1:[2,#B],5:[1,#I],18:[1,#B]@1Shea, Lieutenant@2(Carl Byrd). Enterprise security guard who was part of the landing party that encountered the Kelvans in 2268. (“By Any Other Name” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],15:[1,#B]@1Shel-la, Golin@2(Jonathan Banks). Leader of the Ennis, who fought their eternal enemy, the Nol-Ennis, on a lunar penal colony in the Gamma Quadrant. (“Battle Lines” [DS9]).
~1: [3, #b], 19: [1, #b], 31: [1, #i], 60: [1, #i], 79: [1, #b]@1Shelby, Lieutenant Commander@2(Elizabeth Dennehy). Officer who was placed in charge of Starfleet's planning for defense against the Borg in early 2366. Shelby, along with Admiral Hanson, went aboard the Enterprise -D later that year when the disappearance of a colony on Jouret IV indicated a new Borg offensive.
Young and ambitious, Shelby hoped to gain an appointment as Enterprise -D executive officer, and won at least a temporary promotion to the post following the abduction of Captain Picard by the Borg. Following the destruction of the Borg ship, Shelby was assigned to Starfleet Headquarters, where she joined the task force to reassemble the fleet. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],8:[1,#B]@1Shelia star system@2Home system of the Sheliak. (“The Ensigns of Command” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],41:[3,#B],58:[3,#B],110:[9,#I],120:[1,#I]@1Sheliak@2Classification R-3 life-form, the Sheliak are only vaguely humanoid. The Sheliak are a reclusive race, avoiding contact with the Federation whenever possible. This may be due to the Sheliak attitude that humans constituted an inferior form of life. The Treaty of Armens was established in 2255 between the Sheliak and the Federation, ceding several planets (including Tau Cygna V) to the Sheliak. There was virtually no contact with Sheliak for over a century thereafter until they demanded that a Federation colony on Tau Cygna V be removed. The Sheliak refer to themselves as “The Membership” and have a governing body called “the Corporate”. (“The Ensigns of Command” [TNG]). The Sheliak colony ship was a re-use of the Merchantman from Star Trek III.
~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#B]@1Sheliak Corporate@2Governing body of the Sheliak. (“The Ensigns of Command” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],14:[3,#B],36:[3,#B]@1Sheliak Director@2(Mart McChesney). Leader of the Sheliak group sent to colonize planet Tau Cygna V. The director demanded removal of the Federation colony there, noting that the “human infestation” was in violation of the Treaty of Armens. (“The Ensigns of Command” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],14:[1,#I],30:[4,#B],51:[3,#B],65:[2,#B]@1Sherlock Holmes program 3A@2One of Commander Data's recreational holodeck programs on the Enterprise -D, this program re-created the world of 19th-century London according to the literary works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This particular Sherlock Holmes adventure malfunctioned in 2369 when a computer life-form based on the character of Professor James Moriarty attempted to escape the holodeck. (“Ship in a Bottle” [TNG]). SEE: Holmes, Sherlock.
~1:[2,#B],32:[3,#B],60:[1,#B],75:[6,#B],81:[11,#I]@1Sherman's Planet@2Planet near the Klingon border that was the object of a dispute in 2267 between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets. Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the faction that could most efficiently develop the planet could assume ownership. The Federation claim to Sherman's Planet was based on a large store of quadrotriticale, a grain that grew well on that world. (“The Trouble with Tribbles” [TOS]). SEE: Darvin, Arne; Deep Space Station K-7. Named for Holly Sherman, a friend of episode writer David Gerrold.
~1:[2,#BI],21:[2,#I],26:[1,#B],32:[1,#B],43:[2,#I]@1Sherval Das@2Valerian vessel that docked at station Deep Space 9 for maintenance in 2369. Major Kira Nerys believed the Sherval Das was carrying chemical dolamide explosive intended for use in Cardassian weapons. Prior to its arrival at Deep Space 9, the Sherval Das visited planets Fahleena III, Mariah IV, and Ultima Thule; this route was believed to be the same one the Valerians used previously when shipping dolamide to the Cardassians. (“Dramatis Personae” [DS9]).
~1: [2, #b], 19: [2, #b], 35: [2, #b]@1Sherwood Forest@2An area of Nottinghamshire, in central Great Britain on Earth, site of the legendary adventures of Robin Hood. Q re-created Sherwood Forest in 2367 for an elaborate fantasy he designed to teach Jean-Luc Picard a lesson about love. (“QPid” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],4:[3,#B],18:[1,#B],40:[1,#B],49:[1,#B]@1Shiana@2Sister of Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari. Aquiel corresponded extensively by subspace with Shiana, who remained home on Halii when Aquiel joined Starfleet. In one of her messages, Aquiel expressed regret that she wouldn't be able to participate in the Batarael celebration at her home by singing the traditional Horath. (“Aquiel” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[1,#I],22:[2,#B]@1shield inverters@2A subsystem of Federation starship defensive shield arrays. Shield inverters were utilized during an Enterprise -D mission to planet Penthara IV in 2368 to assist in the venting of ionized plasma from the planetary atmosphere. (“A Matter of Time” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],16:[1,#I],27:[1,#B]@1shield nutation@2 Engineering term measuring variations in shield frequency phase rotation. Nutation was employed by Enterprise -D personnel in hopes of increasing shield effectiveness during the Borg attack of 2366. The technique was only temporarily successful, as the Borg ship was able to overcome the effects in just a few minutes. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II” [TNG]).
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~1:[2,#BI],9:[1,#B]@1Shiku Maru@2A Federation vessel that encountered a Tamarian vessel sometime in the 24th century. While the encounter was without incident, no relations were established, as the two cultures could not communicate. (“Darmok” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],13:[1,#I],20:[3,#B],26:[3,#B]@1Shimoda, Jim@2(Benjamin W. S. Lum). An assistant chief engineer of the Enterprise -D. He became infected with the Psi 2000 virus and removed the isolinear optical chips from their receptacles in engineering. (“The Naked Now” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],30:[1,#B]@1ship recognition protocols@2Codified system of superstructure landmarks for rapidly identifying starships. Federation recognition protocols enabled civilians to rapidly recognize friendly versus unfriendly spacecraft. (“Descent, Part I” [TNG]). SEE: starships.
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#B]@1Shiralea VI@2Planetary home of the carnival-like Parallax Colony. (“Cost of Living” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],4:[1,#B],9:[2,#B],14:[2,#I],24:[1,#B],29:[1,#B]@1Shras@2(Reggie Nalder). Andorian ambassador sent to the Babel Conference on board the Starship Enterprise in 2267. Shras denied any knowledge of the Orion plot carried out by Thelev, a member of his staff. (“Journey to Babel” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #b], 12: [1, #b], 17: [1, #b], 39: [2, #b], 55: [29, #i]@1Shrek, Jaglom@2(James Cromwell). An Yridian dealer in information. Shrek sold Worf information that his father, Mogh, might be still alive, some 25 years after the Khitomer massacre. Shrek transported Worf to a Romulan prison camp in the Carraya System, but Mogh was not among the survivors there. (“Birthright, Parts I and II” [TNG]). Shrek's ship was a re-use of Dirgo's shuttle from “Final Mission” (TNG). The registry number of Shrek's ship was YLT-3069. James Cromwell also played Narok in “The Hunted” (TNG).
~1:[3,#B],9:[2,#BI],18:[1,#I],25:[2,#B]@1Shumar, Captain Bryce@2The commanding officer of the U.S.S. Essex. Shumar was killed in 2167 when the Essex disintegrated above a moon of planet Mab-Bu VI. (“Power Play” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[1,#BI],14:[1,#I],19:[2,#B],40:[1,#I]@1Shuttle 03@2The Voltaire, a shuttlepod used by Captain Picard to guide the Enterprise -D out of the Mar Oscura nebula in 2367. The craft suffered damage to its starboard impulse nacelle, and lost its inertial damping control. The Voltaire was destroyed before it could exit the nebula. (“In Theory” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],16:[1,#B],20:[2,#B],44:[10,#I],55:[5,#I]@1Shuttle 5@2Shuttlecraft taken by Commander La Forge and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay to investigate a Cytherian probe near the Argus Array in 2367. The probe emitted a brilliant flash, disabling the shuttle's onboard systems and rendering Lieutenant Barclay unconscious. (“The Nth Degree” [TNG]). The term Shuttle 5 was also used for the shuttlepod El-Baz featured in “Time Squared” (TNG).
~1:[2,#B],3:[1,#I],7:[1,#BI],14:[1,#B]@1Shuttle 7@2Enterprise -D shuttlepod, the Onizuka, that Commander La Forge piloted to Risa in late 2367. The shuttle was intercepted in midflight and taken aboard a Romulan Warbird. (“The Mind's Eye” [TNG]).
~1: [3, #b], 31: [1, #b], 33: [1, #b], 40: [2, #b], 43: [1, #b]@1shuttle escape transporter@2Small short-range personnel transporter built into some Starfleet shuttlecraft. The escape transporter permitted emergency evacuation in case of major disaster aboard the shuttle, and was used by Worf and Data in their away mission to rescue Jean-Luc Picard from Borg captivity in 2367. (“The Best of Both Worlds, Part II” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[1,#I],31:[1,#B],32:[17,#I]@1shuttle, Vulcan@2Small warp-powered vessel of Vulcan registry used to transport Spock from Vulcan to the Enterprise in 2271. The ship featured a detachable crew cabin, and bore the name Surak. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). The Vulcan shuttle was designed by Andrew Probert and built at Magicam.
~1:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],16:[1,#BI],17:[1,#B],44:[2,#B],63:[2,#B],83:[1,#I],91:[2,#BI],134:[2,#BI],142:[1,#I],148:[23,#I]@1shuttlebay@2Large facility aboard Federation starships used for the launching and recovery of shuttlecraft. A Galaxy -class starship had three such shuttlebays. The main shuttlebay is located on Deck 4, with a single large hatch opening aft on the upper surface of the saucer module. Shuttlebays 2 and 3 are located on the aft of the interconnecting dorsal. Also known as a hangar deck on older starships. Emergency explosive decompression of the main shuttlebay was employed on stardate 45652 to nudge the Enterprise -D from a collision course with the U.S.S. Bozeman. (“Cause and Effect” [TNG]). In a large-scale disaster, the shuttlebays could be converted to emergency medical triage centers. This dramatically increases the number of injured that could be cared for aboard a ship, as was done when accident victims from the U.S.S. Denver crash were cared for aboard the Enterprise -D in 2368. (“Ethics” [TNG]). The brief miniature shot of the main shuttlebay decompressing in “Cause and Effect” remains the only glimpse to date of that huge facility.
~1:[1,#B],8:[2,#B],15:[1,#B]@1shuttlebus@2A transportation vehicle used on planet Rutia IV. A shuttlebus was destroyed by Ansata terrorists in 2365, a few days after Alexana Devos assumed her post as Rutian security chief. Devos, who described herself as politically moderate prior to the incident, was outraged that sixty schoolchildren were killed in the bombing, an incident the Ansata claimed was an accident. (“The High Ground” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],56:[8,#I],66:[33,#I],100:[5,#I],107:[32,#I],141:[13,#I],157:[3,#I],162:[1,#I],164:[2,#I],169:[8,#I],182:[106,#I],290:[19,#I],315:[39,#I],355:[19,#BI]@1shuttlecraft@2Small, short-range spacecraft, intended primarily for transport from a deep-space vessel to a planet's surface, or for travel within a solar system. A variety of shuttlecraft types have been used aboard different starships over the years. Most shuttles are capable of sublight travel only, and virtually all are capable of planetary landing and takeoff. The shuttlecraft is a seldom-used part of the Star Trek television/movie format, mainly because the ingenious invention of the transporter makes it fast, easy, and (relatively) cheap to get our characters down to a planet without a landing ship. The first shuttlecraft, the Galileo, was built for the original Star Trek series about halfway through that show's first season. (The shuttle was not built for the first few episodes because of the enormous cost of building the full-scale mockup.) Shuttles built for the Star Trek movies included the San Francisco air tram and the travel pod built for Star Trek I, and the shuttlecrafts Galileo 5 and Copernicus built for Star Trek V. Cost considerations also affected the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, when a shuttle mockup was not built until a specific episode required it. Even then, that first shuttle design (seen in “Coming of Age” [TNG]) proved too difficult to build for a television budget, so, after several unsuccessful attempts to fake a partial exterior (as in “Unnatural Selection” [TNG]), a greatly simplified “shuttlepod” was built for “Time Squared” (TNG). Although lacking the graceful curves of the original design, the shuttlepod had a full exterior that could be photographed from any angle. It was not until several years later that a new “midsized” ship, first seen in miniature in “Darmok” (TNG) and in full-scale form as the Shuttlecraft Magellan in “The Outcast” (TNG), was built. This new full-scale mockup was a modification of one of the shuttles from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
In terms of television drama, the real purpose of a shuttlecraft is often to isolate characters in a slow-moving vehicle that can easily get lost. For this reason, Starfleet is unlikely to “invent” significantly faster shuttles for general use. SEE: Columbus; Copernicus; Cousteau; El-Baz; Fermi; Feynman; Galileo; Galileo II; Galileo 5; Goddard; Hawking; Justman; Magellan; Onizuka; Pike; Sakharov; Voltaire.
Click on SHOW RESOURCE at left to view shuttlecraft resource data.
~1:[2,#B],13:[2,#B]@1Shuttlecraft 9@2Shuttlepod piloted by Data and Geordi La Forge into the Barzan wormhole on a mission to determine the stability of the wormhole in 2366. It was eventually learned that the Barzan wormhole was unstable. (“The Price” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[1,#I],9:[2,#B],31:[2,#B],37:[4,#I],42:[9,#I],56:[14,#I],77:[2,#B],96:[2,#B],112:[1,#B]@1Shuttlecraft 13@2Vehicle attached to the Enterprise -D. Jake Kurland, despondent over having failed to gain entrance to Starfleet Academy, ran off with Shuttlecraft 13 and nearly crashed it into Relva VII. (“Coming of Age” [TNG]). Jake's flight from the Enterprise -D was the first use of a shuttlecraft in Star Trek: The Next Generation. This shuttle was designed by Andrew Probert. The miniature was built by Greg Jein. The same shuttle later crashed on planet Vagra II with pilot Ben Prieto and Counselor Deanna Troi aboard in an incident that cost rescue party member Natasha Yar her life. Shuttlecraft 13 was destroyed on the surface of Vagra II to prevent Armus from escaping the planet. (“Skin of Evil” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],16:[2,#I],47:[1,#I],76:[1,#B],95:[3,#B],98:[8,#I]@1sickbay@2Medical care facility aboard Federation starships and other space vessels. The sickbay aboard the Starships Enterprise included one or more intensive-care wards, a doctor's office, a medical laboratory, an OB/GYN unit, as well as other facilities including an examination room and rehabilitation equipment. On a Galaxy -class starship, at least four medical personnel were on duty at all times. (“Remember Me” [TNG]). In a large-scale disaster, sickbay facilities could be supplemented by converting the shuttlebays into emergency triage and treatment centers. (“Ethics” [TNG]). Aboard Federation starships, sickbay was the responsibility of the ship's chief medical officer.
~1:[3,#B]@1Sigma Draconis III@2Class-M planet, rated B on the industrial scale and 3 on the technological scale, equivalent to Earth year 1485. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B]@1Sigma Draconis IV@2Class-M planet with an industrial rating of G, equivalent to Earth year 2030. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],39:[1,#B],55:[1,#B],82:[1,#B],104:[2,#B],106:[16,#I]@1Sigma Draconis VI@2Class-M planet with a glaciated surface, formerly the home of a technologically advanced civilization. By 2268, the civilization had all but vanished, and the humanoid inhabitants had been split into two groups. The first, the Morgs, were the males who lived on the surface under virtually stone-age conditions. The females, called Eymorgs, lived in a technologically advanced underground, but they no longer knew how to maintain the machinery that maintained their environment. When the computer system called the Controller failed in 2268, the Eymorgs were forced to return to the surface to live with the Morgs. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]). SEE: Kara; Teacher. The planet was also referred to in dialog as Sigma Draconis VII, an apparent continuity error.
~1:[2,#B]@1Sigma Draconis@2System with a class-G9 star and nine planets, three of which are class-M. (“Spock's Brain” [TOS]).
~1:[3,#B],6:[1,#B],8:[2,#B],18:[1,#B]@1Sigma Erandi system@2According to Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo, the Sigma Erandi system was a source for hytritium. (“The Most Toys” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],13:[3,#B]@1Sigma III Solar System@2Location of a Federation mining colony on planet Quadra Sigma III that suffered a serious explosion in 2364. (“Hide and Q” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],17:[2,#BI],26:[1,#B]@1Sigma Iotia II@2Planet some 100 light-years beyond Federation space, first visited in 2168 by the U.S.S. Horizon. (“A Piece of the Action” [TOS]). SEE: Iotians.
~1:[2,#B],29:[2,#B]@1sign languages@2In most humanoid cultures, the use of gestures and hand signs predates the use of spoken language. The only known exception was the Leyrons of planet Malkus IX, who developed a written language first. (“Loud as a Whisper” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],4:[3,#B]@1signage, Starfleet@2SEE: Insignia, Starfleet; symbols. Click on SHOW RESOURCE at left to view signage, Starfleet resource data.
~1: [3, #b], 11: [2, #b], 18: [2, #b]@1Sikla Medical Facility@2Major health-care facility on planet Malcor III. William Riker, masquerading as a Malcorian named Rivas Jakara, was taken to the Sikla facility after he was injured in a riot in the capital city in 2367. (“First Contact” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],26:[1,#B],29:[2,#B]@1silicon-based life@2Biological forms whose organic chemistry is based on the element silicon, rather than the more common element, carbon. One such example is the Horta of planet Janus VI. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],9:[2,#B],53:[1,#B]@1silicon nodule@2Term used by miners on planet Janus VI to describe perfectly round objects found in subterranean caverns on that planet in 2267. The miners regarded the nodules as geologic curiosities and were routinely destroying them until they discovered that they were actually the eggs of a silicon-based life-form called the Horta, indigenous to the planet. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#BI],13:[1,#B]@1Silvestri, Captain@2Commander of the spacecraft Shiku Maru. Captain Silvestri encountered a Tamarian vessel, but was unable to establish communications because of the dramatic differences in culture and speech patterns. (“Darmok” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B],11:[1,#I],18:[3,#B],33:[1,#B],40:[9,#I],50:[5,#I]@1Singh, Lieutenant Commander@2(Kavi Raz). Assistant Chief Engineer of the Enterprise -D who was killed by the Beta Renna cloud entity while the ship was in route to the neutral planet of Parliament in 2364. (“Lonely Among Us” [TNG]). Singh had the dubious distinction of being the first Enterprise -D crew member killed on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
~1:[2,#B],5:[1,#I],19:[1,#BI],28:[10,#I]@1Singh, Mr.@2(Blaisdell Makee). Enterprise engineer who was on duty in the auxiliary control room when the robot Nomad was aboard on stardate 3541. (“The Changeling” [TOS]). Blaisdell Makee also played Lieutenant Spinelli in “Space Seed” (TOS).
~1:[2,#B]@1Sipe, Ryan@2Starfleet officer who was apparently killed by the extragalactic alien intelligence that attempted to infiltrate Starfleet Command in 2364. (“Conspiracy” [TNG]).
~1:[4,#B],15:[2,#B],36:[2,#B],47:[1,#I],51:[1,#B],54:[8,#I]@1Sir Guy of Gisbourne@2(Clive Revill). One of the legendary foes of the outlaw Robin Hood in Earth's old England. Some ancient tales hold that Sir Guy was in love with Robin's lady, the fair Maid Marian. Sir Guy appeared in a fantasy crafted for the Enterprise -D crew by Q. (“QPid” [TNG]). Clive Revill also played the galactic emperor in The Empire Strikes Back.
~1:[1,#B],16:[1,#B],53:[1,#B],56:[2,#B],73:[1,#B],138:[1,#B]@1Sirah@2(Kay E. Kuter). Title given to the leader of a community on the planet Bajor. Many years ago, the villagers were fighting among themselves, and the first Sirah knew he must find a way to unite his people. That first Sirah used a small stone, a fragment from one of the Orbs from the Celestial Temple, to focus the villager's thoughts into the illusion of a terrible cloud creature called the Dal'Rok. The Dal'Rok threatened the village, until the Sirah told stories of the strength and unity of the village, frightening away the evil force. This ritual was repeated every year after harvest, thereby providing the village with a common foe. The fact that the Dal'Rok was only an illusion was kept secret from the people and passed from Sirah to Sirah. (“The Storyteller” [DS9]). SEE: Hovath.
~1:[3,#B],7:[1,#B],11:[1,#B],13:[2,#B],24:[3,#B],51:[1,#B],57:[2,#B]@1Sirco Ch'Ano@2Bajoran who traded seven tessipates of land to Nog and Jake Sisko on stardate 46844 in exchange for 144 gross of self-sealing stem bolts. Sirco Ch'Ano had originally ordered the stem bolts from a Lissepean captain, but had to renege on the deal when he couldn't deliver the latinum as payment. (“Progress” [DS9]). SEE: Noh-Jay Consortium.
~1:[1,#B],13:[1,#I],28:[1,#B],31:[10,#I]@1Sirius@2Star used by Sulu as a navigational reference when the original Enterprise was thrown across the galaxy in 2267 by the advanced race known as the Metrons. (“Arena” [TOS]). Sirius is, of course, the Dog Star in Earth mythology.
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~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#B],14:[2,#BI],20:[2,#B]@1Sisko, Jennifer@2(Felicia Bell). Wife to Benjamin Sisko who was killed on the U.S.S. Saratoga during the battle of Wolf 359 in early 2367. Jennifer met her future husband on Gilgo Beach, shortly after Benjamin graduated from Starfleet Academy. (“Emissary” [DS9]).
~1:[4,#B],25:[2,#B],35:[1,#I],45:[1,#B]@1Sisters of Hope Infirmary@2Charity hospital in 19th-century San Francisco on planet Earth. More than half of the victims of the time-traveling aliens from Devidia II came from this hospital. The crew of the Enterprise -D visited this infirmary in hopes of stopping the Devidians. (“Time's Arrow, Part II” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],82:[17,#I]@1site-to-site transport@2Also known as direct transport, the process whereby a transport subject is beamed to the transporter from a remote location. Instead of being materialized in the chamber, the subject is then transported directly to another location. For example, a critically injured patient might be beamed directly to sickbay instead of to the transporter room. Site-to-site transport is relatively costly in terms of energy usage, so it is used primarily for emergency situations. (“Brothers” [TNG], “The Game” [TNG], et al.). During the original series, this procedure was considered to be extremely risky. (“Day of the Dove” [TOS]).
~1:[4,#B],12:[2,#B],42:[7,#B]@1Sito, Cadet Second Class@2(Shannon Fill). A member of Starfleet Academy's Nova Squadron in 2368. Sito's craft was the first struck during an accident that destroyed all five craft and killed one of the squadron members. (“The First Duty” [TNG]). SEE: Kolvoord Starburst; Locarno, Cadet First Class Nicholas.
~1:[1,#B],4:[1,#B],9:[1,#B],10:[7,#I]@1Skon@2Father to Sarek of Vulcan; grandfather to Spock. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock).
~1:[2,#B],41:[3,#BI],52:[1,#B]@1sleeper ship@2Term used to describe relatively slow interstellar spacecraft that used suspended animation to allow passengers and crew to hibernate during the flight. Sleeper ships fell into disuse by the year 2018 because of advances in sublight propusion. The S.S. Botany Bay was a sleeper ship. (“Space Seed” [TOS]). SEE: cryosatellite.
~1:[2,#B],45:[1,#I],64:[2,#B],70:[3,#B],80:[6,#I]@1slingshot effect@2Spaceflight maneuver in which a vessel closely approaches an astronomical body, using the body's gravitational field to provide additional speed. At warp speeds, the slingshot effect can propel a ship into a time warp. The slingshot effect was used to return the Enterprise to the 23rd century when the ship was accidentally sent to the year 1969 by near-collision with a black star. Also known as the light-speed breakaway factor. (“Tomorrow Is Yesterday” [TOS], “Assignment: Earth” [TOS], Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home).
~1:[2,#B],5:[1,#I]@1Smith, Yeoman@2(Andrea Dromm). Enterprise crew member during the early days of Kirk's first five-year mission, circa 2265. (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#BI],10:[7,#I]@1so'wl'chu'@2Klingon phrase that translates into “engage” or “activate.” (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; “Unification, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],28:[1,#B],41:[2,#B],45:[1,#I]@1sodium chloride@2Common salt, one of the essential elements of life on Earth and other planets. This substance was of critical importance to the life-forms on planet M-113, and the last survivor of that planet's civilization was forced to kill Nancy Crater and several Enterprise crew personnel to obtain it. (“The Man Trap” [TOS]).
