2268 (Columbia)

Stardates 4794-5999
Reference Stardates 2/1000-2/1012.31

January

U.S.S. Enterprise (TOS 10)

• Stardate 4842.6 (approx. 14 January): A mysterious alien device on a planet with a predominantly Native American culture erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a life with them as a member of their tribe. (TOS 58: "The Paradise Syndrome")
• Stardate Unknown: (VAN #7: "What Judgments Come")

March

• Stardate 5027.3 (approx. 10 March): The crew of the Enterprise attempts to steal a Romulan cloaking device. (TOS 59: "The Enterprise Incident")
• Stardate 5029.5 (approx. 11 March): The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend. (TOS 60: "And the Children Shall Lead")

April

• Stardate 5121.5 (approx. 8 April): While visiting a doomed planet, an Enterprise landing party is subject to torturous experiments to test an empathic race. (TOS 63: "The Empath")
• Stardate Unknown: (VAN #8: "Storming Heaven")

July

• Stardate 5423.4 (approx. 9 July): An overpopulated race of aliens abduct Kirk to solve their population problem. (TOS 72: "The Mark of Gideon")
• Stardate 5431.4 (approx. 11 July): Captain Kirk pursues aliens who have stolen Spock's brain. (TOS 61: "Spock's Brain")
• Stardate 5476.3 (approx. 25 July): As Dr. McCoy discovers he is dying of an incurable disease, the crew of the Enterprise rush to stop an asteroid from colliding with a Federation world, only to discover that the asteroid is, in fact, a disguised alien vessel. They find an entire civilization living in the ship who believe they are actually on a planet, and a dictatorial "Oracle" who forbids any attempt to discover the truth. (TOS 65: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")

September

• Stardate 5630.7 (approx. 10 September): The Enterprise transports an alien ambassador who must travel inside a special case, because his appearance causes insanity. (TOS 62: "Is There In Truth No Beauty?")
• Stardate 5693.2 (approx. 29 September): Captain Kirk is caught between dimensions while the Enterprise is trapped by an energy draining web spun by the Tholians. (TOS 64: "The Tholian Web")
• Stardate 5694.7 (approx. 29 September): Chapter 3 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")

October

• Stardate 5710.5 (approx. 4 October): Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock." (TOS 68: "Wink of An Eye")
• Stardate 5718.3 (approx. 6 October): Captain Kirk visits a mental health facility and confronts an insane starship captain who believes he is destined to control the universe. (TOS 71: "Whom Gods Destroy")
• Stardate 5725.3 (approx. 9 October): Strange, energy-based alien life forms threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise crew. (TOS 73: "The Lights of Zetar")
• Stardate Unknown: The crew of the Enterprise visits an abandoned outpost guarded by a mysterious computer. (TOS 69: "That Which Survives")
• Stardate 5726.4 (approx. 9 October): (shortly after "That Which Survives") (Gateways #1: "One Small Step") (TOS)
• Stardate Unknown: "One Giant Leap" (immediately following "One Small Step") (Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond) (TOS)
• Stardate 5729.8 (approx. 10 October): Chapter 5 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5730.2 (approx. 10 October): The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship. (TOS 70: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield")
• Stardate 5784.2 (approx. 26 October): The crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and mischievous race of psychic humanoids who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals. (TOS 67: "Plato's Stepchildren")

November

• Stardate 5818.4 (approx. 6 November): Captain Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising. (TOS 74: "The Cloud Minders")
• Stardate 5821.3 (approx. 7 November): Chapter 7 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5822.6 (approx. 7 November): Chapters 9-10 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5829.6 (approx. 9 November): Chapters 1-2, 4, 6, 8 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5829.7 (approx. 9 November): Chapter 11, part 1 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5830.4 (approx. 10 November): Chapter 11, part 2 (VAN #9: "In Tempest's Wake")
• Stardate 5832.3 (approx. 10 November): The Enterprise is hijacked by the criminal Doctor Sevrin and his loyal, hippie-like followers, who are attempting to find paradise. (TOS 75: "The Way to Eden")
• Stardate 5843.7 (approx. 14 November): The crew of the Enterprise encounters an immortal human who lives as a recluse on a planet of his own. (TOS 76: "Requiem for Methuselah")

December

• Stardate 5906.4 (approx. 3 December): Aliens force Kirk and Spock to battle illusionary villains in a test of good versus evil. (TOS 77: "The Savage Curtain")
• Stardate 5928.5 (approx. 9 December): Captain Kirk's consciousness becomes trapped in the body of a woman bent on killing him and taking over his command—while inhabiting his body. (TOS 79: "Turnabout Intruder")
• Stardate 5943.7 (approx. 14 December): Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped in the past on a world threatened by a supernova. (TOS 78: "All Our Yesterdays")

Note

Using the stardate given in "Charlie X" (1533.1), coupled with the calendar date given in that episode ("Thanksgiving," which falls on 23 November in 2265), a range of stardates for 2268 was devised: 4794-5999, which results in 3.29 stardates per 24 hours. Using this range as a guide, the following ranges were calculated per month for 2268:

• January: 4794-4895
• February: 4896-4990
• March: 4991-5092
• April: 5093-5191
• May: 5192-5293
• June: 5294-5392
• July: 5393-5494
• August: 5495-5596
• September: 5597-5695
• October: 5696-5797
• November: 5798-5896
• December: 5897-5999

These date ranges are, of course, approximate; calendar dates on other entries have been calculated based upon these ranges, except where explicitly given in the original story.

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