1986 (production)

Events

January

• 6 January – Shane Sweet is born.
• 28 January – The space shuttle Challenger explodes 78 seconds after liftoff, killing seven astronauts. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is dedicated to the memory of the Challenger crew.
• Pocket TOS #27: Mindshadow by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

February

• 14 February – Cody and Kurt Wetherill are born.
• 24 February – Filming begins on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

March

• 2 March – Ethan Peck is born.
• 19 March – Jon Lormer dies.
• Pocket TOS #28: Crisis on Centaurus by Brad Ferguson is published by Pocket Books.
• DC TOS volume 1 #24: "Double Blind, Part One"

April

• 20 April – Winnie McCarthy dies.
• DC TOS volume 1 #25: "Double Blind, Part II"

May

• 6 May – Tyler Hynes is born.
• 12 May –
  • Eugene Cordero is born.
  • Filming ends on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
• Pocket TOS #29: Dreadnought! by Diane Carey is published by Pocket Books.

June

• 12 June – Kachina Dechert is born.

July

• Pocket TOS #30: Demons by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

August

• 8 August – Peyton List is born.
• 13 August – Anna Seltzer is born.
• 26 August – Ted Knight dies.
• 29 August – Ian Nsenga is born.

September

• 1 September – Davida Williams is born.
• 20 September – Aldis Hodge is born.
• 26 September – Sarah Rayne is born.
• Pocket TOS Enterprise: The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre is published by Pocket Books.

October

• 10 October – A press conference is held, in which Paramount first announces the plans for a new Star Trek television series, to wit Star Trek: The Next Generation, as revealed by Paramount Executive Mel Harris.
• 17 October – E. Nova Zatzman is born.
• Mid-October – Robert Justman, Edward K. Milkis, David Gerrold and D.C. Fontana, all Star Trek: The Original Series veterans, are assembled by Gene Roddenberry to form the original Next Generation nucleus production team.

November

• 11 November – Roger C. Carmel dies.
• 21 November – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Canada.
• 26 November – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, directed by Leonard Nimoy, premieres in the US.
• 30 November – Barbara Mamabolo is born.
• Pocket TOS #31: Battlestations! by Diane Carey is published by Pocket Books.

December

• 1 December – Jesse Littlejohn is born.
• 2 December – Desi Arnaz dies.
• 5 December – D.C. Fontana finished her first story for "Encounter at Farpoint", titled "Meeting at Farpoint".
• 18 December – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Australia.
• 23 December – Noël Wells is born.
• 31 December – Lloyd Haynes and Harvey P. Lynn die.
• Strange & Amazing Facts About Star Trek by Daniel Cohen is published by Archway Books.
• Pocket TOS Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Vonda N. McIntyre is published by Pocket Books.