"Tacking Into the Wind" is the 172nd episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 22nd episode of the show's seventh and final season. It first aired during the week of 12 May 1999. The episode was written by Ronald D. MooreMA and directed by Mike VejarMA. The episode is the sixth episode of the Final Chapter 10 episode arc of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Summary[]
Kira and the Cardassian Rebellon launch a plan to steal one of the powerful Breen weapons, while Gowron's leadership threatens the future of all the Allied powers.
References[]
Characters[]
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Chu'vok • Corat Damar • Ezri Dax • Elim Garak • Gowron, son of M'Rel • Kira Nerys • Luaran • Martok, son of Urthog • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Pran • Sigol Rusot • Benjamin Sisko • Vornar • Weyoun 8 • Worf, son of Mogh
- Referenced only
- Niala Damar • Sakal Damar • Curzon Dax • Jadzia Dax • Kahless the Unforgettable • Keiko O'Brien • Luther Sloan
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Cardassia • Cardassia City • Deep Space 9 • Dominion Headquarters • Kelvas repair facility • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Station commander's office • Vanden Prime
- Referenced only
- Avenal VII • Kelvas V • Ketha Lowlands • Qo'noS • Sarpedion V • Tevak • Vulcan
Starships and vehicles[]
- Cardassian shuttle • Jem'Hadar fighter • IKS Rotarran (K't'inga-class) • Miranda-class • NCC-73918 (Danube-class runabout) • Vor'cha-class
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Breen • Cardassian • Changeling • Human • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Trill • Vorta
- Referenced only
- Romulan
States and organizations[]
- Bajoran Militia • Breen Confederacy • Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Liberation Front • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Founders • House of Martok • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Cardassian Twelfth Order • Klingon High Council • Section 31 • Starfleet Intelligence • Starfleet Medical
Other references[]
- airlock • after action report • baseball • bat'leth • battle cruiser • bloodwine • captain • clone • cloning • combadge • commander • crab roll • defense perimeter • dilithium • DNA • Dominion War • energy dampening weapon • general • intercooler matrix • International Space Station model • Klingon chancellor • Klingon death ritual • LCARS • Miranda class model • morphogenic virus • navigational array • neckbone • neurazine • Occupation of Bajor • phaser • plasma relay • plasma rifle • raktajino • replicator • shapeshifter • Sisko's baseball • space station • thot • virtual display device • warp drive
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Background[]
Notable cast and crew[]
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Nicole de Boer as Ezri Dax
- Andrew J. Robinson as Elim Garak
- Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun
- J.G. Hertzler as Martok
- Robert O'Reilly as Gowron
- Salome Jens as as the Female Changeling
- Kitty Swink as Luaran
- J. Paul Boehmer as Vornar
Images[]
Martok.
Luaran.
Weyoun.
Gowron.
Kelvas facility.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: When It Rains... |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Extreme Measures |
| Previous episode: When It Rains... |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Extreme Measures |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: A Song Well Sung |
Next Adventure: War Stories, Book 1 Starbase 92 | |
External links[]
- "Tacking Into the Wind" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Tacking Into the Wind article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.