2243

timeline

years:	2240 2241 2242 2243 2244 2245 2246 (stardates from 2243.0)
decades:	2210s 2220s 2230s 2240s 2250s 2260s 2270s
centuries:	22nd century - 23rd century - 24th century

2243 was, on Earth's calendar, the 44th year of the 23rd century, and the fourth year of the 2240s decade. Besides this time period's Human dates, in stardates this era begins with stardate 2243.0^[1] in some systems of dating.

Events[]

Richard Daystrom invents duotronic technology.^[2]^[3]^[4]
Mark Rousseau enters Starfleet Academy.^[5]
Sybok briefly lives with Sarek's family. ^{[citation needed]}
The Federation makes first contact with the Ariolo.^[6]
Robert April oversees the construction of the first two Constitution-class vessels.^[7]^[8]

In one alternate timeline, Sherman's Planet is attacked by the Klingons. Nevertheless, the attack prompts Phillip Boyce to join Starfleet.^[9]

George Samuel Kirk, Sr. is assigned to Starbase 2 as chief of security, rising to the rank of commander by 2243 when George was abducted from Starbase 2 by his old friend Captain Robert April. April wanted him to serve as first officer aboard a top secret new super ship which although incomplete. George later suggestes naming the starship the USS Enterprise.^[8]

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Worlds Apart The Final Reflection part 3	The Original Series	2243	novel
Final Frontier chapters 1–24	The Original Series	2243	novel	The novel is dated using the Spaceflight Chronology, which suggests a rather different interpretation of Star Trek history than more contemporary sources. The Pocket Books Timeline places these events in 2244, however repeated references to James T. Kirk's tenth birthday indicate it occurs in 2243.
Crew Shakedown	The Original Series	2243	comic	Portrays the shakedown cruise of the USS Enterprise, some time before its commission under that name. Later issues of the series place this eight years prior to "The Ends of Eternity", when Captain April is in command the Enterprise, and thus can be no later than 2251.