American science fiction franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. Use this tag when asking about multiple series in the Star Trek canon or as a whole.
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Star trek: Into darkness - why not just detonate the “cold fusion” device remotely?
At the start of Star Trek: Into Darkness Spock is almost killed detonating a "cold fusion" device to stop a volcano blowing up a primitive tribe. However, for a civilisation that possesses such ...
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Starfleet Uniforms in Star Trek Into Darkness [closed]
With the Starfleet uniforms of Star Trek Into Darkness, do they wear belts with their pants?
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In Star Trek: Into Darkness, why isn't the antagonist more careful?
I tried to make the title as specific as possible without being a spoiler.
In the movie,
Why didn't the villain, with his super intelligence, see through this, when the entire audience could?
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Is it possible to win in the Kobayashi Maru test (without reprogramming it) [closed]
What would you do to win? Here is what I would do - would it succeed?
Get the [Enterprise] in very close to the Kobayashi Maru and quickly beam as many civilians as possible from the Kobayashi Maru, ...
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Is the Abrams-timeline just another mirror universe?
Excluding the narrative function of the mirror universe, does the alternative timeline established by the Abrams-movies relate to the "regular" TOS universe in the very same way the mirror universe ...
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Is Star Trek Online part of the Star Trek universe/timeline? [duplicate]
Are the events in Star Trek Online technically part of the Star Trek timeline? If not, why not? To my knowledge, CBS has to approve everything they put into STO. Does that make it official Star Trek? ...
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Why aren't transporters used for medical purposes?
If a Star Trek Transporter can remember the physical state of a person it transports from point A to point B, then why couldn't it heal an injured person it has transported back to their uninjured ...
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Did Worf consider any race honorable?
I'm currently re-watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and between that and Deep Space Nine it seems like Worf finds a lot of species dishonorable. "The Romulans are without honor," "The ...
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How long do Klingons live?
Having only watched some the first 5 seasons of TNG I was wondering if there is any reference to how long Klingons live? During the series I haven't heard any reference to how old Worf is.
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What defines the terms, “Subspace Frequencies” & “Border Protection Grids”?
In the movie 'Star trek (2009)", When Commander Nero takes in Captain Christopher Pike, he asks him about the "Subspace frequencies" of Earth's "border protection grids".
What does he mean of these ...
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How does Borg technology spread when assimilating a starship?
In Star Trek:First Contact, entire decks are "assimilated" with Borg technology within a matter of hours.
Do Borg structures, such as alcoves, "grow" by themselves (kind of like implants), or are ...
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Is a warp drive better than a hyperdrive? [closed]
What's faster and more efficient: a warp drive from Star Trek, or a hyperdrive from Star Wars?
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Why don't Starfleet ships transport injured crew members to sick bay automatically?
There have been countless times when a Starfleet ship is not in battle and a crewmember has been injured and rendered unconscious. When someone says "Computer, locate X", the computer says where they ...
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How much footage (approximately) exists of Star Trek Phase Two?
I knew that such a televisions series had been proposed in the late 1970s, but was unaware that it was more than a conversation between producers and financers until just today. Apparently some sets ...
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Did Kirk make a racist remark?
In Star Trek (2009) there is a scene in which Kirk is accused of academic misconduct by Spock. After Spock's speech, Kirk remarks quietly to McCoy something about that "pointy eared bastard". Now, ...
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Why was S03E21 of Star Trek: Enterprise named “E²”?
The name of Season 03 Episode 21 of Star Trek: Enterprise was E². Why?
All episodes had a meaningful name which was related with story, but I am unable to understand why that episode was named E². Is ...
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Does DS9's “Prodigal Daughter” imply that Trill is not a Federation world?
In DS9's "Prodigal Daughter", Morica Bilby is asking money of the Tigan family. As the Federation gave up on the concept of currency, does this imply that Trill is not a Federation world, hence its ...
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Was Picard speaking French and being translated the entire time?
Someone forwarded me this link titled Sudden Star Trek realization :
(Also found on reddit)
So, is there any clue that indicate that Picard is really speaking French and being translated to ...
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Has the mystery of God stuck at the center of the galaxy ever been resolved?
In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, the Enterprise reached the self-proclaimed God who seemed to be stuck at the center of galaxy. He even needed a starship to escape.
Spock even asked why he needed ...
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Why don't ships in Star Trek go above the galactic plane?
Related to Why do Star Trek vessels always approach each other on parallel planes?, but on a larger scale.
The premise of Star Trek: Voyager is that the ship Voyager is stranded from Earth on the ...
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Is the clasped-hand strike seen in Star Trek a real/fictional martial art?
I'm less familiar with Enterprise and Voyager, but in TOS, TNG, and DS9 I have repeatedly seen Star Fleet officers engaged in melee combat perform this awkward and slow-looking attack where they clasp ...
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Can Starfleet doctors make Captain rank?
In TNG, Beverly Crusher has the rank of Commander. Since she is a high-ranking officer, it got me thinking about doctors in general. Is there a rank for doctors that is higher than Commander? Could ...
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Are humans in the Star Trek Universe smarter, or just better educated?
Starfleet officers and cadets seem to study and practice a wild array of subjects. Far more than I would imagine is likely for a modern day human, in our universe.
Has the human intelligence advanced ...
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Is it possible to die in a Holodeck?
In Star Trek, characters are often depicted as being in danger because "the safety protocols" are offline.
Does this imply that Holodecks can result in death to characters or just injury?
Are there ...
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Did less idealistic, more realistic themes enter the Star Trek franchise before Deep Space Nine?
Even today, Star Trek is generally perceived as an optimistic, idealistic show, even though this perception is too simplistic. When did more realistic ideas enter on a regular basis? Only with DS9 or ...
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Did the Federation actually have consistent naming conventions for their ships of the line?
In the Star Trek franchise the Federation had several classes of vessels, i.e. Miranda-class science vessels, Constitution-class cruisers, Exeter-class starships, Galaxy-class starships, etc.
Were ...
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Why don't Starfleet ships use cloaking devices? [duplicate]
Is there a reason that Starfleet doesn't use cloaks on their ships?
The Klingons and Romulans both use cloaking devices and many of the Alien species that Voyager comes across in the D quadrant ...
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Is there a pattern to which Star Trek ships get the definite article?
Some ships in Star Trek are referred to with definite articles. "The Enterprise", "The Defiant". Other ships are referred to without them. "Voyager", "Enterprise". Is there a pattern to or explanation ...
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In which comics was Darth Vader from planet Vulcan? [closed]
In Back to the Future movie, Marty tried to scare his father to make him seduce his mother in 1955. To do so, he appeared as an alien in night and said, "I am Darth Vader from planet Vulcan." At the ...
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Do personnel get sterilized (body and clothes) before using the transporter?
In TOS (for example) you see Kirk, Spock & co. appear to go straight to the transporter, say from the bridge. Should we assume that they go through some sterilization process before being ...
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Is low-skill labor obsolete in the 24th century?
Replicators are pretty widely used by the time of Star Trek TNG, and with their ability to produce pretty much anything short of living tissue, it seems that it would be useless to build anything with ...
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Was Pon Farr confirmed to be initially a male-only idea?
TVTropes claims that Pon Farr, as originally designed (presumably, TOS/movies?) - before T'Pol appeared in ST:Enterprise - had a clear indication that it was restricted to only Vulcan males.
An ...
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Why can't Star Trek Replicator Technology and Transporter technology be combined to replace vital systems parts to the ship, say a new warp core?
They seem to have self-replicating mines, for god-sakes... how about replicating phaser arrays, plating, life-support systems, etc.
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Why does Worf from The Next Generation always lose fights and get beaten by most of his opponents?
From what I understand Worf is billed as a mighty warrior from a warrior race. However he is constantly beaten and defeated easily. Whether it is Jem'Hadar, Guinan, Borg, Lore or even other Klingons. ...
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Was LCARS derived from an open-source codebase?
It's a well-established part of canon that humans in the 23rd+ century Star Trek universe work to better themselves and the rest of humanity, and have largely done away with the profit motive. It ...
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By which factor does Xindi's subspace vortex tech shorten the distance?
As my memory served, Aquatic ship needed about 10 or 24 hours to travel from Delphic Expanse to Sol System via subspace vortex (while helping Enterprise NX-01 return in last episode of Xindi saga). ...
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Was the episode “This Side of Paradise” (Star Trek TOS) a critique of the hippy movement?
Watching it again with adult eyes and knowledge of the times it appears now to be critical of people who are all dreamy and talk about peace and love. It's interesting that it is flower spores that ...
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How do goods and services trade hands in the Star Trek universe with no monetary system to regulate value? [duplicate]
I'm still unclear how Federation 'credits' work and who decides or assigns who gets how much. Does everyone get the same number of credits assigned to them or are credits assigned based upon position ...
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Why aren't there any main Federation battleships in the Star Trek universe?
All of the ships seem to have offensive/defensive capabilities as secondary considerations. The galaxy seems to be loaded with fearsome enemies and the promise of even more powerful adversaries yet to ...
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How long would it take the Defiant to travel from DS9 to Earth (or vice versa)?
I'm having some problems understanding the distances involved in Star Trek, but primarily around the size/shape of federation space.
One key question I have is the position of DS9 -- the "deep space" ...
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Do Enterprise-era humans hunt for food or not?
In "Rogue Planet", Archer states that hunting went out of style on Earth over a hundred years ago.
However, the crew of the Enterprise clearly eat meat and, in "Dead Stop", Commander Tucker would eat ...
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What do Klingon ears look like?
Except pre-retcon TOS-era Klingons, I don't think I've ever seen their ears. They always seems to be covered by their hair.
At least, I assume they still have ears...?
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Who are the “villains from Star Trek” that Sofie Fatale is dressed like?
In Kill Bill, O-Ren Ishii's right hand Sofie Fatale:
is described by The Bride as
The pretty lady who's dressed like she's a villain on Star Trek is O-Ren's best friend and her lawyer, Sofie ...
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The Borg and their defense shields [duplicate]
The Borg are able to re-calibrate their energy shield to the wavelength of the phaser being used against them thereby rendering the phaser useless after only a few shots. Why couldn't guns with ...
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How many crewmen/women die in the original series of Star Trek?
I've decided to watch the original Star Trek series from the beginning starting with "The Man Trap" (I know there were pilot episodes before that). In that episode alone 4 crewmen get "de-salted" ...
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Why does Wesley Crusher have a different communicator than the rest of the crew?
In TNG 3x24 "Menage a Troi" (and perhaps a great many other episodes; this is just the one I happen to be watching at the time I noticed) Wesley Crusher's communicator badge appears to be all silver, ...
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Why did Voyager use up their transwarp coil all at once?
In the Voyager episode "Dark Frontier", Voyager got a transwarp coil from a Borg sphere. They used it all up and traveled 20,000 light years at once. It would have been very good for them to use ...
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Why didn't Star Trek: The Next Generation change their uniforms when ST:Deep Space 9 came out?
DS9 came out during the 6th season of TNG. From the onset of the show, DS9 used uniforms that looked like this:
However, TNG continued the use of this uniform(taken from episode 10 of season 7):
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