@2(Joe Piscopo). An unnamed 20th-century comedian re-created on the holodeck of the Enterprise -D by Data, who had hoped to learn the concept of humor. Although The Comic tutored Data in stand-up comedy, the android found the concept difficult to grasp. The Comic’s holodeck program was RW-93216. (“The Outrageous Okona” [TNG]). The holodeck program menu used by Data to select this simulation identified the comic’s name as Ron Moore. By amazing coincidence, Visual Effects Coordinator Ronald B. Moore was one of the people who assembled the computer graphic on that holodeck readout.
~1:[3,#B],12:[1,#I],25:[3,#B],29:[1,#I]@1Commander Riker Day@2Proposed school activity for the children of the Enterprise -D. Captain Picard suggested the activity in response to Riker’s enjoyment of Captain Picard Day. (“The Pegasus” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],17:[7,#I],26:[6,#I]@1commodore@2Title formerly given to high-ranking Starfleet officers such as those in charge of a starbase. The term commodore, used in the original Star Trek series, has fallen into disuse since Star Trek: The Next Generation.
