Star trek spaceflight chronology is a 1980 book written and edited by stan goldstein and fred goldstein, and illustrated by rick sternbach. It depicted a time many years in the future, where mankind wasnt restricted by many of the cultural issues that affected the lives of those watching the television show. Voyager tm, this book provides a comprehensive look at star treks incredible history. The okudas have been involved in cataloguing star trek for years, ever since michael first started work as a technical advisor for star trek. The future begins series, which premiered on may 8, 2009, places the two in the camp, but in the opponents. Through heroic efforts by captain korsmo, the excalibur escapes destruction, but a portion of the starships engineering section is extracted and taken by the borg ship before it returns to the delta quadrant via a. Kirks early days in starfleet academy tm, to the voyages of the starship enterprisesize2 tm under captain jeanluc picard, to the newest adventures of the u. The original series, from 1967 to present for a similar timeline, see timeline of star trek meta and timeline of ks fandom 1967. The chronology gives an overview over historic events and the timeline of star trek online. Star trek was an american science fiction television series that first aired in 1966. The history of the future written by michael and denise okuda and published by pocket books in november 1996.
The show has served as a guide, escorting fans through the previously unexplored areas of science fiction territory in their minds. Abrams rebooted the old star trek franchise he wisely decided not to discard almost 50 years of established history including the adventures of the iconic captain kirk and the. Star trek spaceflight chronology is a 1980 book written and edited by. A reference guide for the future revised and expanded by michael okuda isbn. Many dates are estimates as the various shows and films are not consistent in their use of dates. Each listing includes the year, then any sources or deductions that led to the entry in the timeline for that year.
The discussion was closed on 24 july 2009 with a consensus to merge. The complete unauthorized history, a new book about the history of the star trek franchise, spans a time frame from the early 1960s, when star trek was still only an idea in gene. A history of the future from the worlds largest community of readers. Voyagersize2 tm, this book provides a comprehensive look at star treks incredible history. However the franchise has also outlined a fictional future history of earth prior to this, and, primarily through time travel plots, explored both past and furtherfuture. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. The official stamp upon the okudas star trek chronology further complicates matters, as future authors will be obliged to conform to it despite the numerous contradictions with currently published novels. The events from the original canon that spock prime recalls ie. Within a decade, star trek managed to have four films and three tv shows going that all had interconnected continuity and no one realized it was the future of entertainment. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. Dont let the fact that ive decided to go canon stop you from enjoying this. The history of star trek discussion topics a discussion of the various forms in which star trek has appeared can be a preliminary to a discussion of genre and fans more generally. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry.
Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. Discovery is set 10 years before the events of the original star trek, but that wasnt always going to be the case. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Kirks early days in starfleet academy tm, to the voyages of the starship enterprise tm under captain jeanluc picard, to the newest adventures of the u. Living with star trek nottingham eprints university of nottingham. In addition, the makers of the game star trek online, which takes place in the original timeline, released this image which helps clarify where their game fits into the new status quo. You may be looking for the legends timeline, or the inuniverse timeline of galactic history. Kirks early days in starfleet academytm, to the voyages of the starship enterprisetm under captain jeanluc picard, to the newest adventures of the u. What are the advantages in watching star trek as a movie rather than a. The 25th century is a span of 100 earth years that started in 2401.
Timeline of star trek from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia below is an abridged timeline of events established in the group of television shows and feature films set in the star trek universe. It was always intended for you, the original hardcore tech followers of trek, and you were the ones who helped bring it about. Star trek postnemesis reading order the following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in andor interact with the postnemesis era of star trek. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. The franchise is primarily set in the future, ranging from the mid22nd century star trek. List of star trek episodes, chronological johnstons archive. The history of the future differences between our universe and the alternate universe of star trek are noted, but there is no direct statement that our universe and the universe of star trek are alternate and different universes. Yes, star trek was twenty years ahead of its time, but most of it has aged so well theres no reason not to go back and enjoy it. James tiberius kirk, future captain of the original u. As well, a starting point for this time is the book star trek chronology. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978.
This page contains information about a confirmed future group of narratives. Star trek episodes timeline for movies and tv series from the pilot episode, which aired in september 1966 on nbc, star trek has taken people where no man has gone before. As recently as 1996 in the second edition of star trek chronology. Find evidence to support or challenge the commander of the hadleys decision to retroactively assassinate doctor rmor. The history of the future 9780671796112 by michael okuda. The history of the future first edition by okuda, michael, okuda, denise isbn.
It is complete, and is also available as a pdf file. Though it is only available as a very large pdf file at this time, and. Enterprise are not referred to in the star trek chronology. The next generation technical manual cowritten by mike. Timeline of star trek history editing and compilation by alex rosenzweig all yearsold earth calendar the notes in brackets explain the background, sources, and thoughtprocesses for this timeline of star trek history. Buy the star trek encyclopedia, revised and expanded edition. Ive read many books on star treks history and this one gave a. Researching future history star trek timelines wiki. Its contents were merged into timeline of star trek. First star trek fanzine, spockanalia, published by sherna comerford and devra langsam 1968.
See the entire history of tvs star trek in this infographic timeline of the iconic shows first 45 years. Star trek spaceflight chronology pdf the star trek spaceflight chronology is a reference book which catalogs mankinds technological endeavors into space, spanning the period from the launch of. This includes the ongoing adventures in the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise lines, along with spinoff series titan and adventures of the uss. To mark the 50th anniversary of the franchise and the premiere of the new star trek beyond movie, we decided to map it out. Star trek episodes timeline star trek movies and tv series. The star trek timeline now stretches over hundreds of years, taking in.
The history of the future okuda, michael, okuda, denise on. Kirks early days in starfleet academytm, to the voyages of the. The complete unauthorized history by robert greenberger is a long book. This article discusses the fictional timeline of the star trek franchise. At the time of its publication it was the official history of the star trek universe. However the franchise has also outlined a fictional future history of earth prior. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. So far, the 25th century is marked by largescale conflicts among alpha and beta quadrant powers, as well as many power struggles initiated by the iconians and their many voluntary and involuntary servitor races. In star trek 2009, did the original timeline survive.
The relevant history of the major political powers in the galaxy spans several notable periods. From the founding of the federation, to zefram cochranes invention of warp drive, to james t. The star trek chronology documents every important event. The current year, 2410, is set in this century, which will end with the year 2500. Click on document star trek chronology printable checklist. Below is a timeline of star trek fandom, with a focus on star trek. I always said everything from the first version back would be yours and i meant it. A timeline which diverges from the main star trek timeline sometime around the middle of the dominion war.
My own star trek chronology, beta version is available at this site. On their first mission onboard the enterprise, they have no chance to meet a romulan ship from the future to destroy the planet vulcan and the other planets of the federation. Through an analysis of the popular syndicated television series star trek. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more. Using spockprimes future as that point of origin, we placed this post star trek. The best look at the future of the star trek universe. It was almost an anthology show that was going to take fans from the. Denise okuda and a great selection of similar new, used. On vulcan, spock, at age five, pulls a practical joke. Also contains personal histories of the pcs of the uss galaxy. The star trek annotated timeline by win scott eckert c 20012003 iv introduction this timeline began in the late 1970s as an effort to place the original star trek novels published by bantam books, and the star trek log books by alan dean foster, into a logical chronology with the televised episodes of the original series. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A fan campaign succeeds in getting star trek renewed for a third season.