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Table of Contents: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • Media |
Events[]
January[]
- 1 January – Mickey Cottrell dies.
- 3 January – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Picard's Academy, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 4 January – David Soul and Tracy Tormé die.
- 10 January –
- Peter Crombie dies.
- Issue 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Scorpius Run by Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 12 January – TIME Star Trek, by The Editors of TIME, is released.
- 15 January – William O'Connell dies.
- 17 January – Issue 16 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 22 January – Gary Graham dies.
- 24 January – "Star Trek: Defiant Annual" by Christopher Cantwell, Ramon Rosanas, and Lee Loughridge, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 25 January – August Amarino dies.
- 31 January – Issue 5 of Star Trek: Picard's Academy, from IDW Publishing is released.
February[]
- 6 February – Ron Sarchian dies.
- 7 February – Issue 11 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is published.
- 10 February – Paul Neary dies.
- 13 February –
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War, by Mike Chen and Angel Hernández, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Star Trek Explorer Presents: "The Mission" and Other Stories from Titan Comics.
- 21 February –
- Richard Kray dies.
- Issue 17 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 24 February – Kenneth Mitchell dies.
- 25 February – Charles Dierkop dies.
- 26 February – Michael Barrier dies.
- 27 February –
- Gallery PIC novel Firewall by David Mack, from Gallery Books is released.
- Star Trek: Picard - The Art and Making of the Series, by Joe Fordham, from Titan Books is released.
- 28 February –
March[]
- 12 March – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Day of Blood, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 13 March – Issue 1 of Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton and Angel Hernandez, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 18 March – James M. Ward dies.
- 20 March – Issue 18 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 22 March – Jean-Paul Vignon dies.
- 26 March – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes by Marc Guggenheim and Oleg Chudakov, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 27 March –
- M.D. Bright dies.
- Issue 13 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 31 March – Barbara Baldavin dies.
April[]
- 4 April – The ten-episode fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery premieres on Paramount+ with "Red Directive" and "Under the Twin Moons".
- 7 April – Michael Haynes dies.
- 10 April –
- Dan Wallin dies.
- Affective Memories, an autobiography by Laurence Luckinbill, is released.
- 11 April – "Jinaal", the third episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 17 April – Issue 19 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 18 April – "Face the Strange", the fourth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 24 April –
- 25 April – "Mirrors", the fifth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 28 April – Alan Scarfe dies.
May[]
- 2 May – "Whistlespeak", the sixth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 3 May – Phil Lodwick dies.
- 9 May – "Erigah", the seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5. premieres on Paramount+.
- 11 May – Kevin Brophy dies.
- 15 May – Issue 20 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 16 May – "Labyrinths", the eighth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 21 May – Pliable Truths, a Pocket TNG novel by Dayton Ward, from Gallery Books is released.
- 22 May – Issue 15 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, is released by IDW Publishing.
- 23 May – "Lagrange Point", the ninth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, premieres on Paramount+.
- 28 May –
- 4K UHD Limited Edition Steelbook of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is released.
- Terrence Beasor dies.
- 29 May – Star Trek: Celebrations from IDW Publishing is released.
- 30 May – "Life, Itself", the tenth and final episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, and the series finale, premieres on Paramount+.
June[]
- 1 June – Erich Anderson dies.
- 4 June – Omnibus edition of Star TrekStrange New Worlds - The Scorpius Run by Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 5 June – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton and Angel Hernandez, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 6 June – Star Trek and the Tragic Hybrid by Carolyn Burlingame-Goff, from McFarland & Company is released.
- 18 June –
- Star Trek: Defiant, Volume 2: Another Piece of the Action by Christopher Cantwell and Mike Feehan, from IDW Publishing is released.
- the 2025 edition of the Star Trek: Cats calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- 19 June – Issue 21 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 23 June – Maggie Schpak dies.
- 25 June – Bill Cobbs dies.
- 26 June –
- T.A. Chafin dies.
- Issue 16 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
July[]
- 1 July –
- Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy debuts on Netflix.
- Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-In Fiction, edited by Caroline-Isabelle Caron with Kristin Noone, from McFarland & Company is released.
- 2 July –
- the 2025 edition of The Star Trek Calendar, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- the 2025 edition of the Star Trek: The Next Generation calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- the 2025 edition of the Star Trek: Lower Decks calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- the 2025 edition of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- 3 July – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton and Angel Hernandez, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 9 July –
- David Loughery dies.
- the 2025 edition of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- 13 July – James B. Sikking dies.
- 15 July – Whitney Rydbeck dies.
- 17 July –
- Issue 22 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 2024 Star Trek Annual, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 23 July –
- Pocket TOS novel Lost to Eternity by Greg Cox, from Pocket Books is released.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Picard's Academy by Sam Maggs and Ornella Greco, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 24 July – Issue 17 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 30 July –
- Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast from Titan Comics is released.
- Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series - The Original Series, The Animated Series and The Next Generation, by Tom Salinsky, from White Owl Books is released.
August[]
- 1 August – Star Trek Adventures, Second Edition - Core Rulebook from Modiphius is released.
- 2 August – Joi Staton dies.
- 5 August – Patti Yasutake dies.
- 6 August – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Holo-ween, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 9 August – Lora Johnson dies.
- 21 August – Issue 23 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 28 August –
September[]
- 1 September – L.L. Ginter dies.
- 2 September – James Darren dies.
- 3 September – the 2025 edition of the Star Trek Daily Calendars, from Rizzoli Universe is released.
- 4 September – "Star Trek, Issue 500", from IDW Publishing is released.
- 8 September – Peter Renaday dies.
- 10 September – Antony Acker dies.
- 19 September – Jack Gilroy dies.
- 24 September – Gallery PIC novel No Man's Land (script), by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, from Gallery Books is released
- 25 September –
October[]
- 1 October –
- Open a Channel - A Woman's Trek, by Nana Visitor, from Insight Editions is released.
- Star Trek Library Collection, Volume 3, by David Tischman, D.C. Fontana, et al. is released.
- 15 October – Star Trek, Volume 3: Glass and Bone from IDW Publishing is released.
- 16 October – Issue 25 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 18 October – Star Trek: Discovery - Season 5 soundtrack from Lakeshore Records is released.
- 22 October – Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 23 October –Issue 20 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 24 October –
- Jeri Taylor dies.
- LD: "Dos Cerritos" premieres on Paramount+.
- LD: "Shades of Green" premieres on Paramount+.
- 29 October – Terri Garr dies.
- 31 October –
- LD: "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel" premieres on Paramount+.
- Greg Hildebrandt dies.
November[]
- 5 November – Gallery SNW novel Asylum, by Una McCormack, is released.
- 6 November – John Hugh McKnight and Tony Todd die.
- 7 November – LD: "A Farewell To Farms" premieres on Paramount+.
- 11 November – Richard D. James dies.
- 13 November – Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 is released. [1]
- 14 November – LD: "Starbase 80?!" premieres on Paramount+.
- 20 November – Issue 26 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, is released.
- 21 November – LD: "Of Gods and Angles" premieres on Paramount+.
- 26 November – Scott L. Schwartz dies.
- 28 November – LD: "Fully Dilated" premieres on Paramount+.
December[]
- 6 December – Curtis Lyons dies.
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