2268 (Columbia)

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

Nelson class (FASA 2302)

• Reference Stardate 2/1000: Starfleet Intelligence later learns that the Nelson class scout U.S.S. Valdez, captured by the Klingon Empire during the war a decade earlier, was destroyed during this time. The Klingons had been using the Valdez along their coreward border at the time of its destruction. (FASA-2224: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Sourcebook)

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")
• Reference Stardate 2/1001: Starfleet Intelligence later confirms that, at this time, the Romulan Star Empire begins using Klingon-built Stormbird class cruisers along the Romulan Neutral Zone. (FASA-2224: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Sourcebook)
• Reference Stardate 2/1001.30: In the Triangle, the world of Penchan II becomes the fourth member of the Imperial Klingon States. Penchan is vital to the future existence of the IKS, due to its vast deposits of raw materials such as dilithium, allowing the IKS to begin rebuilding its worn-out fleet. (FASA-2224: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Sourcebook)

March

• Stardate 5027.3/Reference Stardate 2/1002: (approx. 10 March): The Enterprise participates in Operation Purloin, a Starfleet Intelligence operation to seize a prototype of a new Romulan cloaking device. The Enterprise escapes with both the device and confirmation of a Klingon/Romulan technological agreement. The device works once while escaping from the Romulan Neutral Zone, but later fails to function when detached from the Enterprise. (TOS 59: "The Enterprise Incident"; FASA 2001: Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook; FASA-2224: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Sourcebook)
• 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")

• Reference Stardate 2/1004: Despite intense examination by the best minds in the Federation, the Romulan cloaking device remains a mystery. Nevertheless, political pressures force [[Starfleet to make a public demonstration of the stolen device. It is installed on a Federation ship, and dignitaries from all over the Federation fill both that ship and the vessel observing the experiment. When the cloaking device is activated, both ships disappear. Seconds later, there is a gigantic explosion, and neither ship ever reappears. Scientists stop all attempts to duplicate the cloaking device. Federation Council members who advocated a harder position against the Romulans, and who gained in stature because of the success of Operation Purloin, lose credibility because of the disaster. (FASA 2001: Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook; FASA-2224: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Sourcebook)

May

• Reference Stardate 2/1005: Originally issued by the Tellarite Planetary Government, and later adopted by the Federation in 2281, the Federation Peace Medal commends an individual who has set a personal example of fostering peace, mutual respect, and cooperation among divergent races. (FASA 2012: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual)

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?")

U.S.S. Defiant in interphase (TOS 64)

• Stardate 5693.2/Reference Stardate 2/1003.01 (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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