2268 (Columbia)

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

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")

March

• Stardate 5027.3/Reference Stardate 2/1002: (approx. 10 March): The Enterprise participates in 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. The mechanism is examined and duplicated by Federation scientists, but the prototype later fails in a particularly nasty fashion, and research and development aimed toward making cloaking devices operational on Federation ships is eventually halted. (TOS 59: "The Enterprise Incident"; FASA 2001: Cadet's Orientation 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")

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 (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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