The Corbomite Maneuver (Episode)

"The Corbomite Maneuver"

Season	1
Episode	10
Production Number	03
Released	10 November 1966
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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.

Image Gallery

alcohol
tranya
coffee
salad
Lieutenant David Bailey
Balok
Balok (puppet)
Bobby
Command Lieutenant
Lieutenant Connors
Lieutenant Hadley
Captain James T. Kirk
Dr. Leonard McCoy
Operations Crewman
Operations Crewman 2
Yeoman Janice Rand
Science Crewman
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott
Lieutenant Commander Spock
Lieutenant Sulu
transporter technician-tos02.jpg

Transporter Technician
Lieutenant Uhura
chronometer
nacelle coolant levels
shipboard phasers
Type 1 phaser
Star map
towel
First Federation warning buoy
Fesarius
Fesarius and Enterprise
Fesarius pilot vessel
briefing room
Red Alert

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	Abrams; Bailey, David; Balok; Bobby; Brent; Connors; Grayson, Amanda; Hadley; Hyde; Jekyll; Kirk, James T.; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Rand, Janice; Sarek; Science Crewman; Scott, Montgomery; Security Guard; Spock; Sulu; Transporter Technician; 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)