Research Satellite-5 was a Federation space station, a scientific and research facility that existed in the 23rd century.
- The appearance of this satellite station was apparently modeled after the similarly named Space Station V from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Specifications[]
The satellite had a recreational hall as well as a variety of facilities for scientific and military projects, including sigma rays, an antigravity interrupter, a hybrid fire-spider, the time travel cabinet and the N-cycle bomb. It orbited an unidentified planet. Staff included a team of biologists as well as several other teams of specialists.
History[]
In 2266, James T. Kirk, Spock, and Montgomery Scott visited the station and helped recover a stolen N-cycle bomb, which had been taken to Earth in 1955 via time travel. (TOS comic: "A Bomb in Time")
Notable personnel[]
- Doctor Steckler, commanding officer
- Lax, head of the time travel cabinet project
- Professor Andres, head of the N-cycle bomb project
- Njam, member of the N-cycle bomb project