Changes: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual

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Introduction (blurb)

Written by Rich Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual takes you on a guided tour through the new U.S.S. Enterprise. From the bridge to the shuttlebays, from the transporter room to crews' quarters, this book provides a never-before-seen glimpse at the inner workings of the most incredible Starship ever conceived by two of the designers who helped create it.

Full of diagrams, technical schematics, and ship's plans, the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual also takes a detailed look at the principles behind Star Trek's awesome technology -- from phasers to warp drive to the incredible holodeck!

A must for all fans, this is the one book that examines the full spectrum of technology behind the fantastic Star Trek: The Next Generation universe -- and gives fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the hit television show!

1.0 USS Enterprise Introduction
2.0 Spacecraft Structure
3.0 Command Systems
4.0 Computer Systems
5.0 Warp Propulsion Systems
6.0 Impulse Propulsion Systems
7.0 Utilities and Auxiliary Systems
8.0 Communications
9.0 Transporter Systems
10.0 Science and Remote Sensing Systems
11.0 Tactical Systems
12.0 Environmental Systems
13.0 Crew Support Systems
14.0 Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems
15.0 USS Enterprise Flight Operations
16.0 Emergency Operations
17.0 Conclusion

References

Other references

augmented personnel module • away team • battle bridge • battle section • Cerenkov radiation • connecting interhull • Doppler compensator • Earth-Romulan War • emergency pressure garment • engineering hull • External Support Mode • extravehicular activity • Federation Starfleet insignia • first contact • frumium monocarbonite • Heisenberg compensator • Khitomer Conference • library computer • LCARS • linguacode • low pressure environment garment • matter/antimatter reaction assembly • Planck time • Prime Directive • probe • red alert • sarium krellide • saucer section • standard extravehicular work garment • Starfleet Life Contact Policy Directive • starbase • starship • subspace tranceiver • Transwarp Development Project • universal translator • Whale Probe • yellow alert

Timeline

Chronology

20th century

1930s, the existence of antimatter was confirmed.

21st century

2061, Zefram Cochrane and his engineering team produced a fluctuation superimpeller, a precursor to warp drive.

23rd century

2215, development of the photon torpedo began.

2245, the USS Enterprise was commissioned.

2271, a different type of photon torpedo was introduced. The basic configuration was still in use until the late 24th century.

2277, the Enterprise emblem was adopted as the official insignia of Starfleet.

2284, the Enterprise was assigned to Starfleet Academy as a training vessel.

2285, the Enterprise was destroyed in the Mutara sector.

2286, the USS Enterprise-A was commissioned.

24th century

2337 the USS Hokkaido was the first starship to be fitted with ASRVs.

2243, the Galaxy Class Starship Development Project was officially approved.

6 July, the original warp propulsion system specifications for the Galaxy Class Project were transmitted to Utopia Planitia.

2344, the USS Enterprise-C was lost at Narendra III defending a Klingon outpost from a Romulan attack.

24 December, revised propulsion, systems and structural specifications for the Galaxy Class Project were sent to Utopia Planitia designers.

2350, 3 June, the first two spaceframe components of the USS Enterprise-D were gamma-welded together.

2356, 16 April, the first complete computer model of the Enterprise was tested at Utopia Planitia.

18 April, the computer model was demonstrated to Starfleet.

5 May, the unnamed NX-70637 was launched.

2363, 4 October, the USS Enterprise-D was offically commissioned.

Images

Connections

Star Trek: The Next Generation reference works
In-universe	Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual • USS Enterprise* NCC-1701-D Blueprints* • Q's Guide to the Continuum
Real-world	Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion • Make-Up FX Journal • The Making of Star Trek: First Contact • Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission • Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook: The Movies

External link

Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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 A must for all fans, this is the one book that examines the full spectrum of technology behind the fantastic Star Trek: The Next Generation universe -- and gives fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the hit television show!
-==Summary==
+==Contents==
+* 1.0 USS ''Enterprise'' Introduction
-{{stub}}
+* 2.0 Spacecraft Structure
+* 3.0 Command Systems
+* 4.0 Computer Systems
+* 5.0 Warp Propulsion Systems
+* 6.0 Impulse Propulsion Systems
+* 7.0 Utilities and Auxiliary Systems
+* 8.0 Communications
+* 9.0 Transporter Systems
+* 10.0 Science and Remote Sensing Systems
+* 11.0 Tactical Systems
+* 12.0 Environmental Systems
+* 13.0 Crew Support Systems
+* 14.0 Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems
+* 15.0 USS ''Enterprise'' Flight Operations
+* 16.0 Emergency Operations
+* 17.0 Conclusion
 ==References==
 ===Characters===
+[[Robert April]] • [[Robert W. Bussard]] • [[Zefram Cochrane]] • [[Rachel Garrett]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[Christopher Pike]]
 ===Starships and vehicles===
+{{USS|Ambassador}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B|-B}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C|-C}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} • {{USS|Excelsior|NCC-2000}} • {{USS|Galaxy}} • {{USS|Hokkaido|Renaissance class}} • {{USS|Yamato|NCC-71807}} • {{USS|Yorktown|Constitution class}}
+====Starship classes====
+{{class|Ambassador}} • {{class|Constitution}} • {{class|Excelsior}} • {{class|Galaxy}} • [[Ferengi marauder]] • {{class|Nova}} • {{class|Oberth}} • [[Cardassian enhanced penetrator]] • {{class|Renaissance}} • [[Romulan warbird]]
+====Starship categories====
+[[freighter|cargo carrier]] • [[cruiser]] • [[explorer]] • [[scout]] • [[surveyor]] • [[tanker]]
+====Auxiliary craft====
+[[ASRV]] • [[Captain's yacht]] • [[personnel shuttle]] • [[shuttlecraft]] • [[shuttlepod]] • [[Sphinx workpod]] • [[Type-6 shuttlecraft]] • [[Type-7 shuttlecraft]] • [[Type-9A shuttlecraft]] • [[Type-15 shuttlepod]] • [[Type-15A shuttlepod]] • [[Type-16 shuttlepod]]
+===Equipment===
+[[class-1 probe]] • [[class-2 probe]] • [[class-3 probe]] • [[class-4 probe]] • [[class-5 probe]] • [[class-6 probe]] • [[class-7 probe]] • [[class-8 probe]] • [[class-9 probe]] • [[type-IV phaser]] • [[type-V phaser]] • [[type-X phaser]]
 ===Locations===
+[[Alpha Centauri colony]] • [[Antares Ship Yards]] • [[Earth]] • [[Earth Station McKinley]] • [[Epsilon Quinonez sector]] • [[Gourami sector]] • [[Mars]] • [[Milky Way Galaxy]] • [[Mutara sector]] • [[Narendra]] • [[Pluto]] • [[Rangifer II]] • [[Rigel IV]] • [[San Francisco Fleet Yards]] • [[Sol system]] • [[Starbase 326]] • [[Starfleet Headquarters]] • [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]] • [[Velikan V]]
 ===Races and cultures===
+[[Borg]] • [[Cardassian]] • [[dolphin]] ([[Atlantic bottlenose dolphin]] • [[Pacific bottlenose dolphin]]) • [[Ferengi]] • [[Human]] • [[Klingon]] • [[Romulan]] • [[Takaya's whale]]
-===States and organisations===
-===Other===
+===States and organizations===
+[[Advanced Starship Design Bureau]] • [[Klingon Empire]] • [[Starfleet]] • [[Starfleet Academy]] • [[Starfleet Command]] • [[Starfleet Regulatory Agency]] • [[Starfleet Spacecraft Design Advisory Commission]] • [[United Federation of Planets]]
+===Other references===
+[[augmented personnel module]] • [[away team]] • [[battle bridge]] • [[battle section]] • [[Cerenkov radiation]] • [[connecting dorsal|connecting interhull]] • [[Doppler compensator]] • [[Earth-Romulan War]] • [[emergency pressure garment]] • [[secondary hull|engineering hull]] • [[External Support Mode]] • [[extravehicular activity]] • [[Federation Starfleet insignia]] • [[first contact]] • [[frumium monocarbonite]] • [[Heisenberg compensator]] • [[Khitomer Conference]] • [[library computer]] • [[LCARS]] • [[linguacode]] • [[low pressure environment garment]] • [[matter/antimatter reaction assembly]] • [[Planck time]] • [[Prime Directive]] • [[probe]] • [[red alert]] • [[sarium krellide]] • [[saucer section]] • [[standard extravehicular work garment]] • [[Starfleet Life Contact Policy Directive]] • [[starbase]] • [[starship]] • [[subspace tranceiver]] • [[Transwarp Development Project]] • [[universal translator]] • [[Whale Probe]] • [[yellow alert]]
-==Information==
+==Timeline==
+===Chronology===
+[[20th century]]
+:'''[[1930s]]''', the existence of [[antimatter]] was confirmed.
+[[21st century]]
+:'''[[2061]]''', [[Zefram Cochrane]] and his engineering team produced a fluctuation superimpeller, a precursor to [[warp drive]].
+[[23rd century]]
+:'''[[2215]]''', development of the [[photon torpedo]] began.
+:'''[[2245]]''', the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was commissioned.
+:'''[[2271]]''', a different type of photon torpedo was introduced. The basic configuration was still in use until the late [[24th century]].
+:'''[[2277]]''', the ''Enterprise'' emblem was adopted as the official insignia of [[Starfleet]].
+:'''[[2284]]''', the ''Enterprise'' was assigned to [[Starfleet Academy]] as a training vessel.
+:'''[[2285]]''', the ''Enterprise'' was destroyed in the [[Mutara sector]].
+:'''[[2286]]''', the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} was commissioned.
+[[24th century]]
+:'''[[2337]]''' the {{USS|Hokkaido|Renaissance class}} was the first [[starship]] to be fitted with [[ASRV]]s.
+:'''[[2243]]''', the [[Galaxy Class Starship Development Project]] was officially approved.
+::'''6 [[July]]''', the original warp propulsion system specifications for the Galaxy Class Project were transmitted to Utopia Planitia.
+:'''[[2344]]''', the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C|-C}} was lost at [[Narendra III]] defending a [[Klingon]] outpost from a [[Romulan]] attack.
+::'''24 [[December]]''', revised propulsion, systems and structural specifications for the Galaxy Class Project were sent to Utopia Planitia designers.
+:'''[[2350]], 3 [[June]]''', the first two spaceframe components of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} were gamma-welded together.
+:'''[[2356]], 16 [[April]]''', the first complete computer model of the ''Enterprise'' was tested at Utopia Planitia.
+::'''18 April''', the computer model was demonstrated to [[Starfleet]].
+::'''5 [[May]]''', the unnamed [[USS Galaxy|NX-70637]] was launched.
+:'''[[2363]], 4 [[October]]''', the USS ''Enterprise-D'' was offically commissioned.
 ==Images==
 <gallery>
+tNG technical manual.jpg|Cover image.
-Image:Class-9 probe.jpg|[[Class-9 probe]]
+galaxy class front.jpg|{{class|Galaxy}}.
+galaxy Class Starship Development Project.jpg|The [[Galaxy Class Starship Development Project]] logo.
+class-9 probe.jpg|[[Class-9 probe]].
+nova concepts.jpg|{{class|Nova}} concepts.
+a cargo shuttle.jpg|[[Type-9A shuttlecraft|Type-9A]] [[cargo shuttle]].
+sphinx workpod.jpg|[[Sphinx workpod]].
+aSRV diagram.png|Cut-away diagram of an [[ASRV]].
 </gallery>
 ==Connections==
+{{TNG reference works}}
+===External link===
 *{{memoryalpha}}
-[[Category:Reference Books]]
+[[Category:Reference books|Next Generation Technical Manual, The]]