1987 (production)

Real world article

For information about 1987 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1987.

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Early February – Leonard Maizlish is given his own offices on the Paramount studio lot and starts his detrimental influence on the production of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
3 February – Theodore R. Cogswell dies.
12 February – Hunter Baxley is born.
13 February – Tahirih Vejdani is born.
17 February – First draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
28 February – Michelle Horn is born.
Unknown day – Pocket TOS #32: Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese is published by Pocket Books.

2 March –
- Construction is started at Industrial Light & Magic, contracted for the build of the studio models, on the six-foot USS Enterprise-D studio model for use as the new "hero" ship in the new Star Trek spin-off series, Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- John E. Chilberg II dies.
6 March –
- First story concept for TNG: "Code of Honor" is submitted.
- Julie St-Louis is born.
7 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Japan.
10 March – Ser'Darius Blain is born.
11 March – Nick Borgani dies.
16 March – Second draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
26 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in West Germany.
30 March – Marley S. McClean is born.

10 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the UK.
13 April – Final draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
15 April – Zach Duhame is born.
16 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the Netherlands.
18 April –
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Ireland.
- Jessica McKenna is born.
19 April – Nour Halawani is born.
27 April – First draft script for TNG: "The Naked Now" is submitted.
Unknown day – Pocket TOS #33: Deep Domain by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.

1 May – Original story concept for TNG: "The Last Outpost" is submitted.
4 May – Mike Minor dies.
7 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Brazil.
23 May – JaNae Armogan is born.
26 May – 28 May – Rehearsals for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint".
28 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Uruguay.
29 May –
- First unit filming begins on "Encounter at Farpoint", the pilot of Star Trek: The Next Generation. On the first day, location filming takes place at Griffith Park for the holodeck forest and stream scenes.
- Grace Lynn Kung is born.

1 June –
- Soundstage filming beings on "Encounter at Farpoint".
- Second unit filming also starts with the first footage shot of the six-foot Enterprise-D model at ILM, which had secured an additional commission to provide the pilot episode with the visual effects.
2 June – Patrick Stewart films his first scene as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and DeForest Kelley films his cameo as Admiral Leonard McCoy for "Encounter at Farpoint".
11 June – Vijay Suzuki is born.
12 June – Luke Humphrey is born.
14 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened at the Fantafestival (International Sci-fi and Fantasy Film Show) in Milan, Italy.
18 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Colombia.
23 June – Dennis Andres is born.
25 June –
- Filming ends on "Encounter at Farpoint".
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Peru.
26 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened in Moscow, Soviet Union at an event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), attended by director Leonard Nimoy and producer Harve Bennett.
30 June – Tien Tran is born.
Unknown day – Pocket TOS #34: Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter is published by Pocket Books.

2 July – Revised final draft script for TNG: "Code of Honor" is submitted.
3 July –
- Amanda Row is born.
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Italy.
4 July – Jason Liles is born.
6 July – Filming begins on TNG: "The Naked Now".
10 July –
- Gregory Calderone is born.
- Vic Toyota dies.
13 July – Elyssa D. Vito is born. Filming is completed on TNG: "The Naked Now".
15 July – Filming begins on TNG: "Code of Honor".
16 July – ILM filmed scenes with the Old Bandi City studio model for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint".
20 July – Carl Clemons-Hopkins is born.
24 July –
- Filming is completed on TNG: "Code of Honor".
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Denmark.
25 July – Michael Welch is born.
26 July – Adam Maros is born.
27 July – Filming begins on TNG: "Haven".
31 July – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Portugal.
Unknown day – Pocket TOS Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno is published by Pocket Books.