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The show   Star Trek   is best known for its nuanced exploration of not only strange new worlds but huge science fiction ideas. That said, it's also been host to some of the biggest battles ever depicted on film and television. Some of the biggest intergalactic wars in all of genre fiction have unfolded in the various iterations of the franchise over the last fifty years.

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Thousands of ships have clashed in huge battles for the fate of the galaxy. The outcome is not always certain, but the awe and wonder of each battle are always guaranteed.

10 Battle of Vulcan (Star Trek 2009)

One of the biggest battles in Star Trek history actually doesn't play out on screen. In the 2009 reboot of the Star Trek films from J.J. Abrams, the massive Romulan vessel Narada - one of the strongest ships in the entire Trek canon - attacks Vulcan.

A fleet of Starfleet ships goes to intercept it. When the Enterprise shows up - slowed up because Sulu left the parking brake on - the entire fleet has been reduced to debris. The Narada singlehandedly destroyed almost a dozen ships.

9 Battle for Deep Space Nine

The Klingons have been enemies, friends, and enemies again on Star Trek. One of those less friendly moments occurred in the fourth season premiere of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . At the time, shapeshifting Founders from the Dominion had infiltrated the Alpha Quadrant and the Klingons thought they had impersonated the Cardassian High Command.

Captain Sisko didn't think so and sheltered the Cardassians, setting off a huge battle between a Klingon fleet and the space station. The old Cardassian station held its own against the Klingons until Starfleet got there.

8 The Xindi War

Deep Space Nine pioneered long-form storytelling in Star Trek with the Dominion War, which lasted the balance of the series. But it never attempted what Star Trek: Enterprise did in its third season.

Though fans didn't warm to the show - and outright hated the finale - the third season featured a season-long arc with the Enterprise trying to defeat the Xindi. Every single episode - twenty-six at the time, which is double the normal length today - charted the crew's desperate attempt to stop the Xindi from unleashing a superweapon against Earth.

7 Battle of the Binary Stars

Star Trek took a long hiatus after the end of Enterprise in 2005. When the franchise returned to television on CBS All Access ( soon to be Paramount+ ) in 2018 with Star Trek: Discovery , it opened with a massive battle. Starfleet and the Klingons faced off in a huge battle involving dozens of ships at the Battle of the Binary Stars.

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This massive conflict rivaled anything Star Trek films or television shows had put on screen to that point in terms of sheer scale, even if it left some questions regarding canon.

6 The Battle of Cheron

One of the most significant battles in Star Trek history has never actually been seen on screen. It almost was, but the prequel series  Star Trek: Enterprise  ended before the show could reach the Romulan War. The Battle of Cheron is the decisive battle of the canonical war that led to the formation of the Federation.

This early war banded together Earth, Vulcan, the Tellerites, and the Andorians against the Romulans, who none of them ever actually saw. It's more proof that the Romulans are the greatest adversary of the Federation ( though that's debatable ).

5 Battle of Wolf 359

For a long time, the Battle of Wolf 359 was the battle in Star Trek history. The epic conflict at the heart of one of the greatest episodes in the history of Star Trek: The Next Generation , "The Best of Both Worlds," saw a fleet of 40 Starfleet ships take on a single Borg cube.

The cube, thanks in part to the assimilated Captain Picard, outright destroyed thirty-nine of the ships, killing over 11,000 people, including the wife of then Lt. Commander Benjamin Siko. The fleet struggled to recover.

4 Battle Against Control

Star Trek: Discovery featured an even bigger battle at the end of its second season. An out of control artificial intelligence called Control took control of the shadowy Section 31 and attempted to do bad, not good things to the galaxy.

A coalition of forces including the Discovery , the original U.S.S. Enterprise ( soon to be the centerpiece of the upcoming series Strange New Worlds ) and others combined to take on Control. The huge battle between Control ships and the allied forces ended with the Discovery cast forward far into the future.

3 Battle of Sector 001

It was hard to top the Battle of Wolf 359, though it didn't take long. The Borg returned for round two in the 1996 feature film Star Trek: First Contact . The film opened with a breathtaking battle between another solitary Borg cube and an even bigger Starfleet armada.

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The Federation stepped up its game in the time between Wolf 359 and Sector 001. It developed a number of new ships - some of the coolest designs in Trek history - specifically to combat the Borg threat. All that work paid off in the end.

2 The First Battle of Chin'toka

The Dominion War gradually became the narrative focus of Deep Space Nine  and led to an escalating series of battles. Many of these remain the greatest battles attempted on television, let alone in sci-fi at all. One of the biggest was the First Battle of Chin'toka.

This was the first effort by the allied forces of the Federation and Klingons to liberate Cardassian space from the Dominion. Hundreds of ships participated in the battle, and the allied forces were victorious, but it didn't lead to outright victory.

1 The Second Battle of Chin'toka

One of the reasons there needs to be another Deep Space Nine series is how realistic and sobering that show depicted warfare. The Dominion War was a slog, with huge victories and bitter defeats. The Second Battle of Chin'toka occurred after the allies made another effort to dislodge the Dominion from the Alpha Quadrant. This time, the allies had the Romulans on their side.

The Dominion had the Breen, who proved their lethality by destroying the Defiant in this battle. Ultimately, the allies won this battle and won the war.

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Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded. Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded. Beware Ferengi bearing gifts. Capt. Picard receives the Stargazer, a ship considered lost that he once commanded.

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• Trivia The term "Picard Maneuver" is used to describe a tactic of making a micro warp jump before firing weapons. Later, as a private joke among the cast, this term was used to refer informally to the way that Patrick Stewart 's uniform shirt would constantly ride up and he would tug it back down.
• Goofs Deanna Troi is able to sense deception and evil intent on the part of DaiMon Bok. Earlier in The Last Outpost (1987) Troi states that she is unable to sense the Ferengi's emotions, she says that they may be able to shield their minds from telepaths. It is later established in Trek lore that Ferengi are immune to Betazoid mind-reading and empathy. In Ménage à Troi (1990) Lwaxana Troi, Deanna's mother, says it is thought that Betazoids can't read Ferengi's thoughts and emotions because of their four-lobed brain, she also states in The Forsaken (1993) that Betazoid telepathy doesn't work on any species with a four-lobed brain.

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FIRST LOOK: Diamond Select Toys' Battle-Damaged Enterprise B

The U.S.S. Enterprise-1701-B took a direct hit from the Nexus energy ribbon in Star Trek: Generations , and now Diamond Select Toys, with a design assist from Art Asylum, recreates that moment with a Star Trek Electronic Battle-Damaged Enterprise B. StarTrek.com has a First Look at the upcoming product, which will be available in early 2014. The ship, set to measure 16 inches long, will include an adjustable display stand and will come packaged in a “Try Me” box that allows customers to test the sounds and movie-accurate lights.

Diamond Select Toys’ Star Trek Electronic Battle-Damaged Enterprise B will cost approximately $60. Keep an eye on StarTrek.com for additional details.

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Why Patrick Stewart had the way Captain Picard's brother died in Star Trek: Generations changed

S tar Trek: Generations opened with both a triumph and a tragedy for the crew of the Enterprise as Worf is promoted to lieutenant commander and Captain Picard learns that his brother and nephew have died in a fire. It's not until later that he has the conversation with Counselor Troi that reveals the true depth of his pain with the realization the Picard family line would not continue. And he was the one who'd asked for such a horrible fate to befall his character's family.

Recorded in The Fifty-Year Mission The Next 25 Years From The Next Generation to J.J. Abrams, Ronald D. Moore said that originally they [Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Moore] had written that Robert Picard had died of a heart attack in his vineyard. The scene were Picard learns about his brother's death was poignantly painful as he realizes that he could battle the biggest foes in the galaxy, but death was the enemy he couldn't fight.

I can fight off the Klingons, and I can do this and that, but there is one enemy out there waiting for me that's going to get me eventually. It gets everybody, no matter what kind of job they have.Unused line for Captain PIcard

Stewart had his own idea about how the death of both his brother and his nephew would impact him when he realized not only had he lost them both, but the Picard family line ended with him. So wanted a "tragic, horrible death."

And it should be a tragic, horrible death. If the captain is going to react in a way he's never reacted before, this one better really hit him between the eyes. You know, burn him to death.Patrick Stewart

And the scene where Picard broke down was emotionally impactful and one of the best of Star Trek: Generations. In a film that included the unwelcome and decidedly unheroic death of Captain Kirk, we get this beautiful piece of acting by both Patrick Stewart and Marina Sirtis. It ties in wonderfully with Star Trek: Picard when Picard learns that he has a son as all of us remembered how devastated there would never be another Picard. Even though Jack Crusher didn't go by the Picard family name, he was still a part of the familial line, and who knows? One day, he might even add his father's last name to his own.

This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as Why Patrick Stewart had the way Captain Picard's brother died in Star Trek: Generations changed .

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'Star Trek' Actor Alan Scarfe Dead at 77

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Alan Scarfe , a British-Canadian actor and director who appeared in  Star Trek: The Next Generation , has died. He was 77 years old.

According to an online obituary , the late actor "passed away peacefully on April 28" while at his home in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, following a battle with colon cancer.

Scarfe was born in England before his family emigrated to Canada when he was younger. He later returned to London to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, pursuing what became an extensive career in theater.

After marrying actress  Barbara March and welcoming their daughter,  Antonia "Tosia" Scarfe , the actor moved to Los Angeles in 1989. There, he appeared in a slew of on-screen roles, including the TV series Seven Days and Mysterious Island  as Captain Cyrus Harding. He also appeared in episodes of Columbo , DEA ,  Kingdom Hospital , Andromeda and many more.

Some of his notable film credits include 1992's  Lethal Weapon 3 alongside Mel Gibson and Danny Glover , as well as 1991's  Double Impact  starring Jean-Claude Van Damme .

Additionally, Scarfe appeared in episodes of  Star Trek: The Next Generation , in which he portrayed Romulans "Mendak" and "Tokath," while his wife played one of the villainous Duras sisters, "Luras."

🤎 RIP Alan Scarfe - #StarTrek Actor Passes Away Aged 77! Known for his roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager, Scarfe also starred in Lethal Weapon. His family confirmed he passed away at age 77. pic.twitter.com/w2vlKiFilD — Trek Central (@TheTrekCentral) June 7, 2024

March preceded her husband in death in 2019, passing away from cancer at the age of 65.

According to his obituary, Scarfe is survived by his "beloved daughter Tosia, and son-in-law Austin , who lived with and cared for Alan up until his death, and without whom Alan 'would have been lost.'"

Scarfe is also survived by his brother,  Colin , son,  Jonathan Scarfe , and grandchildren,  Kai and  Hunter Scarfe .

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Star Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe dies aged 77 after battle with colon cancer

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STAR Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe has died aged 77.

The British-Canadian star, who also acted in the film Seven Days, died from colon cancer at home in Canada .

The 77-year-old passed away in Quebec on April 28, his family announced.

He played two separate Romulan characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Scarfe also played Magistrate Augris in Star Trek: Voyager episode, and featured in Lethal Weapon III alongside Mel Gibson .

The actor leaves behind his children including daughter Antonia "Tosia" and son-in-law Austin - who looked after him before his death.

Scarfe also has a son, Jonathan Scarfe, who works in the same industry as a film director.

He is also survived by his brother Colin and grandchildren Kai and Hunter.

The actor's obituary said he would've been "lost" without the care of Tosia and Austin in the months before he died.

Scarfe married Barbara March, a fellow Star Trek actor, who played Lursa in the iconic series.

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Born in Harpenden, England, he emigrated to Canada with his parents and two brothers, Colin and Brian, who later died from cancer.

The actor returned to the UK to study drama at the prestigious school LAMDA.

He acted in more than 100 theatre productions and directed plays as well.

Later in life Scarfe turned to writing and won an award in 2019 for his first novel The Revelation of Jack the Ripper.

After marrying Barbara and having Tonia, the family moved to LA in 1989.

He then starred in Lethal Weapon III and Double Impact.

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Star Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe dies aged 77 after battle with colon cancer

• Ellie Doughty , Foreign News Reporter
• Published : 3:59 ET, Jun 7 2024
• Updated : 8:18 ET, Jun 7 2024
• Published : Invalid Date,

STAR Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe has died aged 77.

The British-Canadian star, who also acted in the film Seven Days, died from colon cancer at home in Canada .

The 77-year-old passed away in Quebec on April 28, his family announced.

He played two separate Romulan characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Scarfe also played Magistrate Augris in Star Trek: Voyager episode, and featured in Lethal Weapon III alongside Mel Gibson .

The actor leaves behind his children including daughter Antonia "Tosia" and son-in-law Austin - who looked after him before his death.

Scarfe also has a son, Jonathan Scarfe, who works in the same industry as a film director.

He is also survived by his brother Colin and grandchildren Kai and Hunter.

The actor's obituary said he would've been "lost" without the care of Tosia and Austin in the months before he died.

Scarfe married Barbara March, a fellow Star Trek actor, who played Lursa in the iconic series.

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She also died from cancer in 2019.

Born in Harpenden, England , he emigrated to Canada with his parents and two brothers, Colin and Brian, who later died from cancer.

The actor returned to the UK to study drama at the prestigious school LAMDA.

He acted in more than 100 theatre productions and directed plays as well.

Later in life Scarfe turned to writing and won an award in 2019 for his first novel The Revelation of Jack the Ripper.

After marrying Barbara and having Tonia, the family moved to LA in 1989.

He then starred in Lethal Weapon III and Double Impact.

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Johnson space center.

The voyages of the Starship Enterprise came to a sudden and premature end on June 3, 1969, with the airing of the final episode of the Star Trek original television series. Ironically, the show’s cancellation came just six weeks before humanity embarked on its first voyage to land on another celestial body. Although the show ran for only three seasons, it generated a devoted fan base disappointed by the cancellation despite their write-in campaign to keep it on the air. But as things turned out, over the decades Star Trek evolved into a global phenomenon, first with the original episodes replayed in syndication, followed by a series of full-length motion pictures, and eventually a multitude of spin-off series. With its primary focus on space exploration, along with themes of diversity, inclusion, and innovation, the Star Trek fictional universe formed a natural association with NASA’s real life activities.

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry first had the idea for a science fiction television series in 1964. He presented his idea, a show set in the 23 rd century aboard a starship with a crew dedicated to exploring the galaxy, to Desilu Productions, an independent television production company headed by Lucille Ball. They produced a pilot titled “The Cage,” selling it to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) network that then bought a second pilot titled “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” NBC introduced the show to its fall 1966 lineup, with the first episode “The Man Trap” airing on Sep. 8. To put that date in perspective, NASA launched Gemini XI four days later, one of the missions that helped the agency achieve the Moon landing nearly three years later. Meanwhile, Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise continued its fictional five-year mission through the galaxy to “seek out new life and new civilizations.” The makeup of the Enterprise’s crew made the show particularly attractive to late 1960s television audiences. The major characters included an African American woman communications officer, an Asian American helmsman, and a half-human half-Vulcan science officer, later joined by a Russian-born ensign. While the show enjoyed good ratings during its first two seasons, cuts to its production budget resulted in lower quality episodes during its third season leading to lower ratings and, despite a concerted letter-writing campaign from its dedicated fans, eventual cancellation.

Despite the show’s cancellation, Star Trek lived on and prospered in syndication and attracted an ever-growing fan base, turning into a worldwide sensation. Often dubbed “trekkies,” these fans held the first of many Star Trek conventions in 1972. When in 1976 NASA announced that it would name its first space shuttle orbiter Constitution, in honor of its unveiling on the anniversary of the U. S. Constitution’s ratification, trekkies engaged in a dedicated letter writing campaign to have the orbiter named Enterprise, after the starship in the television series. This time the fans’ letter writing campaign succeeded. President Gerald R. Ford agreed with the trekkies and directed NASA to rechristen the first space shuttle. When on Sept. 17, 1976 , it rolled out of its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California, appropriately accompanied by a band playing the show’s theme song, it bore the name Enterprise. Many of the original cast members of the show as well as its creator Rodenberry participated in the rollout ceremony, hosted by NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher . Thus began a lengthy relationship between the space agency and the Star Trek brand.

During the development of the space shuttle in the 1970s, the need arose to recruit a new group of astronauts to fly the vehicle, deploy the satellites, and perform the science experiments. When NASA released the call for the new astronaut selection on July 8, 1976, it specifically encouraged women and minorities to apply. To encourage those applicants, NASA chose Nichelle Nichols, who played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the Starship Enterprise, to record a recruiting video and speak to audiences nationwide. She came to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston in March 1977, and accompanied by Apollo 12 and Skylab 3 astronaut Alan L. Bean , toured the center and filmed scenes for the video in Mission Control and other facilities. NASA hoped that her stature and popularity would encourage women and minorities to apply, and indeed they did. In January 1978, when NASA announced the selection of 35 new astronauts from more than 8,000 applicants, for the first time the astronaut class included women and minorities. All distinguished themselves as NASA astronauts and paved the way for others in subsequent astronaut selections. Nichols returned to JSC in September 2010 with the Traveling Space Museum, an organization that partners with schools to promote space studies. She toured Mission Control and the International Space Station trainer accompanied by NASA astronaut B. Alvin Drew . She also flew aboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne telescope aircraft managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, in September 2015.

Meanwhile, the Star Trek brand renewed itself in 1979 as a full-length motion picture with the original TV series cast members reprising their roles. Over the years, several sequels followed this first film. And on the small screen, a reboot of sorts occurred in 1987 with the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a new series set in the 24 th century aboard the Enterprise-D, a next generation starship with a new crew. That series lasted seven seasons, followed by a near-bewildering array of spin-off series, all built on the Star Trek brand, that continue to this day.

James Doohan, the actor who played Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the Starship Enterprise’s chief engineer, had early associations with NASA. In April 1967, Doohan visited NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center in California, spending time with NASA test pilot Bruce A. Peterson. A month later, Peterson barely survived a horrific crash of the experimental M2-F2 lifting body aircraft. He inspired the 1970s TV series The Six-Million Dollar Man, and the show’s opening credits include film of the crash. Doohan narrated a documentary film about the space shuttle released shortly before Columbia made its first flight in April 1981. In January 1991, Doohan visited JSC and with NASA astronaut Mario Runco (who sometimes went by the nickname “Spock”) toured the shuttle trainers, Mission Control, and tried his hand at operating the shuttle’s robotic arm in the Manipulator Development Facility. In a unique tribute, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong , the first person to step on the lunar surface , spoke at Doohan’s retirement in 2004, addressing him as “one old engineer to another.”

George Takei, who played Enterprise helmsman Lt. Hikaru Sulu, and his husband Brad, visited JSC in May 2012. Invited by both Asian American and LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Groups, Takei spoke of leadership and inclusiveness, including overcoming challenges while in Japanese American internment camps during World War II and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He noted that Star Trek remained ahead of its time in creating a future when all members of society could equally participate in great undertakings, at a time when the country struggled through the Civil Rights movement and the conflict in Southeast Asia. The inclusiveness that is part of NASA’s culture greatly inspired him. JSC Director Michael L. Coats presented Takei with a plaque including a U.S. flag flown aboard space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission. He also visited Mission Control and spent some time with Robonaut.

Leonard Nimoy played the science officer aboard the Starship Enterprise, the half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. Spock. The actor watched in September 2012 when space shuttle Enterprise arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on the last leg of its journey to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, where it currently resides. “This is a reunion for me,” observed Nimoy. “Thirty-five years ago, I met the Enterprise for the first time.” As noted earlier, the Star Trek cast attended the first space shuttle’s rollout in 1976. Following his death in 2015, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti paid tribute to Nimoy aboard the International Space Station by wearing a Star Trek science officer uniform, giving the Vulcan greeting, and proclaiming, “Of all the souls I have encountered … his was the most human.”

Captain James T. Kirk, played by actor William Shatner, a life-long advocate of science and space exploration, served at the helm of the Starship Enterprise. His relationship with NASA began during the original series, with references to the space agency incorporated into several story lines. In 2011, Shatner hosted and narrated a NASA documentary celebrating the 30 th anniversary of the Space Shuttle program , and gave his time and voice to other NASA documentaries. NASA recognized Shatner’s contributions in 2014 with a Distinguished Public Service Medal , the highest award NASA bestows on non-government individuals. NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Communications Robert “Bob” N. Jacobs presented the medal to Shatner. The award’s citation read, “For outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring new generations of explorers around the world, and for unwavering support for NASA and its missions of discovery.” In 2019, Shatner narrated the NASA video We Are Going , about NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon. He has spoken at numerous NASA-themed events and moderated panels about NASA’s future plans. On Oct. 13, 2021, at the age of 90, Shatner reached the edge of space during the NS-18 suborbital flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, experiencing three minutes of weightlessness.

Elements of the Star Trek universe have made their way not only into popular culture but also into NASA culture. As noted above, Star Trek fans had a hand in naming the first space shuttle Enterprise. NASA’s Earth observation facility aboard the space station that makes use of its optical quality window bears the name the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The connection between that acronym and the name of a Klingon officer aboard the Enterprise in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series seemed like an opportunity not to be missed – the facility’s official patch bears its name in English and in Klingon. Several astronaut crews have embraced Star Trek themes for their unofficial photographs. The STS-54 crew dressed in the uniforms of Starship Enterprise officers from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, the second full-length feature motion picture of the series. Space shuttle and space station crews created Space Flight Awareness (SFA) posters for their missions, and more than one embraced Star Trek themes. The Expedition 21 crew dressed in uniforms from the original series, while the STS-134 crew chose as their motif the 2009 reboot motion picture Star Trek.

As much as Star Trek has influenced NASA, in turn the agency has left its mark on the franchise, from episodes referencing actual and future spaceflight events to NASA astronauts making cameo appearances on the show. The first-season episode “Court Martial” that aired in February 1967 featured a photograph of the December 1965 Gemini VI launch adorning a wall aboard a star base. In the second-season episode “Return to Tomorrow,” airing in February 1968, Captain Kirk in a dialogue about risk-taking remarks, “Do you wish that the first Apollo mission hadn’t reached the Moon?” a prescient reference to the first Apollo mission to reach the Moon more than 10 months after the episode aired. Astronaut Mae C. Jemison , who credits Nichelle Nichols as her inspiration to become an astronaut, appeared in the 1993 episode “Second Chances” of Star Trek: The Next Generation , eight months after her actual spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour. In May 2005, two other NASA astronauts, Terry W. Virts and E. Michael Fincke , appeared in “These are the Voyages…,” the final episode of the series Star Trek: Enterprise.

In the 2016 documentary “ NASA on the Edge of Forever: Science in Space ,” host NASA astronaut Victor J. Glover states, “Science and Star Trek go hand-in-hand.” The film explores how for 50 years, Star Trek influenced scientists, engineers, and even astronauts to reach beyond their potential. While the space station doesn’t speed through the galaxy like the Starship Enterprise, much of the research conducted aboard the orbiting facility can make the fiction of Star Trek come a little closer to reality. Several of the cast members from the original TV series share their viewpoints in the documentary, along with those of NASA managers and scientists. Over the years, NASA has created several videos highlighting the relationship between the agency and the Star Trek franchise. In 2016, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden led a video tribute to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the first Star Trek episode.

In 2021, on the 100 th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s birth, his son Rod hosted a virtual panel discussion , introduced by NASA Administrator C. William “Bill” Nelson , about diversity and inspiration, two ideals the Star Trek creator infused into the series. Panelists included Star Trek actor Takei, Tracy D. Drain, flight systems engineer for the Europa Clipper spacecraft at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim , Swati Mohan, guidance and operations lead for the Mars 2020 rover at JPL, and Hortense B. Diggs, Director of the Office of Communication and Public Engagement at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mutual attraction between NASA and Star Trek stems from, to paraphrase the opening voiceover from the TV series, that both seek to explore and discover new worlds, and to boldly go where no one has gone before. The diversity, inclusion, and inspiration involved in these endeavors ensure that they will live long and prosper.

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Star Trek and Lethal Weapon actor Alan Scarfe has sadly died aged 77. The Hollywood star passed away on April 28 at his home in Quebec after a battle with colon cancer, his family have announced.

Alan played two separate Romulan characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and featured as Magistrate Augris in Star Trek: Voyager episode. He was also known for his role in Lethal Weapon alongside Mel Gibson, and his features in Seven Days and Double Impact.

Beginning his career as a stage actor, Alan featured in over 100 roles in theatres across Europe, as well as directing productions by playwrights including Shakespeare. The British-Canadian actor turned to writing later on in life, winning an award in 2019 for his first novel The Revelation of Jack the Ripper.

Alan was born in England and raised in Vancouver, before returning to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1964 to 1966. He then pivoted his career from the stage to the screen and moved to Los Angeles in 1989 with his family.

As the sad news breaks, fans have taken to X, formerly known as Twitter to share their condolences, and remember the star’s incredible career.

“Sorry to hear of the loss of Alan Scarfe. Some seriously great performances,” wrote one fan.

Another penned: “Sad to see Alan Scarfe has passed, I loved his evil farmer role in The Wrong Guy with @DaveSFoley .”

A third fan wrote: “A damn shame. He's one of those actors who I always enjoyed seeing on TV and in the occasional movie…”

“One of the great 90s villains in Van Damme's classic Double Impact. Very sad news,” wrote a fourth.

Another penned: “I loved him in Seven Days. Rest In Peace.”

The Hollywood star is survived by his children including daughter Antonia "Tosia" and son-in-law Austin, who lived with and cared for the star up until his death. He is also survived by his son, Jon Scarfe who works in the same profession as his father.

Jon is known for his roles in blockbusters including Van Helsing, Raising the Bar and television series The 100. He also leaves behind his brother Colin, son Jonathan Scarfe, and his grandchildren Kai and Hunter Scarfe.

The actor was married to fellow Star Trek actor Barbara March, who played Lursa in the series. Sadly, Barbara died in 2019 after a battle with cancer.

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The following is a list of all military conflicts, rebellions, coups, etc. that have occurred from the distant past to the far future , organized by date.

• 1 Distant past
• 2 Conflicts of the 19th century
• 3 Conflicts of the 20th century
• 4 Conflicts of the 21st century
• 5 Conflicts of the 22nd century
• 6 Conflicts of the 23rd century
• 7.1 Dominion cold war and war
• 7.2 Conflicts involving the Borg
• 7.3 Delta Quadrant regional conflicts
• 8 Conflicts of the 25th century
• 9 Conflicts of the (possible) future
• 10.1.1 During Kahless' life
• 10.2 Involving the Romulan Star Empire
• 11.1 Alternate reality
• 11.2 Mirror universe
• 12 Averted conflicts
• 13 Accounts of conflicts proven to be false
• 14 Hypothetical
• 15 Fictional
• 16 Other and unsure
• 17 See also
• 18 External links

Distant past [ ]

An Atomic bomb is used during the Time of Awakening on Vulcan

Orbital bombardment of the Vaadwaur homeworld

• Slaver war : one billion years ago ( TAS : " The Slaver Weapon ")
• Arretan final war: 500,000 years ago ( TOS : " Return to Tomorrow ")
• Orbital bombardment of Iconia : 200,000 years ago ( TNG : " Contagion "; DS9 : " To the Death ")
• Unspecified Mesopotamian battle in which Flint fought : c. 39th century BC ( TOS : " Requiem for Methuselah "))
• A series of conflicts on Beta III : ended c. 39th century BC ( TOS : " The Return of the Archons ")
• Battle of Thermopylae : 480 BC ( DS9 : " What You Leave Behind ")
• Final battle at Mount Seleya
• Conflict on Solais V : started around 1500 years before 2365 , still ongoing in that year. ( TNG : " Loud As A Whisper ")
• Battle of Clontarf : 1014 ( DS9 : " Bar Association ", " It's Only a Paper Moon ")
• Crusades ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")
• Hur'q invasion : c. 14th century ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless "; ENT : " Affliction ")
• Battle of Orelious IX
• Ventax II period with wars: ended 1367 ( TNG : " Devil's Due ")
• Orbital bombardment of Vaadwaur homeworld : 1484 ( VOY : " Dragon's Teeth ")
• Overthrow of the Klingon Second Dynasty - 16th century ( DS9 : " You Are Cordially Invited ")
• Pueblo Revolt : 1680 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
• Spanish reconquest of areas lost in the Pueblo Revolt : ca. 1690 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
• Eminiar-Vendikar War : started c. 18th century , ended in 2267 ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")
• American Revolution : 1775 – 1783 ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever "; TNG : " The High Ground ")

Conflicts of the 19th century [ ]

George Washington crosses the Delaware during the American Revolution

A scene from the American Civil War

• Human slave uprising on a Skagaran colony ( ENT : " North Star ")
• Denobulan-Antaran wars (end date) ( ENT : " The Breach ")
• Battle of Trafalgar : 1805 ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds "; Star Trek Generations )
• Battle of Waterloo : 1815 ( VOY : " The Thaw ")
• Battle of the Alamo : 1836 ( DS9 : " Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night ")
• Battle of Pine Mountain : 1864 ( VOY : " Death Wish ")
• Battle of Fort Hindman ( TOS : " The Cage ")
• Battle of Hampton Roads ( TOS : " The Cage ")
• An unspecified war fought on 892-IV (before 1868) ( TOS : " Bread and Circuses ")

Conflicts of the 20th century [ ]

Earth 's First world war

Nuclear Weapons development, part of cold war strategy

• Anthracite strike of 1902 : 1902 ( DS9 : " Bar Association ")
• World War I : 1914 – 1918 ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever " et al )
• Gang violence in Chicago – 1920s ( TOS : " A Piece of the Action ")
• Dunkirk ( PIC : " Remembrance ")
• Battle of Britain : 1940 – 1941 ( DS9 : " Homefront ")
• Pearl Harbor attack ( TNG : " The Enemy ")
• French Resistance ( VOY : " The Killing Game ")
• Brush Wars : ~ 1960s ( TOS : " A Private Little War ")
• Civil Rights Movement ( DS9 : " Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang ")
• Watergate ( DS9 : " Q-Less ")
• Unspecified Asian coup d'etat : 1968 ( TOS : " Tomorrow is Yesterday ")
• Iran-Contra Scandal ( TNG : " The Ensigns of Command ")
• Tiananmen Square protests ( ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
• Earth Cold War : ~ 1947 – 1991 ( TOS : " A Private Little War ", DS9 : " Our Man Bashir " et al )
• Operations in North Africa ( ENT : " Hatchery ")

Conflicts of the 21st century [ ]

The Bell Riots

A court during the Post-atomic horror

• Vulcan annexation of Weytahn : 2097 ( ENT : " Cease Fire ")
• World Trade Center attack: 2001 ( ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
• Nakan massacre ( VOY : " Memorial ")
• Irish rebellion - ended in 2024 with the Irish Unification of 2024 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
• Bell Riots : 2024 ( DS9 : " Past Tense, Part I ", " Past Tense, Part II ")
• Unrest amongst students in France: 2024 ( DS9 : " Past Tense, Part I ", " Past Tense, Part II ")
• Xindi Civil War : c. 2030s ( ENT : " The Council ")
• World War III : 2026 - 2053 ( TOS : " The Savage Curtain " et al )
• Post-atomic horror : second half of 21st century ( TNG : " Encounter at Farpoint ")
• Kzinti Wars : c. 2060s ( TAS : " The Slaver Weapon ")
• Earth - Terra Nova dispute: ended 2083 ( ENT : " Terra Nova ")

Conflicts of the 22nd century [ ]

The Xindi probe strikes Earth

Battle of Andoria , the final battle in the Vulcan-Andorian conflict

22nd century

• Border Incursions of 2112 : 2112 ( ENT : " Cease Fire ")
• Coridanite civil war: 2150s ( ENT : " Shadows of P'Jem ")
• A series of three Andorian intrusions of P'Jem : last one in 2151 ( ENT : " The Andorian Incident ")
• Andorian orbital bombardment of P'Jem: 2152 ( ENT : " Shadows of P'Jem ")
• Andorian re-occupation and defense of Weytahn : 2152 ( TNG : " Cease Fire ")
• Battle of Andoria : 2154 ( ENT : " Kir'Shara ")
• Dominion - Teplan conflict ( DS9 : " The Quickening ")
• Unspecified conflict in which the Denobulan Infantry was involved ( TNG : " Cease Fire ")
• Krenim - Rilnar conflict ( VOY : " Year of Hell, Part II ")
• IKS Somraw raid on Xarantine outpost: 2151 ( ENT : " Sleeping Dogs ")
• A colony of Tessic's species conflict with Klingon marauders : Ended 2152 , ongoing for "five seasons " ( ENT : " Marauders ")
• Periodic coups on Xantoras , including one in 2153 ( ENT : " The Breach ")
• Klingon Empire internal struggle: until 2151 ( ENT : " Broken Bow ")
• Tandaran - Suliban conflict: started in 2044 , ongoing as of 2152 ( ENT : " Detained ")
• Zobral's clan rebellion: 2150s ( ENT : " Oasis ")
• Temporal Cold War : 2151 ( ENT : " Broken Bow " et al )
• Outbreak of violence aboard the Seleya : 2152 ( ENT : " Impulse ")
• Outbreak of violence aboard Vaankara : 2152 ( ENT : " The Expanse ")
• Triannon War : Ended in 2153 ( ENT : " Chosen Realm ")
• Battle of Azati Prime ( ENT : " Azati Prime ", " Damage ")
• Augment Crisis : 2154 ( ENT : " Borderland ", " Cold Station 12 ", " The Augments ")
• Bombing of United Earth Embassy : 2154 ( ENT : " The Forge ")
• Bombarding of T'Karath Sanctuary : 2154 ( ENT : " Awakening ")
• Babel Crisis : 2154 ( ENT : " Babel One ", " United ", " The Aenar ")
• Terra Prime crisis: 2155 ( ENT : " Demons ", " Terra Prime ")
• Battle of Cheron ( TNG : " The Defector ")
• Federation-Klingon Cold War ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy " et al )
• Borg assimilation of Species 262 : late 22nd century ( VOY : " The Omega Directive ")

Conflicts of the 23rd century [ ]

Klingon invasion forces on Organia

Battle of the Mutara Nebula , Khan Noonien Singh 's final stand

• Battle of Donatu V : 2245 ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ", DIS : " The Vulcan Hello ")
• Raid on Doctari Alpha ( DIS : " The Vulcan Hello ", " Lethe ", " Will You Take My Hand? ")
• Mass execution of colonists on Tarsus IV : 2246 ( TOS : " The Conscience of the King ")
• Battle of Axanar ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")
• Bombing of Vulcan Learning Center
• Suicide attack on Sarek
• Battle of the Binary Stars ( DIS : " Battle at the Binary Stars ")
• Attack on Corvan II ( DIS : " The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry ")
• Battle at Pahvo ( DIS : " Into the Forest I Go ")
• Battle near Xahea : 2257 ( DIS : " Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 ")
• Gorn attacks on Finibus III and the USS Enterprise : 2259 ( SNW : " Memento Mori ")
• Battle of Caleb IV : c. 2260s ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
• Pralor - Cravic war: ongoing as early as 2222 and at least until 2372 ( VOY : " Prototype ")
• Borg assimilation of the El-Aurian homeworld : mid-23rd century ( TNG : " Q Who ", " I Borg ", Star Trek Generations )
• Neutral Zone Incursion : 2266 ( TOS : " Balance of Terror ")
• Klingon invasion of Organia ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy ")
• Gorn attack on Cestus III : 2267 ( TOS : " Arena ")
• Interplanetary conflict in the region of Altair VI : ended ca. 2267 ( TOS : " Amok Time ")
• Planet killer intrusion in Federation space: 2267 ( TOS : " The Doomsday Machine ")
• Destruction of all life in the Malurian system by Nomad ( TOS : " The Changeling ")
• Coup on Capella IV : 2267 ( TOS : " Friday's Child ")
• Conflict between the Hill People and a neighboring tribe on Neural : 2267 – 2268 ( TOS : " A Private Little War ")
• Conflict between Southside Territory and Northside Territory on Sigma Iotia II : ongoing in 2268 ( TOS : " A Piece of the Action ")
• Elasian - Troyian war - started "decades" before 2268 , possibly ended in that year ( TOS : " Elaan of Troyius ")
• Tralesta Massacre : 2268 ( TNG : " The Vengeance Factor ")
• 2268 - removal of all Zeons from the Ekosian capital
• Disrupter 's rebellion: Ended 2269 ( TOS : " The Cloud Minders ")
• Klingon Fight with V'ger : 2270s ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )
• Attempted Son'a takeover of Ba'ku : 2270s ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
• Battle of Klach D'kel Brakt : 2271 ( DS9 : " Blood Oath ")
• Battle of the Mutara Nebula : 2285 ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )
• Battle of Genesis : 2285 ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock )
• Feira incident : before 2287 ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )
• Albino raids on Klingon colonies: 2290s ( DS9 : " Blood Oath ")
• Ansata struggle for independence; started 2296 , ongoing as of 2366 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
• Battle of Khitomer : 2293

Conflicts of the 24th century [ ]

Wreckage after the Battle of Wolf 359

The First Battle of Chin'toka , part of the Dominion War

24th century

• Tomed Incident : 2311 ( TNG : " The Neutral Zone ")
• Son'a conquest of Tarlac and Ellora species: 2320s ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
• Alpha moon - Beta moon conflict: ongoing since 19th century, ended 2337 ( TNG : " The Host ")
• Mordan IV civil war : 2319 – 2359 ( TNG : " Too Short A Season ")
• Raids on the Haru outposts ( DS9 : " Past Prologue ")
• Raid on Pullock V ( DS9 : " Shakaar ")
• Liberation of Gallitep labor camp : 2357 ( DS9 : " Duet ")
• Destruction of a Cardassian orbital drydock around 2360 ( DS9 : " Waltz ")
• Kendra Valley Massacre ( DS9 : " The Collaborator ")
• Kiessa Monastery massacre ( DS9 : " Ties of Blood and Water ")
• Dominion annexation of Yadera Prime ( DS9 : " Shadowplay ")
• Setlik III massacre : ~ 2347 ( TNG : " The Wounded " et al )
• Attempted Cardassian annexation of Minos Korva ( TNG : " Chain Of Command, Part I ", " Chain Of Command, Part II ")
• mining of the Beloti sector ( TNG : " Ethics ")
• "Constant border disputes" in the sector containing Draygo IV : ongoing in 2370 ( TNG : " Homeward ")
• Battle of Narendra III : 2344 ( TNG : " Yesterday's Enterprise ")
• Khitomer Massacre : 2346 ( TNG : " Heart of Glory ", " Sins of The Father ", " Birthright, Part I ")
• Klingon raid in which Neral 's family was killed: 2350 ( DS9 : " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges ")
• Klaestron Civil War : mid-24th century ( DS9 : " Dax ")
• Gentonian trade wars : mid-24th century ( TNG : " Violations ")
• Norkan Campaign : mid-24th century ( TNG : " The Defector ")
• Todfrey Campaign
• Robmeybur Rebellion
• Endemic feuding on Acamar III : ongoing until the mid-24th century ( TNG : " The Vengeance Factor ")
• Tholian Attack on a Federation starbase : 2353 ( TNG : " The Icarus Factor ")
• Battle of Maxia : 2355 ( TNG : " The Battle ", PIC : " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 ")
• Battle at Castal I
• Destruction of Galen IV colony
• Parada Civil War : started 2358 , ongoing in 2370 ( DS9 : " Whispers ")
• Federation-Tzenkethi War : c. 2360s ( DS9 : " The Adversary ", " Paradise Lost ")
• Rekag-Seronia dispute: 2360s , intensified in 2369 ( TNG : " Man Of The People ")
• Klingon raid into Federation space: 2362 ( TNG : " Aquiel ")
• Antican - Selay wars: ongoing as of 2364 ( TNG : " Lonely Among Us ")
• Destruction of the USS Drake : 2364 ( TNG : " The Arsenal of Freedom ")
• Operation Lovely Angel : 2365 ( TNG : " Peak Performance ")
• Civil war on Daled IV : ongoing for centuries in 2365 ( TNG : " The Dauphin ")
• Battle of Zambrano
• Husnock attack on the Rana IV colony : 2366 ( TNG : " The Survivors ")
• Destruction of a station in the Cuellar system
• Destruction of a Cardassian warship and a supply ship
• Kriosian struggle for independence: ongoing in 2367 ( TNG : " The Mind's Eye ")
• Lysian - Satarran conflict: ongoing in 2368 , started "decades" before ( TNG : " Conundrum ")
• Battle of Mempa ( TNG : " Redemption II ", DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising "
• Kriosian - Valtese conflict: ongoing for centuries as of 2368 ( TNG : " The Perfect Mate ")
• Cardassian attack on Solarion IV : 2368 ( TNG : " Ensign Ro ")
• Ktarian takeover attempt of Starfleet: 2368 ( TNG : " The Game ")
• Ennis - Nol-Ennis war: ongoing in 2369 ( DS9 : " Battle Lines ")
• Breakdown of government on Tilonus IV : 2369 ( TNG : " Frame of Mind ")
• Paqu - Navot dispute: 2369 ( DS9 : " The Storyteller ")
• Destruction of two Ferengi freighters by Cardassians in the Igo sector : 2369 ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ")
• Overthrow of government on Malaya IV : somewhere between 2328 and 2370 ( TNG : " Inheritance ")
• Proxcinian War : c. 2370s ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
• Attempted coup d'état by the Alliance for Global Unity on Bajor : 2370 ( DS9 : " The Circle ", " The Siege ")
• Destruction of the Bok'Nor : 2370 ( TNG : " The Maquis, Part I ")
• Orias assault: 2371 ( DS9 : " Defiant ")
• Attacks on Veloz Prime and Quatal Prime : 2373 ( DS9 : " For the Uniform ")
• Marquis annihilation: 2373 ( DS9 : " Blaze of Glory ", VOY : " Hunters ")
• Voyager-Kazon conflict : 2371 - 2373 ( VOY : " Caretaker " et al )
• Battle of Veridian III : 2371 ( Star Trek Generations )
• Conflict between USS Equinox and the Krowtonan Guard : 2371 ( VOY : " Equinox ")
• Two week Bajoran government standoff with Shakaar : 2371 ( DS9 : " Shakaar ")
• Breen privateer raid on Free Haven : 2372 ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
• Rogue Jem'Hadar raid on Deep Space 9 : 2372 ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
• Conflict involving the Manchovites : armistice before 2373 ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
• Palamar conflict: ongoing in 2373 ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
• Q Civil War : 2373 ( VOY : " The Q and the Grey ")
• Year of Hell : 2374 ( VOY : " Year of Hell ", " Year of Hell, Part II ")
• Romulan seizure of the USS Prometheus ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")
• Territorial dispute in the Goren system : 2375 ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
• Battle of the Briar Patch : 2375 ( Star Trek: Insurrection )
• Brief war between beings Doctor Chaotica and beings of the fifth dimension : 2375 ( VOY : " Bride of Chaotica! ")
• Conflict between USS Equinox and nucleogenic lifeforms : Ended in 2376 ( VOY : " Equinox ", " Equinox, Part II ")
• Battle in the Bassen Rift : 2379
• Attack on Mars : 2385 ( ST : " Children of Mars ", PIC : " Remembrance ")

Dominion cold war and war [ ]

• Massacre on New Bajor : 2370 ( DS9 : " The Jem'Hadar "
• Battle of the Omarion Nebula : 2371 ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
• Attempted United Federation of Planets coup by Vice Admiral Leyton : 2372 ( DS9 : " Homefront ", " Paradise Lost ")
• Destruction of Korma outpost: 2372 ( DS9 : " Return to Grace ")
• First Battle of Deep Space 9 : 2372( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
• Battle at Ganalda IV 2373 ( DS9 : " Nor the Battle to the Strong ")
• Battle of Ajilon Prime : 2373 ( DS9 : " Nor the Battle to the Strong ")
• Second Battle of Deep Space 9 : 2373 ( DS9 : " Call to Arms ")
• Dominion taking control of Kepla sector : 2373 ( DS9 : " Valiant ")
• Battle of Torros III : 2373 ( DS9 : " Call to Arms ")
• Battle of the Tyra system : 2374 ( DS9 : " A Time to Stand ", " Inquisition ")
• Operation Return : 2374 ( DS9 : " Favor the Bold ", " Sacrifice of Angels ")
• Raid on the Coridan system 's dilithium mines ( DS9 : " One Little Ship ")
• Battle of Betazed : 2374 ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
• Romulan strikes on fifteen bases along Cardassian border: 2374 ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
• Three Second Fleet attacks on Betazed : 2374 ( DS9 : " The Sound of Her Voice ")
• First Battle of Chin'toka : 2374 ( DS9 : " Tears of the Prophets ")
• Battle of Monac IV : 2375 ( DS9 : " Shadows and Symbols ")
• Siege of AR-558 : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Siege of AR-558 ")
• Raid on Trelka V : 2375 ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
• Battle of Ricktor Prime : 2375 ( DS9 : " Field of Fire ")
• Invasion of Septimus III : 2375 ( DS9 : " Strange Bedfellows ")
• Breen attack on Earth : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
• Second Battle of Chin'toka : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
• Attack on Avenal VII : 2375 ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
• Battle of Rondac III : 2375 ( DS9 : " The Changing Face of Evil ")
• Attack on Tevak shipyards ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
• Mission to Kelvas facility ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
• Dominion destruction bases of the rebellion ( DS9 : " The Dogs of War ")
• Attack on Jem'Hadar barracks at the Cardassian capital city ( DS9 : " The Dogs of War ")
• Destruction of Lakarian City
• Razing of Cardassia Prime

Conflicts involving the Borg [ ]

• Caatati -Borg conflict: assimilated in the early 2370s . ( VOY : " Day of Honor ")
• Encounter at System J-25 ( TNG : " Q Who ")
• Destruction of New Providence colony and the USS Lalo ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds ")
• Engagement at the Paulson Nebula TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds ")
• Battle of Wolf 359 : 2367 ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds, Part II " et al , DS9 : " Emissary ")
• Battle in Earth orbit ( TNG : " The Best of Both Worlds, Part II ")
• Rogue Borg attack on Ohniaka III : 2369 ( TNG : " Descent ")
• Rogue Borg attack on MS I colony : 2369 ( TNG : " Descent ")
• Battle of Sector 001 : 2373 ( Star Trek: First Contact )
• Borg- Species 6339 conflict: started 2371 , ongoing as of 2375 ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ")
• Borg-Species 8472 War : 2373 – 2374 ( VOY : " Scorpion ", " Scorpion, Part II ")
• Borg - Species 116 conflict: centuries, until c. 2374 ( VOY : " Hope and Fear ")
• Borg- Species 10026 conflict: 2375 ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")
• Borg- Brunali conflict: ongoing in 2376 ( VOY : " Child's Play ")

Delta Quadrant regional conflicts [ ]

• Kazon uprising against the Trabe : 2346 ( VOY : " Initiations ", " Alliances ")
• Battle of the Pyrithian Gorge
• Alsaurian resistance movement ; started at the latest in 2360s , active in 2372 ( VOY : " Resistance ")
• Banea - Numiri conflict: ongoing in 2371 ( VOY : " Ex Post Facto ")
• Etanian - Nezu conflict: 2373 ( VOY : " Rise ")
• The Clash : ongoing for over a decade in 2374 ( VOY : " Nemesis ")
• Great War : beginning in late 2374 ( VOY : " Living Witness ")
• Iden's Rebellion : 2377 ( VOY : " Flesh and Blood ")
• Lokirrim Photonic insurgency : ongoing in 2377 ( VOY : " Body and Soul ")
• Conflict between: Aksani , Antarian , Chessu , and one more species: ended before 2377 ( VOY : " Drive ")
• Vojean - Wyngari conflict: started 2378 ( VOY : " Q2 ")

Conflicts of the 25th century [ ]

• Theft from Daystrom Station ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")
• Shrike attacks the USS Titan -A and the SS Eleos XII in the Ryton system ( PIC : " The Next Generation ", " Disengage ", " Seventeen Seconds ", " No Win Scenario ")
• Titan' s raid on Daystrom Station ( PIC : " Bounty ")
• Shrike captures the Titan ( PIC : " Dominion ", " Surrender ")
• Battle of Frontier Day

Conflicts of the (possible) future [ ]

Battle of Procyon V

26th century

• Battle of Procyon V ( ENT : " Azati Prime ")

30th century

• Temporal Wars ( DIS : " Die Trying ", " Terra Firma, Part 1 ", " Terra Firma, Part 2 ", " Face the Strange ")

31st century

• Temporal Cold War ( ENT : " Broken Bow " et al )
• Riots on the Kyrian and Vaskan homeworld ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

33rd century

• War involving the V'draysh and Alcor IV ( ST : " Calypso ")

Conflicts with indeterminate dates [ ]

Unspecified battle between the Klingon Defense Force and a Borg cube

• Kohm - Yang war: implied to be millennia before 2267 ( TOS : " The Omega Glory ")
• Galactic Wars : 2269 ( TAS : " The Infinite Vulcan ")
• Gorn attack on the SS Puget Sound : 2230s or 2240s ( SNW : " Strange New Worlds ", " Memento Mori ")
• Trabe conquest and subjugation of Kazon : before 2346 ( VOY : " Initiations ", " Alliances ")
• Battle of Prexnak : before 2374 ( DS9 : " The Magnificent Ferengi ")
• Ersalrope Wars : before 2364 ( TNG : " The Arsenal of Freedom ")
• Kenzie Rebellion : before 2366 ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
• Violent rebellion resulting in the independence of Mexico from Spain . ( TNG : " The High Ground ")
• Andorian-Tellarite conflict ( ENT : " Babel One ")
• Attack on Station Salem-One : before 2366 ( TNG : " The Enemy ")
• Final war on Cheron : between ca. 47,732 BC and 2268 ( TOS : " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield ")
• Six conflicts in which the Mizarian were conquered, in the three centuries before 2366 . ( TNG : " Allegiance ")
• Ghorusda Disaster : before 2266 ( TNG : " Tin Man ")
• Koinonian Wars : "centuries" before 2366 ( TNG : " The Bonding ")
• Talosian nuclear holocaust": "thousands of centuries" before 2254 ( TOS : " The Cage ")
• Tarellian Civil War : prior to 2364 ( TNG : " Haven ")
• Saltah'na power struggle: before 2369 ( DS9 : " Dramatis Personae ")
• Dominion conquest of the T-Rogorans : before 2370 ( DS9 : " Sanctuary ")
• Borg- Sakari conflict: some time before 2373 ( VOY : " Blood Fever ")
• Based on assimilated individuals, both Klingons and Romulans seem to have had undocumented encounters with the Borg. ( Star Trek: First Contact , VOY : " Unity ")
• Uprising of Human slaves on a Briori planet: fifteen Human generations before 2371 ( VOY : " The 37's ")
• Motali Empire - Bara Plenum war: before 2375 ( VOY : " Think Tank ")
• Forceful displacement of Native Americans from their ancestral lands: centuries before 2370 ( TNG : " Journey's End ")
• Warlike period on Zeon : ended "dozens of [Zeon] generations" before 2268 ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
• The Spanish , Dutch , and the Portuguese had engaged in conquest under the guise of exploration. ( TNG : " Time's Arrow, Part II ")
• Attacks on the Diana and USS Muleskinner : Before 2364 ( TNG : " The Naked Now ")
• Triacus marauder attacks on the worlds of Epsilon Indi ( TOS : " And the Children Shall Lead ")
• The Aquans had apparently been attacked by their progenitors, known as " air-breathers ", centuries prior to 2269 . ( TAS : " The Ambergris Element ")
• Destruction of Gol : prior to the Time of Awakening ( ENT : " Kir'Shara ")
• Andorian renegade action in the Triangulum system ( TNG : " The Survivors ")
• Wars on Earth over Black pepper, paprika, mustard seed, cayenne, and other such resources. ( ENT : " Rajiin ")

Involving the Klingon Empire [ ]

• Battle of Tong Vey ( DS9 : " Rules of Engagement ")
• Failed Klingon invasion of the Breen : during the Klingon Second Empire ( DS9 : " 'Til Death Do Us Part ")
• Klingon annexation of Raatooras : some years before 2153 ( ENT : " Judgment ")
• Klingon conquest of Krios Prime : after 2152 ( TNG : " The Mind's Eye ")
• Battle of HarOs : before 2370 ( TNG : " Parallels ")
• Betreka Nebula Incident : " ages " before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
• A battle at Korma Pass : during the life of Kor , before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ", " Once More Unto the Breach ")
• An attack on Romulus : during the life of Kor , before 2372 ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ")
• Romulan boarding of ShiVang's flagship ( DS9 : " Once More Unto the Breach ")
• Conquest of the Zora Fel ( DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising ")
• Liberation of Vrax ( DS9 : " Apocalypse Rising ")
• A Klingon-Romulan battle at Tranome Sar ( TNG : " A Matter Of Honor ")
• A Klingon-Romulan battle in which Klag's father was captured ( TNG : " A Matter Of Honor ")
• Romulan attack on a Klingon outpost ( TNG : " Face Of The Enemy ")

During Kahless' life [ ]

• Battle of Qam-Chee ( DS9 : " Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places ")
• Battle of River Skral ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")
• Kahless slaying of the Fek'Ihri ( DS9 : " The Sword of Kahless ")
• Battle at Three Turn Bridge ( DS9 : " Let He Who Is Without Sin... ")

Involving the Romulan Star Empire [ ]

• A hundred year long war between the Vulcans and the Romulan Star Empire ( VOY : " Death Wish ")
• "A hundred campaigns" a centurion claimed to have fought together with his Commander , previous to 2266 . ( TOS : " Balance of Terror ")
• A battle involving the Romulan commander Chulak at Galorndon Core before 2370 . ( VOY : " The Thaw ")
• Battle of Vorkado : before 2377 ( VOY : " Workforce, Part II ")

Alternate timelines [ ]

German forces occupy Washington, DC

Earth destroyed by the Xindi

• Nazi Germany conquest of Earth ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ")
• Nazi conquest of France , Belgium , and the Netherlands
• Battles in Virginia
• American resistance
• American counter-offensive in southern Virginia, eastern Pennsylvania, and at the Ohio River
• Nazi invasion of Russia and capture of Moscow
• Nazi operations in Africa
• American counter-offensive, crossing of the Ohio River
• Alternate reality invasion of Federation space by the Borg before 2370 ( TNG : " Parallels ")
• Federation-Klingon War : c. 2340s – 2366 ( TNG : " Yesterday's Enterprise ")
• Zahl conquest of the Krenim Imperium ( VOY : " Year of Hell ")
• Klingon Empire conquering of the Romulan Star Empire in the anti-time future ( TNG : " All Good Things... ")
• Xindi destruction of Earth: c. 2154
• Xindi destruction of Mars , Alpha Centauri , and Vega colony
• Xindi destruction of a Human convoy in the Mutara system : 2165
• Battle of Ceti Alpha V : 2165
• " The Visitor " showed hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, and while war was not mentioned, these seemed serious enough that Starfleet was forced to hand over control of Deep Space 9 .
• Given Admiral Janeway's confidence in " Endgame ", her assertion that the Borg are no longer a threat to the Federation as of 2404 might have been proven in combat.
• "Endgame" also mentioned a seemingly serious conflict between Voyager and the Fen Domar in the 2380s .
• " Shockwave " showed a future where Earth was in ruins in the 29th century , but did not specify if this was the result of direct conflict.

Alternate reality [ ]

Vulcan destroyed by Nero

• Attack on the USS Kelvin : 2233 ( Star Trek )
• A battle between the Narada and 47 Klingon ships: 2258 ( Star Trek )
• Destruction of Vulcan : 2258 ( Star Trek )
• Battle of Earth : 2258 ( Star Trek )
• Klingon conquest of two planets, and incidents involving Klingons firing on Starfleet ships half a dozen times. ( Star Trek Into Darkness )
• Mudd Incident : 2259 ( Star Trek Into Darkness )
• Attack on the Daystrom Conference Room at Starfleet Headquarters : 2259
• Confrontation in the Ketha Province : 2259
• Battle of Luna : 2259
• Battle of Altamid : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )
• Attack on Krall's base : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )
• Attack on Yorktown : 2263 ( Star Trek Beyond )

Mirror universe [ ]

Zefram Cochrane sets off Terran expansion into space

• Capture of the T'Plana-Hath : 2063 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
• The Terran Empire 's conquest of the Vulcans , Andorians , Tellarites , Denobulans , and Orions : between 2063 and 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
• Battle at Tau Ceti : ca. 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ")
• Battle of Vintaak : 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly ", " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
• Unnamed battle between Terran Assault Fleet and rebels: 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
• Destruction of the ISS Avenger ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
• Hoshi Sato 's coup d'etat : 2155 ( ENT : " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ")
• Gabriel Lorca 's attempted coup: before 2257 ( DIS : " Despite Yourself ")
• Destruction of Qo'noS : before 2257 ( DIS : " Will You Take My Hand? ")
• Destruction of rebel ships in the Porathia system : 2257 ( DIS : " Despite Yourself ")
• Razing of Harlak ( DIS : " The Wolf Inside ")
• Battle for the ISS Charon ( DIS : " What's Past Is Prologue ")
• Gorlan rebellion: before 2267 ( TOS : " Mirror, Mirror ")
• Terran conquest of Bajor ( DS9 : " Crossover ")
• Klingon-Cardassian Alliance conquest of the Terran Empire ( DS9 : " Crossover ")
• Battle of Terok Nor : 2372 ( DS9 : " Shattered Mirror ")

Averted conflicts [ ]

• Aldea cloaked itself to go unseen by marauders and other hostile passers-by who might rob and plunder ( TNG : " When The Bough Breaks ")
• Around 2257 , insurrection was of the Klingon high council against L'Rell was thought to be brewing. This was at least temporarily averted with the help of Section 31 . ( DIS : " Point of Light ")
• Ekosian Final Decision : aborted at the last minute in 2268 ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
• Some time before 2269 , Garth of Izar ordered the annihilation of Antos IV inhabitants; his crew refused the order ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")
• 2356 : Haakonian invasion of Talax : The Talaxians were anticipating this invasion, but it was averted by the Talaxian surrender. ( VOY : " Jetrel ")
• In 2365 , conflict nearly broke out between Atlec and Straleb ( TNG : " The Outrageous Okona ")
• A Romulan invasion of Vulcan was planned but averted in 2368 ( TNG : " Unification II ")
• A 2370 Maquis attack on Aschelan V ( VOY : " Dreadnought ")
• A 2370 Maquis attack on Bryma ( DS9 : " The Maquis, Part II ")
• In 2372 Garak attempted an unauthorized orbital bombardment of the Founders' homeworld using the USS Defiant ; he was caught ( DS9 : " Broken Link ")
• Shortly before the Federation-Klingon War , representatives of Federation worlds along the Klingon unsuccessfully called for a Federation preemptive strike ( DS9 : " Broken Link ")
• A Kelvan invasion of the Milky Way ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")
• In 2373 , the Regent of Palamar planned a campaign on Nassuc 's homeworld, but was killed before it could begin ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
• In 2375 , during the Dominion War , Chancellor Gowron was set on ordering an attack on Sarpedion V , but was ultimatly talked out of it ( DS9 : " Tacking Into the Wind ")
• In 2375 , during the Dominion War chancellor Gowron proposed a major offensive, but later a new chancellor came to power who had previously strongly opposed the idea ( DS9 : " When It Rains... ")
• In 2376 , an autarch on Kelis' homeworld prepared for war with a neighbor; the war was averted ( VOY : " Muse ")

Accounts of conflicts proven to be false [ ]

Alleged advance scouts for the Ferengi invasion of Earth

• In 1947 , Nog managed to bluff the United States Army by suggesting a Ferengi invasion of Earth was imminent ( DS9 : " Little Green Men ")
• After the USS Enterprise was attacked (and managed to evade) Ekosian missiles in 2268 , the Ekosian government spinned this event as the successful defeat of an attack by multiple Zeon spacecraft ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
• Under the influence of the Beta XII-A entity , Pavel Chekov falsely believed he had a brother, Piotr Chekov , who had been killed by the Klingons on Archanis ( TOS : " Day of the Dove ")
• The Beta XII-A entity created a false memory of an agricultural colony on Beta XII-A being destroyed by Klingons ( TOS : " Day of the Dove ")
• In 2367 elements in the Federation feared that the Cardassians would try to annex the Igo sector ; this proved to be incorrect ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ")
• In 2368 , Romulan Admiral Alidar Jarok defected to the Federation with information that a Romulan invasion of Federation space was being prepared. However, the admiral had been fed false intelligence to test his loyalty ( TNG : " The Defector ")
• New Berlin Colony reported a Borg attack in 2369 ; they proved to be mistaken ( TNG : " Descent ")
• Eris claimed to have been a citizen of a planet called Kurill Prime which was conquered by the Dominion in 2370 ; however, her story was a fabrication ( DS9 : " The Jem'Hadar ")
• After Seven of Nine modified her alcove to double as a cortical processing subunit , she incorrectly deduced that USS Voyager was trying to establish a military presence in the Delta Quadrant ( VOY : " The Voyager Conspiracy ")
• The Romulan Senator Vreenak was lead to believe that the Dominion was planing an invasion of the Romulan Star Empire , however, the incriminating evidence turned out to be fake ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
• The Praetor Campaign , a Starfleet -opposed Romulan expansionist mission which was part of a holoprogram of a fictional future based on William T. Riker 's thoughts and expectations. Also mentioned was an Excalbian Campaign , which may or may not have been military in nature ( TNG : " Future Imperfect ")
• The Museum of Kyrian Heritage 's depiction of the Great War involving Kyrians , Vaskans , and USS Voyager was an example of revisionist history , as the incident did not happen in that way. ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

Hypothetical [ ]

• In 2151 , Vulcan diplomat Tos claimed that the Klingons would have sent a squadron of warbirds to attack Earth had he not negotiated for the transport of Klaang 's corpse to Qo'noS . ( ENT : " Broken Bow ")
• The ailing Chancellor K'mpec warned Captain Jean-Luc Picard that his potential successor , who had poisoned him, would be capable of leading the Klingon Empire into war against the Federation . ( TNG : " Reunion ")
• Commander William T. Riker warned DaiMon Lurin that his seizure of the USS Enterprise -D risked a war between the Ferengi and the Federation, only for Lurin to claim no affiliation with the Ferengi Alliance . ( TNG : " Rascals ")
• Captain Picard speculated that a spatial anomaly in the Devron system was a ploy by the Romulans to start a war. ( TNG : " All Good Things... ")
• In a simulation conducted by the Dominion , Subcommander T'Rul threatened war in response to the Romulans being excluded from treaty negotiations between the Dominion and the great powers of the Alpha Quadrant including the Federation . ( DS9 : " The Search, Part II ")
• The Duras sisters had ambitions to "reconquer" the Klingon Empire with a trilithium weapon which ended with their demise in the Battle of Veridian III . ( Star Trek Generations )
• Prior to the Battle of the Omarion Nebula , Cardassian observers considered that Romulan movements along the Cardassian-Romulan border were preparations for an invasion of the Cardassian Union . ( DS9 : " Improbable Cause ")
• Jadzia Dax suggested that the attack on the Founders' homeworld could plunge Romulus and Cardassia into war with the Dominion. ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
• Both Enabran Tain and Vice Admiral Toddman anticipated that, in the event that the Founders were destroyed, the Jem'Hadar would stage a counterattack against the Alpha Quadrant . ( DS9 : " The Die is Cast ")
• Dominion experts predicted that, had a group of rogue Jem'Hadar succeeded in activating an Iconian gateway , they would launch an insurrection and seize control of the Dominion within a year before attacking the Federation. ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
• Starfleet ordered the USS Enterprise -E to patrol the Romulan Neutral Zone , ostensibly for the event that the Romulans took advantage of the situation caused by the upcoming Battle of Sector 001 . ( Star Trek: First Contact )
• Kai Winn Adami understood that Starfleet could not protect Bajor at the cost of planets such as Vulcan , Andor , Berengaria and Earth. ( DS9 : " In the Cards ")
• The EMH Mark II of the USS Prometheus clarified to the Doctor that the Federation and the Romulans were not at war in 2374 . ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")
• The Dominion's successful invasion of Betazed left them in a position to threaten Vulcan, Andor, Tellar and Alpha Centauri . ( DS9 : " In the Pale Moonlight ")
• The Dominion attempted to establish a supply line to the Argolis Cluster through Betazoid space, which would have allowed them to attack Vulcan. ( DS9 : " The Reckoning ")
• Rom feared that a communications blackout was caused by a Dominion invasion of Ferenginar . Major Kira Nerys countered that it could not have been taken without first conquering the surrounding star systems like Irtok and Clarus . ( DS9 : " Profit and Lace ")
• Luther Sloan of Section 31 anticipated that, in the aftermath of the Dominion War, the Federation and the Romulans would emerge as the two powers vying for control of the Alpha Quadrant, affirming Doctor Julian Bashir 's observation that he was already planning for the next war. ( DS9 : " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges ")
• During the Battle of Cardassia , the Female Changeling believed that her surrender would invite the " solids " to cross into the Gamma Quadrant and destroy the Great Link before being convinced otherwise by Odo . ( DS9 : " What You Leave Behind ")
• Captain Jean-Luc Picard anticipated that the Romulans would have invaded a crippled Federation had Shinzon succeeded in using the Thalaron generator to wipe out all life on Earth. ( Star Trek Nemesis )

Fictional [ ]

Earth's continents destroyed

• Doctor Chaotica 's attempted conquests of Earth ( VOY : " Night ")
• Invaders from the Ninth Dimension ( VOY : " Homestead ")
• Hippocrates Noah 's attempt to destroy the Earth's continents ( DS9 : " Our Man Bashir ")
• Hirogen's Klingon simulation ( VOY : " The Killing Game ", " The Killing Game, Part II ")
• Massacre of Ferris VI ( DS9 : " Life Support ")
• Trojan War ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")

Other and unsure [ ]

An unknown ship, firing its cannons for unknown reasons

• The vast majority of species assimilated by the Borg were presumably, at least briefly, in conflict with them.
• When taken together, the short life expectancies of Jem'Hadar , together with the fact that very few don't die in battle, would suggest that the Dominion is constantly involved in conflict, even beyond those seen. ( DS9 : " To the Death ")
• Argelius II was very violent before its Great Awakening . It is unknown if this violence extended to armed conflict. Skorr can similary be assumed to have been involved in many conflicts before their awakening. ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ", TAS : " The Jihad ")
• Ekosians were a said to be a warlike people until at least a few years before 2268. ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ")
• By 2366 , Chrysalians had been at peace for ten generations. ( TNG : " The Price ")
• Kelvans were implied to have a tradition of conquest. ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")
• Remans were said to have historically been known as great warriors, and as such presumably fought in a number of conflicts, even before the Dominion War . ( Star Trek Nemesis )
• The hordes of Persia were mentioned. ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")
• According to Malcolm Reed , war was brewing on Gosis' species homeworld in 2152 .( ENT : " The Communicator ")
• War loomed on Epsilon Canaris III in 2267 ; the Federation tried to prevent this, but the outcome is unknown. ( TOS : " Metamorphosis ")
• 2367 saw a Salenite miner dispute on Pentarus V ; it is unclear how far this went, but it was said they were very prone to violence. ( TNG : " Final Mission ")
• During the Dominion War , several Starfleet missions into Cardassian space had not returned. While not explicitly said, presumably this was the result of battle. ( DS9 : " The Magnificent Ferengi ")
• The Cardassian wars caused many deaths on Camor V . However, the exact cause was not explicitly stated. ( TNG : " Bloodlines ")
• The fact that Romulans in the 2150 held a strict doctrine of unlimited expansion would suggest that they engaged in conquest in the period before the Earth-Romulan War . ( ENT : " The Aenar ")
• The N'Kree were attempting to recruit the Silver Blood USS Voyager into their battle fleet in either 2374 or 2375. ( VOY : " Course: Oblivion ")
• A particular sailing ship firing was seen in both the Guardian of Forever and the resetting time stream . ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ", ENT : " Storm Front, Part II ")
• Armenia and Belgium were said to have been located on "natural invasion routes." ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy ")
• Trelane asked Kirk if Uhura was " a Nubian prize, taken on one of your raids of conquest...? " ( TOS : " The Squire of Gothos ")
• The Vaadwaur apparently raided and conquered many species before their defeat in the 15th century. This included conflict with the Talax-ilzay , and possibly the Turei . ( VOY : " Dragon's Teeth ")
• Warlords were known to operate on Preenos and Kelis' homeworld . ( ENT : " Oasis ", VOY : " Muse ")
• The Carnelian minefield was presumably deployed in the context of some conflict. ( TNG : " Legacy ")
• Ramses , Julius Caesar , Alexander the Great , Lee Kuan , and Krotus were individuals known to have pursued power and conquest. Genghis Khan , Maltuvis , and Ferris were not explicitly said to have engaged in conquest, but were nonetheless compared to some of these people. ( TOS : " Patterns of Force ", " Whom Gods Destroy ", " The Savage Curtain ")
• Quark mentioned a Minnobia - Vek war as part of a plot, and given the circumstances most likely would not dare to make names up. ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")
• Luther Sloan claimed that his son was killed in a Dominion attack on a Federation convoy, but subsequent events called this into question. ( DS9 : " Inquisition ")
• Quark alluded to Emperor Worf 's plans for mass destruction, genocide, and other things. ( DS9 : " The Emperor's New Cloak ")
• In 2375 , Weyoun 7 stated that the Romulan colony in the Unroth system was ripe for attack, but this was not followed up. ( DS9 : " Strange Bedfellows ")
• Paul Stamets implied a large number of battles had been fought in order to corner the supply of dilithium . ( DIS : " An Obol for Charon ")
• The Cardassian Liberation Front debated attacking Adarak Prime , but no decision was seen to be reached. ( DS9 : " When It Rains... ")

See also [ ]

• Diplomacy and law
• Government and politics

External links [ ]

• War at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• War at Wikipedia
• Battle at Wikipedia
• 1 Daniels (Crewman)
• 3 Calypso (episode)

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• Writing "The Bonding" for ST: TNG was a pivotal moment for Ronald D. Moore, setting the stage for his darker, character-driven work on future shows.
• Moore's focus on Klingon culture in TNG & DS9 laid the groundwork for his exploration of complex political and moral conflicts in Battlestar Galactica.
• Moore's impact on the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated, as his scripts for TNG and DS9 reshaped Klingon lore and deepened the exploration of death and grief in the Trek universe.

Ronald D. Moore's first Star Trek script for Star Trek: The Next Generation hinted at the types of stories he would go on to write on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Battlestar Galactica. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D, TNG is Star Trek at its most optimistic. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry remained involved during TNG's early years, and he wanted to depict a utopian, conflict-free version of humanity's future. Still, TNG occasionally tackled tough issues, such as its exploration of death in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, episode 5, "The Bonding," the first Star Trek episode written by Ronald D. Moore.

A fan of Star Trek: The Original Series, Ronald D. Moore got the chance to visit the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation during the show's second season, and he handed a script he'd written to one of Gene Roddenberry's assistants. While working on TNG season 3, executive producer Michael Piller found Moore's script, purchased it, and it became "The Bonding." Moore was then selected to write another episode, "The Defector," and he went on to join TNG's writing staff, writing or co-writing 27 episodes. Moore then joined the production staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, before eventually moving on to develop the 2004 reboot of Battlestar Galactica .

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How Ron Moore's First Star Trek: TNG Episode Foreshadowed DS9 & Battlestar Galactica

"the bonding" deals with themes of death, grief, and loss..

Ronald D. Moore's first Star Trek: The Next Generation episode , "The Bonding", centers on young Jeremy Aster (Gabriel Damon), whose mother Marla (Susan Powell) is killed while on an away mission. Having previously lost his father, the now-orphaned Jeremy struggles to come to terms with his mother's death. As the leader of the ill-fated away mission and a fellow orphan, Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) feels responsible for Jeremy and offers to perform a Klingon bonding ritual with the young boy. Jeremy's struggle is further complicated when a non-corporeal alien takes the form of Marla, claiming to be Jeremy's mother returned from the dead.

"The Bonding's" alien plotline, added to appease Gene Roddenberry, feels somewhat disconnected from the story's main theme as an exploration of death and grief. Still, there are some great character moments throughout "The Bonding," from Worf's anger and discussion about his own parents to Wesley Crusher's (Wil Wheaton) memories of his father's death. It's these character moments that feel like foreshadowing for the character work Moore would do as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Battlestar Galactica . Not only are both of these shows darker in tone than TNG, but they also regularly explore death, grief, and loss.

Ronald D. Moore also developed Starz's Outlander and Apple TV+'s For All Mankind , and he currently serves as an executive producer on both series.

Ronald D. Moore Became Star Trek's "Klingon Guy"

Moore helped shape the klingon culture and politics of the tng era..

Throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ronald D. Moore penned some of the franchises's most significant Klingon episodes. Moore's first Klingon-centric episode, TNG season 3, episode 17, "Sins of the Father," not only dove into Worf's past, but also introduced the Klingon home world of Qo'noS , the Klingon High Council, and the Klingon Chancellor. Moore also wrote the excellent TNG two-parter "Redemption," which continued to explore Klingon politics. On DS9, Moore wrote several more episodes that dealt with Klingon culture, including "You Are Cordially Invited...," which saw Worf marry the love of his life, Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell).

Ronald D. Moore's contributions to the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated.

Ron Moore's obvious interest in Klingon culture and politics also foreshadows his eventual work on Battlestar Galactica . Centering on the surviving remnants of a devastated civilization, Battlestar Galactica is full of complex political and moral conflicts as the titular battleship leads the surviving fleet of fugitives in search of safety. Having written several of the TNG era's most iconic films and episodes (including TNG's series finale and Star Trek: First Contact with co-writer Brannon Braga), Ronald D. Moore's contributions to the Star Trek franchise cannot be overstated. And it all began with a spec script written for Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Star Trek: The Next Generation & Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are available to stream on Paramount+.

Battlestar Galactica is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

Battlestar Galactica

The 2004 science fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica is a reimagining of the 1978 series of the same title. Created by Glen A. Larson, the original Battlestar Galactica features a fictional human civilization living in a distant star system called the Twelve Colonies. They are in constant battle against a cybernetic race called the Cylons, who want to exterminate the human race. A massive attack was launched, and only those who made it onboard the Battlestar Galactica and its fleet survived. They navigate space in search of the mythical 13th colony called Earth. Battlestar Galactica is under the command of President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Colonial Fleet Officer, Admiral William Adama (Edward James Olmos).