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"The Corbomite Maneuver"

Season	1
Episode	10
Production Number	03
Released	10 November 1966
Advertising	Amazon

Stardate 1512.2: Kirk bluffs his way past what appears to be a powerful alien.

While exploring an uncharted area of space, the Enterprise is confronted by an alien buoy, which is emitting dangerous radiation. Soon after Captain Kirk orders the destruction of the buoy, a gigantic ship, the Fesarius, traps the Enterprise, promising to destroy the Starfleet vessel. Kirk stages a desperate bluff. He tells the alien commander, Balok, that the Enterprise is equipped with corbomite, which would destroy any attacker. The countdown is halted. When the Fesarius seems to be in distress, Kirk comes to the rescue. The Balok seen on screen is revealed to be a puppet, part of a series of tests the real Balok has been running to learn if Kirk and crew are truly peaceful. Diplomatic relations are established, and Lieutenant Bailey volunteers to remain aboard the Fesarius.

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Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth
Chronology	Prime Timeline; Stardate 1512.2-1514.1; 2266
Culture	chess; democracy; devil; gods; poker; science fiction; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; toy soldiers
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician; textbook
Food	alcohol; coffee; salad; tranya
People	Bailey, David; Balok; Grayson, Amanda; Hyde; Jekyll; Kirk, James T.; McCoy, Leonard; Rand, Janice; Sarek; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu; Uhura
Politics	democracy; First Contact; First Federation; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Captain); United Earth; United Federation of Planets; yeoman
Science & Technology	adrenal gland; adrenaline; artificial gravity; brain; chronometer; communications; communicator; computer; corbomite; day; deflectors; degree; distress signal; First Federation warning buoy; flypaper; hour; impulse drive; life support; light speed; meter; metric ton; microtapes; mile; minute; oxygen; phasers; photograph; physical examination; pound; radiation; recorder-marker buoy; robots; second; sensors; simulation; star mapping; towel; tractor beam; transporter; tricorder; turbolift; warp drive; warp nacelle
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Fesarius, moon shuttle
Xenology	Humans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; galley; red alert; sickbay; Starfleet Uniforms (2266)

Episode Credits

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Producer
Gene Coon

Associate Producers
Robert Justman, John D.F. Black

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Directed by
Joseph Sargent

Written by
Jerry Sohl

Cast
Anthony Call, Ted Cassidy, James Doohan, Clint Howard, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, Vic Perrin, William Shatner, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney

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-While exploring an uncharted area of space, the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] is confronted by an [[First Federation warning buoy|alien buoy]], which is emitting dangerous radiation.  Soon after [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] orders the destruction of the buoy, a gigantic ship, the ''[[Fesarius]],'' traps the ''Enterprise,'' promising to destroy the [[Starfleet]] vessel. Kirk stages a desperate bluff. He tells the alien commander, [[Balok]], that the ''Enterprise'' is equipped with [[corbomite]], which would destroy any attacker. The countdown is halted. When the ''Fesarius'' seems to be in distress, Kirk comes to the rescue. The Balok seen on screen is revealed to be a puppet, part of a series of tests the real Balok has been running to learn if Kirk and crew are truly peaceful. Diplomatic relations are established, and Lieutenant [[Bailey, David|Bailey]] volunteers to remain aboard the ''Fesarius.''
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