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The planet Delta Vega, which shared its name with an icy planetoid in the [[Vulcan system]],<ref name="ST11"/><ref name="StellarCartography1"/> was located near the [[Galactic Barrier]]. It was home to an automated [[dilithium]]<ref name="dilithium"/> cracking station, and in [[Chronology: 2265|2265]], [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|James T. Kirk]] of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] ordered his crew to cannibalize the station to repair the ship. Kirk was also forced to maroon his friend, ship's navigator [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant Commander|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Mitchell, Gary|Gary Mitchell]], who had been overcome by an alien influence that had given him godlike powers. Before the ship could depart, however, Mitchell escaped, and Kirk was forced to kill his friend.<ref name="TOS01"/>
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The planet Delta Vega, which shared its name with an icy planetoid in the [[Vulcan system]],<ref name="ST11"/><ref name="StellarCartography1"/> was located near the [[Galactic Barrier]]. It was home to an automated [[lithium]] cracking station, and on [[Stardate]] [[Prime Chronology: 2266#SD1312|1313.1]], [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|James T. Kirk]] of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] ordered his crew to cannibalize the station to repair the ship. Kirk was also forced to maroon his friend, ship's navigator [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant Commander|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Mitchell, Gary|Gary Mitchell]], who had been overcome by an alien influence that had given him godlike powers. Before the ship could depart, however, Mitchell escaped, and Kirk was forced to kill his friend.<ref name="TOS01"/>
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delta_vega_lithium-cracking_station-tos01.jpg|The [[dilithium]] cracking station on Delta Vega ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
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delta_vega_lithium-cracking_station-tos01.jpg|The [[lithium]] cracking station on Delta Vega ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
 
delta_vega_surface-tos01.jpg|The surface of Delta Vega ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
 
delta_vega_surface-tos01.jpg|The surface of Delta Vega ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
 
delta_vega_surface_altered-tos01.jpg|the surface of Delta Vega, altered by a godlike [[Mitchell, Gary|Gary Mitchell]] ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
 
delta_vega_surface_altered-tos01.jpg|the surface of Delta Vega, altered by a godlike [[Mitchell, Gary|Gary Mitchell]] ([[Star Trek|TOS]] [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Episode)|01]])
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<ref name="dilithium">Early episodes of ''[[Star Trek]]'' referred to the crystals that powered the ship as "lithium" crystals. Since the properties of lithium were well known, however, the name was changed to the fictional "dilithium" in subsequent episodes; this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity retcon] has been reflected here.</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 19:01, 10 October 2020

Delta Vega
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The planet Delta Vega, which shared its name with an icy planetoid in the Vulcan system,[1][2] was located near the Galactic Barrier. It was home to an automated lithium cracking station, and on Stardate 1313.1, Captain James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 ordered his crew to cannibalize the station to repair the ship. Kirk was also forced to maroon his friend, ship's navigator Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell, who had been overcome by an alien influence that had given him godlike powers. Before the ship could depart, however, Mitchell escaped, and Kirk was forced to kill his friend.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Abrams, J.J. & Damon Lindelof (Producers). Star Trek. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. Paramount Pictures. 8 May 2009.
  2. Nemecek, Larry (Author). Stellar Cartography. Star Trek. Book and map set. Pocket Books. December 2013.
  3. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Cage". Star Trek, season 0, episode 0 (Production number 01). Directed by Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Released 1986. Desilu Productions. 1965.