Space Seed


 * See also Space Seeds, a TNG comic.

"Space Seed" was the 24th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 24th episode of the show's first season, first aired on 17 January 1969. The episode was written by and, directed by  and novelized in Star Trek 2 by James Blish.

Summary
On stardate 3141.9, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) comes across a ship floating in space. It is found that it is the SS, a ship lost during the end of the Eugenics Wars in the late 1990s decade. When the crew discover this vessel, historian Marla McGivers, Captain Kirk, Scotty, and Doctor McCoy all beam aboard to see who is still alive.

Characters

 * Robert Abrams • • Bobby • Clifford Brent • Hadley •  • Joaquin • Kati • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Ed Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Marla McGivers •  • Montgomery Scott • Sibahl Khan Noonien • Otto • Spinelli • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Augments • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel (USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel)

Alexander the Great • Augustus • Napoléon Bonaparte • Leif Ericson • Flavius • Lucifer • John Milton • King Richard the Lion Heart • William of Occam • Liam MacPherson • Suzette Ling • Armando Rodriguez

Starships and vehicles

 * USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) ( heavy cruiser) • SS

Locations
Earth • Tau Ceti system • Sol system • Australia • Starbase 12 • Alpha Centauri • Rome • Asia • Middle East • Ceti Alpha

Shipboard areas

 * USS Enterprise : bridge • transporter room

Races and cultures

 * Augment • Human • Vulcan

Technology and weapons

 * communicator • intercom • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter

Materials and substances

 * atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

States and organizations

 * Federation • Star Ship Command

Ranks and titles

 * captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • second officer

Other references

 * anesthesia • Morse code • Eugenics Wars • CZ-100 class • English • World War III • Sikh • European • Latin • Oriental • Dark Ages • ox • Botany Bay Colonizing Expedition • Alpha Centauri Expedition • tantalum • sheep • phaser • Scotsman • anatomy • beaming • Bones • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2267 • clothing • five-year mission • government • homeworld • hour • humanoid • jumpsuit • language • life span • lifeform • log entry • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • pants • • planet • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • regulation • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise • space • star • star system • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon

Chronology

 * years prior to 2267 : Botany Bay floats in space. (prior to episode/novelization)
 * stardate 3141.9, 2267 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages) : Enterprise travels to Starbase 12.
 * 2285 : Kirk recalls the encounter with Khan.

Related stories

 * Depicts the coordinates and maps of the Ceti Alpha system.
 * Depicts the coordinates and maps of the Ceti Alpha system.

Background

 * In the novelization, Khan's full name is Sibahl Khan Noonien.
 * Also, the last CZ-100 class vessel was produced in 1994, and used for travel within the Sol system.
 * Human warp drive was invented in 2018.
 * Khan fought the Eugenics Wars from 1992 to 1996.
 * The Alpha Centauri Expedition was the first to leave the Sol system and took place in 2018.
 * Lieutenant Marla McGivers is listed as a Systems officer.