"Explorers" is the twenty-second episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3. Benjamin Sisko builds and pilots a Bajoran lightship with Jake, while Bashir prepares for an encounter with a colleague who was first in their graduating class.
Summary[]
Meanwhile, Quark's new dabo girl Leeta introduces herself to Bashir, who she has taken a liking too. Bashir, however, is too distracted to learn that the Lexington is to dock at the station. His classmate Elizabeth Lense, his school's valedictorian to his salutatorian, is the CMO of the Lexington. Lense however, doesn't recognise him, but admits she is jealous that she didn't take the DS9 assignment.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Jadzia Dax • Skrain Dukat • Kira Nerys • Leeta • Elizabeth Lense • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Rita Tannenbaum
- 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 and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- runabout
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Lurian • Trill
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Bajoran First Republic • Maquis • Pennington School • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Medical
Science and classification[]
- gravity network • ion storm • laser torch • PADD • photosynthesis • postganglionic nerve • preganglionic fiber • replicator • solar sail • tachyon eddy • t-cell • transporter
Other references[]
- 2367 • ancient contact • blueprint • dashiki • fairy tale • Fanalian toddy • hammock • New Year's Eve • sailing vessel • salutatorian • Scotch whisky • spritsail • star chart • Starfleet uniform • sublight • Swahili • synthale • three-dimensional chess • transporter credit • valedictorian
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- "Explorers" marks the first appearance of Chase Masterson as Leeta.
- From this episode onward, Sisko sports a goatee.
- 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.
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[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.