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The idea for Memory Alpha was first conceived in September 2003 when Harry Doddema suggested the idea of Stark Trek database akin to Wikipedia's design and structural system. However, the idea did not come to fruition until November 2003, when fellow Trekkie Dan Carlson teamed up with Doddema to create the wiki. Prior to its creation, Carlson was the sole creator of the Starfleet Reference Databank , a database for starship names and statistics. [2] The database, however, was far from complete and a large task for a single person. As a result, Carlson and Doddema decided to create a wiki and began developing the site on 11 November 2003. [3]

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When it comes to pondering four decades of Star Trek , an auxiliary brain could be helpful. The official continuity, combined with the myriad divergences introduced by everyone from writers to modelers to customers, is staggeringly large, but Memory Alpha manages to keep it all straight, thanks to an armada of helpful fans. The site is a wiki , an encyclopedia-like online construct that allows anyone – administrators, regular readers, casual visitors – to add, update and correct articles. And add they have – the site is composed of just over 14,000 pages, seemingly covering every Star Trek facet imaginable. Episodes and movies from all the series get the royal treatment, with extensive summaries peppered with hyperlinks to related topics. The entry for the classic time-looping Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect" includes links to all the main characters, the role of the senior staff on a starship, the temporally unstable Typhon Expanse, subatomic dekyon particles and the USS Bozeman, among dozens of others. The amount of detail in each entry can be impressive. For example, the writeup on the aforementioned USS Bozeman references the origin of its name (Bozeman, Mont.) and its contradictory registry numbers and explains its appearance in the Trek universe several times after " Cause and Effect ," including the TNG episode " All Good Things ", Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact . As with most wikis, the site's home page has a weekly featured article as well as a "did you know" list displaying an assortment of facts from deep with in the site's core. These make for excellent jumping-off points, but visitors can also make use of its established categories for episodes and movies, society and culture, science and technology, other media, people, space travel and hardware and fandom. [4]

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The Lights of Zetar

• Episode aired Jan 31, 1969

A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it. A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it. A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.

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• Trivia Shari Lewis decided to write the romantic angle centering on Scotty as a way to deviate from the formula of Kirk always getting the romantic interests. This is the third show where Scotty actively pursues a specific woman. In season two, he wooed Kara in "Wolf in the Fold", and Carolyn Palamas in "Who Mourns for Adonais?".
• Goofs At 48:00 (for 10 seconds) Kirk, McCoy and Spock are speaking. Through the doorway behind McCoy, you can see a discarded newspaper lying on the floor that one of the (TV) crew members apparently left on the set. It is still there at 48:58 for another 25 seconds or so.

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Until its removal from the game on 17 July 2014, Memory Alpha was the center for crafting for Federation players. The NPCs at Memory Alpha introduce the player to crafting, and enables players to create weapons and equipment by collecting data samples and using one of the research stations provided.

• 1.2 General Storage
• 1.3 Energy Fields R&D
• 1.4 Physical Sciences R&D
• 1.5 Technology R&D
• 2 How to Start Crafting
• 3 Missions involved
• 7 External links

The Lounge, also known as General R&D, is located in the central plaza. In addition to the main research station, players will find the bank , the exchange , and mail consoles.

• James Tolliver , who sells basic versions of some craftable items
• Commodities Broker Rek
• Commander Thomas Marrone

General Storage

The general storage area is to the south east of the facility, and is where anomalous data samples are kept.

• T'Pren , who explains the basics of gathering data samples and crafting

Energy Fields R&D

The area to the south-west of the lounge is Energy Fields R&D, where engineering research is carried out.

• Ensign Marissa Roet

Physical Sciences R&D

The area to the west is occupied by Physical Sciences R&D, where science research is done.

• Commander Jher Gwenn

Technology R&D

The area to the north of the facility is devoted to the technology specialism, in which tactical research is performed.

• Lieutenant Commander Anichent
• Commander Shann

How to Start Crafting

The player must first gather data samples either in space or while on away missions. These are then used to create the basic ingredient in each crafting recipe; a schematic . With a schematic of the correct type and sufficient data samples, the player can then fabricate items at one of the research consoles. Each item crafted will increase the player's crafting skill, which unlocks more advanced crafting recipes.

Missions involved

• “Scientific Mandate”
• “Research & Development”
• “Taste of Home”
• “Hostile Takeover” : Markin wants to discredit the merchandise from one of his brothers.
• “Shady Supplies” : Zel wants the player to stop one of his brothers smuggling.
• “Family Ties” : Quex asks the player to settle a family dispute.
• “Quarantine” : Lt. Mai sends the player to deliver some crates to Dr. Yoc'm on Deep Space K-7 .

The main transporter room

Information Systems

The view outside the facility

• There are several research consoles at Memory Alpha, all of which function identically.
• The items sold by the vendors found throughout the facility are not necessary for crafting, nor does the player need to talk to any of the researchers to advance their crafting skill.
• With the Crafting revamp introduced with the Season 9.5 patch on 17 July 2014, the map isn't accessible anymore. Currently it's unclear if the maps will be re-worked or re-enabled at some point, or if the associated Diplomacy missions will be moved to other locations.
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Until its removal from the game on 17 July 2014, Memory Alpha was the center for crafting for Federation players. The NPCs at Memory Alpha introduce the player to crafting, and enables players to create weapons and equipment by collecting data samples and using one of the research stations provided.

• 1.2 General Storage
• 1.3 Energy Fields R&D
• 1.4 Physical Sciences R&D
• 1.5 Technology R&D
• 2 How to Start Crafting
• 3 Missions involved
• 7 External links

Locations [ | ]

Lounge [ | ].

The Lounge, also known as General R&D, is located in the central plaza. In addition to the main research station, players will find the bank , the exchange , and mail consoles.

• James Tolliver , who sells basic versions of some craftable items
• Commodities Broker Rek
• Commander Thomas Marrone

General Storage [ | ]

The general storage area is to the south east of the facility, and is where anomalous data samples are kept.

• T'Pren , who explains the basics of gathering data samples and crafting

Energy Fields R&D [ | ]

The area to the south-west of the lounge is Energy Fields R&D, where engineering research is carried out.

• Ensign Marissa Roet

Physical Sciences R&D [ | ]

The area to the west is occupied by Physical Sciences R&D, where science research is done.

• Commander Jher Gwenn

Technology R&D [ | ]

The area to the north of the facility is devoted to the technology specialism, in which tactical research is performed.

• Lieutenant Commander Anichent
• Commander Shann

How to Start Crafting [ | ]

The player must first gather data samples either in space or while on away missions. These are then used to create the basic ingredient in each crafting recipe; a schematic . With a schematic of the correct type and sufficient data samples, the player can then fabricate items at one of the research consoles. Each item crafted will increase the player's crafting skill, which unlocks more advanced crafting recipes.

Missions involved [ | ]

• “Scientific Mandate”
• “Research & Development”
• “Taste of Home”
• “Hostile Takeover” : Markin wants to discredit the merchandise from one of his brothers.
• “Shady Supplies” : Zel wants the player to stop one of his brothers smuggling.
• “Family Ties” : Quex asks the player to settle a family dispute.
• “Quarantine” : Lt. Mai sends the player to deliver some crates to Dr. Yoc'm on Deep Space K-7 .

Images [ | ]

The main transporter room

General Storage

Energy Fields R&D

Physical Sciences R&D

Technology R&D

Information Systems

The view outside the facility

Notes [ | ]

• There are several research consoles at Memory Alpha, all of which function identically.
• The items sold by the vendors found throughout the facility are not necessary for crafting, nor does the player need to talk to any of the researchers to advance their crafting skill.
• With the Crafting revamp introduced with the Season 9.5 patch on 17 July 2014, the map isn't accessible anymore. Currently it's unclear if the maps will be re-worked or re-enabled at some point, or if the associated Diplomacy missions will be moved to other locations.

See also [ | ]

• List of craftable items

External links [ | ]

• Memory Alpha at Memory Alpha , the Star Trek Wiki.
• 2 Playable starship
• 3 Delta Recruitment

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Star trek: discovery season 5, episode 1 ending & tng treasure explained.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere dropped a bombshell that ties all the way back to Star Trek: The Next Generation. We break it down.

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 1 - "Red Directive"

• Star Trek: Discovery season 5 reveals a bombshell treasure hunt that ties back to Star Trek: TNG "The Chase."
• Mysterious villains Moll and L'ak create chaos, leaving behind a trail of destruction on Kumal.
• Captain Saru to become a Federation Ambassador, leading to the first Kelpien-Vulcan wedding in Star Trek history.

The ending of Star Trek: Discovery 's exhilarating season 5 premiere dropped a jaw-dropping bombshell that the treasure Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) is hunting for comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6, episode 20, "The Chase." Written by Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, Discovery 's season 5 premiere, "Red Directive," introduces three new major characters, the villains Moll (Eve Harlow) and L'ak (Elias Toufexis), and Starfleet Captain Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie), and sets up Discovery season 5 as a sequel to the classic TNG episode about who created humanoid life in the galaxy - and how .

Moll and L'ak escaped the clutches of Captain Burnham, Captain Rayner, and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) on the desert world of Q'Mau. After a synthetic merchant named Fred (J. Adam Brown) opened a Romulan puzzle box Moll and L'ak stole from an 800-year-old Romulan starship , Fred double-crossed Moll and L'ak and was killed by the renegade lovers. L'ak and Moll then detonated an explosive in the mountains, creating an avalanche. The combined shields of the USS Discovery and the USS Antares protected the people of Kumal, but Moll and L'ak escaped with the Romulans' journal. However, Captain Burnham knows more than the rogues do about the treasure thanks to Discovery's crew. And, as Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) said, the answers are wild.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 - Everything We Know

Star trek: discovery season 5's treasure & progenitors explained, who were the progenitors in star trek: tng's "the chase".

"The greatest treasure in the known galaxy" in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is the technology Ancient Humanoids used to create sentient humanoid life. A hologram of an Ancient Humanoid (Salome Jens) was encountered by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), members of the USS Enterprise-D crew, as well as a group of Romulans, Klingons, and Cardassians in Star Trek: The Next Generation 's "The Chase". The Ancient Humanoid revealed that her long-dead race seeded the galaxy billions of years ago to create humanoid life forms in their image, and that the humanoid species in Star Trek 's galaxy share a common ancestry.

"The Chase" was Star Trek: The Next Generation 's attempt to explain why so many aliens in Star Trek are essentially humans with bumpy foreheads and physical variations.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere reveals that the United Federation of Planets and Dr. Kovich (David Cronenberg) dubbed the Ancient Humanoids "The Progenitors". 800 years ago, a Romulan scientist named Dr. Vellek (Michael Copeman) found and hid the Progenitors' technology, which can literally create life and would be catastrophic if it fell into the wrong hands . However, Moll and L'ak (and, logically, whoever hired them) learned about the Progenitors' technology. The ability to create, and possibly destroy, humanoid species is an existential threat to the galaxy, which is why the Federation needs Captain Burnham to find it first.

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere, President T'Rina (Tara Rosling) said the Tholian Republic and the Breen Imperium are rising, and they could be looking for the Progenitors' technology.

Moll & L'ak Keep Escaping, But Who Are They?

Star trek: discovery's new villains are a mystery..

Star Trek: Discovery season 5's version of Bonnie and Clyde, the villainous Moll and L'ak are mysterious former couriers who have had several past encounters with Captain Rayner of the USS Antares. Moll is human but L'ak is an unknown species with no known information in the Federation database. They are also hired guns, so they must have an employer yet to be revealed.

While little is revealed about Moll and L'ak, what is clear is they are lovers with deep affection for each other. Cleveland Booker doesn't know Moll and L'ak from his years as a courier, but he could tell by the way they escaped from the USS Discovery and USS Antares that L'ak and Moll are in love and are having fun together. In a way, Moll and L'ak are an echo of what Book and Michael Burnham were like when they were couriers traveling the galaxy together in the year before the USS Discovery arrived in the 32nd century.

Saru Will Become A Federation Ambassador & Marry T'Rina

Wedding bells are coming to star trek: discovery..

Captain Saru accepts Federation President Laira Rillak's (Chelah Horsdal) offer to become a Federation Ambassador. Saru has been serving as First Officer of the USS Discovery despite his higher rank since Star Trek: Discovery season 4, but being Captain Burnham's Number One is not really a role that utilizes the Kelpien's skills and potential. Saru also chose to leave Discovery and become an Ambassador to be closer to his love, President T'Rina.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will soon have the first Kelpien-Vulcan wedding and the first wedding between 2 major Star Trek characters in 22 years.

Originally, T'Rina told Saru not to factor her into his decision to take the Ambassador position, but she actually wanted Saru to leave Discovery, which would allow them to spend more time together. And T'rina went a step further and proposed to Saru in a very Vulcan-like fashion, suggesting they "codify our mutual agreement in a more official capacity". Saru seemed to say yes, which means Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will soon have the first Kelpien-Vulcan wedding and the first wedding between 2 major Star Trek characters in 22 years since Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) married Deanna Tro i (Marina Sirtis) in Star Trek: Nemesis.

Burnham & Book Are Still Broken Up

They should have called each other..

Star Trek: Discovery 's top love story, Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker , didn't quite heat up in season 5's premiere. Burnham and Book have been separated (but with no hard feelings) ever since Book commenced his penance for the Federation after breaking multiple laws to destroy the Dark Matter Anomaly in Star Trek: Discovery season 4. Burnham turned to Book for his courier expertise to help her catch Moll and L'ak , and if she's honest, because she wanted to see Book again.

Michael and Book agreed not to restart their relationship.

Book remains penitent and is committed to righting his wrongs with the Federation and with Michael, but there is now an understandable awkwardness between them. Book has a role to play on the USS Discovery as long as Moll and L'ak are at large , but on Kumal, Michael and Book agreed not to restart their relationship. However, this isn't the end of Burnham and Booker's love story, and it's hard to imagine they won't get back together at some point in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

Captain Rayner Is No Fan Of Burnham

What is rayner's problem.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 introduced Callum Keith Rennie's Captain Rayner of the USS Antares as a new series regular character, and he brings a new dynamic to the show. Gruff, impatient, and no-nonsense, Rayner evokes previous hardliner Star Trek Captains like Captain Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox) in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Rayner is also resentful of Captain Burnham for some reason , and he finds humor in mocking Michael, asserting his command authority, and countermanding her orders.

Rayner seems jealous of the USS Discovery's spore drive, and he mentions his displeasure that he doesn't have a Pathway Drive on the USS Antares.

Although it wasn't mentioned or factored into Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere, Captain Rayner is a Kellerun , a species first introduced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2's "Armageddon Game". Rayner's interest in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is fulfilling his Red Directive mission objective, which is retrieving the treasure, as well as capturing Moll and L'ak, whom he has tangled with before. There is plenty more to learn about Captain Rayner in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

Star Trek: Discovery Now Has Their Own Data

Fred could be good for commander paul stamets..

Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere introduced Fred, a Soong-type synthetic who is a merchant and fence on the planet Q'Mau. Fred obviously evokes the most famous Soong android, Data (Brent Spiner), which is another link between Star Trek: Discovery season 5 and Star Trek: The Next Generation , L'ak and Moll killed Fred after he double-crossed them, but after Fred's body was beamed onto the USS Discovery's medical bay, Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) determined from his serial number, AS-7502Y, that Fred was built from the design of Dr. Altan Inigo Soong (Brent Spiner) from Star Trek: Picard .

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5's premiere, Stamets lamented the Federation's scuttling the spore drive program in favor of the Pathway Drive . Although Fred was "killed", it's possible Stamets and his husband, Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), can reactivate Fred. The 600-plus-year-old android may contain other secrets and answer many questions about events between Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery 's era. There are intriguing possibilities for Fred in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 , and it would be odd if Fred really is dead after his lone appearance.

The USS Discovery is now "one of a kind" since it has the only working spore drive in existence.

The Next Clue In Discovery's Treasure Hunt

Discovery is going to a planet with twin moons..

The USS Discovery's next stop on the treasure hunt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 2, "Under the Twin Moons," is Lyrek, a planet in the Vileen system, on the outer sector of the Beta Quadrant, that has 3 moons, 2 of which move in perfect sync. Captain Burnham figured this out after seeing images of Dr. Vellek's Romulan diary pages retrieved from Fred's database. One of the pages had a circular image which could be a literal treasure map, and the clues point to the Vileen system and the planet with twin moons . What Burnham will find on Lyrek remains to be seen in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 2, but the chase is on to answer one of the biggest questions left behind by Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is streaming on Paramount+