A space buoy or marker buoy was a type of navigational marker which was placed in a particular location in space as an aid to travelers.
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An early Federation space buoy was 28 meters long, used ion propulsion and weighed 19 metric tons. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology)
In 2266, Lieutenant Commander Spock theorized that Balok's cube might be a buoy, or possibly a dangerous form of "fly paper". (TOS episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
The alien artifact analysis lab at Starbase 25 once analyzed a Preserver space buoy. (TOS comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2")
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External link[]
- Space buoy article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.