29 July

Events which occurred on the 29th of July.

Events[]

NASA is founded.
Mestral visits Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to enlist aid to stop Certoss agents. He reveals his Vulcan origins and his knowledge of the Certoss faction threat to James Wainwright and Allison Marshall, who then recruit him into the Majestic 12. (TOS novel: From History's Shadow)

1971: Apollo 15 enters lunar orbit.
1985: NASA's space shuttle Challenger launches for mission STS-51F.
2005: The dwarf planet Eris is discovered in the Sol system.
2160: The Battle of Cheron is fought during the Earth-Romulan War, resulting in the retreat of Romulan warships. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm)
2328: DTI assistant director Marion Dulmur is born on stardate 15574.6.^[1] (DTI novel: Watching the Clock)
2348: Wesley Crusher is born on Earth. (TNG episodes: "Coming of Age", "Evolution"; TNG novel: Reunion)
2368: In the aftermath of hearing about the disappearances of Annika Hansen and her parents in the Delta quadrant, Irene Hansen writes in her journal about traveling to Europe to lighten her mood. (VOY - Strange New Worlds V short story: "Final Entry")
2384: USS Khatami joins the USS Everett to halt a Vomnin raid on the Eridian Vault. Staff at the Denobula DTI branch office hold a birthday party for Dulmur, but he and Director Gariff Lucsly remained locked in the Vault. (DTI novel: Time Lock)

1972: TOS comic: "The Mindless Ones" continues with the 2nd installment, in Valiant and TV21, Issue 44.
1980: The 31st installment of TOS comic: "Aberration on Abaris" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1981: The 8th installment of TOS comic: "Quarantine" is published.
1982: The 12th installment of TOS comic: "The Nogura Regatta" is published.
1983: The 23rd installment of TOS comic: "Terminally Yours" is published.
2008: TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum is published by Pocket Books.
2009: TOS - Mission's End comic: "Issue 5" and Best of Captain Kirk omnibus are released by IDW Publishing.
2011: ST reference: USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual is released in German by Heel Verlag GmbH.

↑ Author Christopher L. Bennett explained that he chose to make stardate 15574.6 refer to July 29, 2328, instead of stardate 5574.6, because the latter seemed "too much like a TOS date" in his annotations.