The Yard

The Yard was Starfleet's secret alien technology research station. In the late 2260s, it was commanded by Commodore B6 Blue (also known as "Bishop"), a Nasat who urged Spock to enroll at Starfleet Academy. (TOS short story: "Devices and Desires")


 * "The Yard" is a nod to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and L. Sprague de Camp did classified research during World War II.