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 dilithium[3] cracking station, and in 2265, 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.[4]
Notes and References
- ↑ Abrams, J.J. & Damon Lindelof (Producers). Star Trek. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. Paramount Pictures. 8 May 2009.
- ↑ Nemecek, Larry (Author). Stellar Cartography. Star Trek. Book and map set. Pocket Books. December 2013.
- ↑ 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 retcon has been reflected here.
- ↑ 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.
