- For other uses, see Marla.
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Marla Aster was a 24th century Human woman, by the 2360s decade a career officer in the Federation Starfleet, holding the officer rank of lieutenant.
Biography[]
She attended Endurance University on Mars, where she studied archaeology. While at Endurance University, she met a fellow student who would later become her husband. (SCE - What's Past eBook: Many Splendors)
She and her husband had a son, Jeremy, in the year 2354. Her husband died of Rushton infection in 2361. (TNG episode: "The Bonding")
At some point in her career, Aster visited Jureosa, where she made amazing discoveries.
Aster came aboard the starship Enterprise-D in mid-2364. She befriended Lieutenant Kieran Duffy soon after arriving, and the two briefly dated. (SCE - What's Past eBook: Many Splendors)
During an away mission in 2366 on the homeworld of the Koinonians, Aster was killed by a bomb from a long-ago war. The Koinonians later created a replica of Aster in an attempt to mitigate the effect of her loss on her son. (TNG episode: "The Bonding")
Aster's body was returned to Earth, and interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. (TNG novel: Diplomatic Implausibility)
After Worf was paralyzed in an accident and contemplated suicide, William T. Riker brought up Aster's name in a list of examples of comrades killed in action who fought for life to the end. (TNG episode: "Ethics")
Starfleet service record[]
| location | assignment | dates | rank or rate | assignment insignia | rank insignia |
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| USS Enterprise-D | archaeologist | 2364–2366 | lieutenant |  |
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| Slava ibn Abdallah • Marla Aster • Bill Belt • Bergeron • Rick Berman • Butterfield • David Carson • Casby • Chryso • Carolyn Dahm • Nella Daren • Deyllar • Bob Dutton • Moll Enor • Gladstone • Kristine Fernandes • Grastow • Hibberd • Iovino • Janeway • Leila Koryev • Peter Lauritson • Rachel Lopez • Mendon • Moezer • Nev Reoh • Kendra Novak • Tim Pearson • Calissa Pike • Joe Pinkos • Andrew Powell • Prixis • Lori Roberts • Royce • Russell Steele • Swenson • Zandra Taitt • David Takemura • Reggie Tanaka • Thralen • Debbie Tieman • T'Proll • Stephanie Triggiani • Dawn Velazquez • Sandy Veneziano • Ron Wilkinson • Michelle Wright • Victoria Wilson • Bernie Williams • Lance Woods • Victoria Zamora • Herman Zimmerman • alternate realities: A. Isaac | 
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| see also: engineering personnel • medical personnel • pilots & flight control personnel • operations personnel • security & tactical personnel • senior staff • unnamed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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External link[]
- Marla Aster article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.