Sisko builds and pilots a Bajoran lightship with Jake, while Bashir prepares for an encounter with a fellow classmate.
Summary
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Kira Nerys • Leeta • Elizabeth Lense • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko
- Referenced only
- Leanne • Bruce Lucier • Nog • Keiko O'Brien • Jennifer Sisko • Joseph Sisko • Rebecca Sisko • Shelerib th'Zharath • Kasidy Yates
Locations
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Bajoran wormhole • Cardassia • Celestial Temple • Demilitarized Zone • San Francisco • New Orleans • New Zealand • Wellington
Starships
- Referenced only
- runabout
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Lurian • Trill
States and Organizations
- Bajoran Militia • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran First Republic • Maquis • Pennington School • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Medical
Other
- 2367 • ancient contact • blueprint • dashiki • fairy tale • Fanalian toddy • gravity network • hammock • ion storm • laser torch • New Year's Eve • PADD • photosynthesis • postganglionic nerve • preganglionic fiber • replicator • sailing vessel • salutatorian • Scotch whisky • solar sail • spritsail • star chart • Starfleet uniform • sublight • Swahili • synthale • tachyon eddy • t-cell • three-dimensional chess • transporter • transporter credit • valedictorian
Appendices
Related media
- "Explorers" marks the first appearance of Chase Masterson as Leeta.
- Doctor Lense would go on to appear as a main character in the Star Trek: Corps of Engineers series, serving as the medical officer of the USS da Vinci.
- Akorem Laan would later use a Bajoran lightship in "Accession".
- The Star Trek: Terok Nor novel Day of the Vipers establishes that the Bajorans continued to use solar sails into the 24th century.
- From this episode onward, Sisko sports a goatee.
Background
Notable cast and crew
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Marc Alaimo as Dukat
- Chase Masterson as Leeta
Images
External links
- Explorers article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Explorers (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Connections
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| Previous episode: The Die is Cast |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Family Business |
| Previous episode: The Die is Cast |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Family Business |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Faces |
Next Adventure: Jetrel | |
| Previous Adventure: The Die is Cast |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Family Business |
