Please welcome our newest Academy graduate to the StarBase 118 fleet: Sival!
USS Arrow Arrives at Atlas Base to Find Scores of Galactic Refugees
ALPHA ISLES, ALPHA QUADRANT — Upon making official contact with secluded Alpha Quadrant outpost Atlas Base, the sight of 100 ships greeted the USS Arrow (NCC-69829), all seeking aid.
USS Juneau Investigates A Series Of Hit-And-Run Attacks In The Aavaro Wilds
AAVARO WILDS — After concluding their shore leave at Lightside Station, the USS Juneau (NX-99801) set out to investigate a series of hit-and-run attacks affecting civilian ships. Less than a day into the exploration of the area, they encountered CFS Gaufakin of the Cardassian Freight Services.
Poll of Week: Inspirational Trek to the Stars
Gene Roddenberry cut to the bone for science fiction fans across the world when he created a small starship show about a “Wagon Train to the stars” and, arguably, helped to usher in a new attitude for the modern times. Inspiration took hold in many hearts when they heard those opening lines of the first Star Trek episode, explaining to viewers his vision for the future we could have, stretching ever forward, and Trek has continued to deliver hard-hitting moments of wisdom and wonder to motivate and inspire ever since.
Star Trek has inspired multiple generations; from the cast and crew attending the rollout of the Space Shuttle Enterprise with NASA, Nichelle Nichols inspiring recruitment for the space program encouraging a new wave of talent into the industry and a young Whoopi Goldberg to begin acting, DeForest Kelley inspiring young people to start medical school, and countless astronauts who cite Trek as their motivation to reach for the stars — including Terry Virts, who had the auspicious honour of delivering the Vulcan salute to Earth from the International Space Station on the day of Leonard Nimoy’s death.
There are plenty of inspirational quotes throughout The Original Series to list here. Under the direction of Roddenberry, every episode delivered a moral tale to the viewer, to show how humanity has infinite potential to move past contemporary cultural realities of human rights, commerce, religion, sexism, war, and instead strive for peace, equality, abundance, and pursuing technological and scientific advancement. This has spread across the vast catalogue of Star Trek, giving us a space adventure that explores strange new worlds and new civilisations, boldly going where no one has gone before.
What’s your favourite inspirational quote from these Star Trek legends?
USS Thor Narrowly Escapes Calamity, Crew Reunited On DS9
DEEP SPACE NINE, BAJOR SYSTEM — After a harrowing escape from the clutches of an alien weapon and the unknown dangers of quantum slipstream, the USS Thor (NCC-82607) has been recovered from deep space and towed back to safe harbor by a Starfleet task force.
Applications and Academy Graduates for August 2020
Every month, the Academy staff works to compile the statistics about our recruiting and training for the fleet’s informational purposes. Let’s take a look at how we did as a fleet in August.
This first graph depicts the number of applications that the fleet has received each month this year. The month of August saw twelve new applications which is a slight decrease from the previous month. August ties with April for being the fourth highest number of new applications so far this year.
The following chart shows how our new members found us, according to their application:
This final graph shows how many people graduated from the Academy during the month of August. The fleet saw seven new graduates during August, which is about half the number of graduates that we saw during July. But, we had five applicants who applied during August but whose training did not finish until after the beginning of September.
These new recruits are the lifeblood of our community. Without them, it becomes difficult to keep our ships fully crewed and even more difficult to grow the fleet. If you’d like to help us recruit more members and grow our fleet, you can join the Publicity Team using this form.
Constitution Crew Enjoys Shore Leave on Marchlands Vacation Planet
ENDAASI — After the promotion of FltCpt. Jalana Rajel to Commodore, the crew of the USS Constitution (NCC 9012-B) were left to a period of shore leave on the planet of Endaasi.
Duty Post Award winner – Addison MacKenzie (Prantares Ribbon)
Join us for another in a series of interviews with winners of Duty Post awards from our recent 2020 Awards Ceremony. Our goal is to give you insight into how our fleet’s best simmers write, and imagine their characters.
This month we’re interviewing the writer behind Lieutenant Commander Addison MacKenzie playing a Human female Chief Medical Officer assigned to the USS Thor. She won the Prantares Ribbon: “Awarded to those Medical officers who has moved beyond competence to display a true gift for the healing arts in the context of space medicine. The officers given this award should display the ability to keep a steady hand in the often hazardous conditions in which they must practice, as well as the willingness to risk their own life to save the lives of others.“
MOON: Tell us a little about the writer behind the character — where in the world do you hail from?
MACKENZIE: Sure! Born, raised, and living in Cleveland, Ohio, right on Lake Erie in the U.S. I’m a former professor, but now a full-time musician and conductor when COVID isn’t a thing. I love reading and hanging out with my orange Maine Coon, Fritado.
Captain Aron Kells specifically called out your character’s “mature, professional but wryly funny” attributes. As a CMO character personal connections are important. What advice can you give others who want to create a nuanced bedside manner?
Well, I think that’s something that’s totally dependent on the character. Addison cares deeply about the welfare of her patients, as I think all good doctors do, but she also isn’t afraid to throw shade when someone deserves it. There were a number of people on the Thor who recently had physicals that resulted in some serious sass from their CMO… I think that’s just part of who she is, though. If she were a Vulcan, for example, she’d be a lot different. Probably still funny, but the humor would be very different.
Gorkon Crew Trapped As Ion Storm Hits BetaGen Concept Park “Dinosauria”
ASTEROID TRUENO, BRATAX SYSTEM — The BetaGen inspired prehistoric theme park has lost contact with the communication subnet in the Bratax System. Last known reports from the park are an alert for an incoming ion storm, which has since knocked out a large section of the park’s infrastructure and operational systems.
Poll of the Week: Wondrous with Treasures to Satiate
As was said by Q (TNG: Q Who?), the galaxy is wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. From the discovery of space lifeforms in the very first episode of TNG to a brilliant scientist igniting a star that had burned out, to the beauty of stellar phenomena, the galaxy is full of wonder.
No less wondrous, and part of Trek, is the exploration of human potential, and the things that can be achieved when people of disparate ethics and believes work together. In many ways, from Kirk and Spock working out how to act, and encountering the strange on the frontier of the history of Trek, to Deep Space Nine, where the crew focused on defending the ideals of the Federation, to where Burnham fought to preserve the integrity of the Federation in a time of near-certain defeat, to crews discovering new scientific mysteries across the franchise, and exploring new ways to think of life as we know it, Jim.
Trek is both the exploration of the galaxy, and the exploration of potential and evolution, and across its 54 years, 9 series, 13 episodes, and 780 episodes have shown us many wonders and challenges.
What do you think the most wondrous part of the Trek franchise is?
