Changes: Starbase 6

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Starbase 6 was a Federation starbase administered by Starfleet from the 2260s to the 2360s. It was commanded by Commodore Enwright in 2268. (TOS-R: "The Ultimate Computer") The planet Gravesworld was located near the base. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")

History

In 2268, the USS Intrepid worked in conjunction with Starbase 6 in conducting a mission to investigate the loss of contact with star system Gamma 7A in Sector 39J.

On stardate 4307.1, Starbase 6 lost contact with the Intrepid and a rescue priority was issued to the USS Enterprise, which was already en route to the starbase. Following their investigation, the Enterprise returned to the base for a scheduled layover and shore leave. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")

Later that year, the Enterprise traveled to this base, where it rendezvoused with the USS Lexington, and was ordered to be refitted with the M-5 multitronic unit. All but twenty of the Enterprise's crew was offloaded to this base, where they were kept in a security holding area, while the ship proceeded to participate in a series of M-5 drills. (TOS-R: "The Ultimate Computer")

In the 2270s, Starbase 6's Class F shuttlecraft Conrad was departing from the San Francisco air tram station just as Admiral James T. Kirk's air tram was arriving. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture Director's Edition)

In 2365, the USS Enterprise-D traveled to Starbase 6 from Gravesworld, following the death of Dr. Ira Graves, to drop off Kareen Brianon so she could arrange transport back to Earth. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man")

Personnel

See: Starbase 6 personnel

Appendices

Background information

In the original version of this episode, Commodore Enwright's starbase was simply a reuse of the Deep Space K-7 studio model from "The Trouble with Tribbles", and was never identified by name.

In the remastered 2008 version of this episode, the station was given a new design, and a formal designation printed on the base which read "Starbase 6." Information pertaining to the update was obtained from Michael Okuda.

For further information on the studio model, see Starbase 6 model.

In "The Ultimate Computer", Starbase 6 was a space station, but in "The Immunity Syndrome" and "The Schizoid Man" it was located on a planet.

External link

Starbase 6 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{sidebar station
-[[File:Starbase 6.jpg|thumb|Starbase 6 in [[2268]]]]
+|name        = Starbase 6
-[[File:Starbase 6 planet.jpg|thumb|Starbase 6 in [[2365]]]]
+|image       = Starbase 6.jpg
-'''Starbase 6''' was a [[Federation]] [[starbase]], the nearest one located to the [[planet]] [[Gravesworld]]. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}) It was commanded by [[Commodore]] [[Enwright]] in [[2268]]. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}} ''remastered'')
+|type        = [[Spacedock]] ([[23rd century]])<br/>[[Starbase 6 planet|Planet]] ([[24th century]])
+|owner       = {{Federation}}
+|operator    = [[Starfleet]]
+|status      = Active
+|datestatus  = 2365
+|image2      = Starbase 6 planet.jpg
+|caption2    = Starbase 6 in 2365
+}}
+__NOTOC__
+'''Starbase 6''' was a [[Federation]] [[starbase]] administered by [[Starfleet]] from the [[2260s]] to the [[2360s]]. It was [[commander|commanded]] by [[Commodore]] [[Enwright]] in [[2268]]. ({{TOS-R|The Ultimate Computer}}) The [[planet]] [[Gravesworld]] was located near the base. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}})
+==History==
-In 2268, the {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}} worked in conjunction with Starbase 6 in conducting a mission to investigate the loss of contact with [[solar system]] [[Gamma 7A system|Gamma 7A]] in [[Sector 39J]]. On [[stardate|stardate 4307.1]], Starbase 6 lost contact with the ''Intrepid'' and a rescue priority was issued to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, which was already ''en route'' to the starbase.  Following their investigation, the ''Enterprise'' returned to the base for a scheduled layover and [[shore leave]]. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}})
+In 2268, the {{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}} worked in conjunction with Starbase 6 in conducting a mission to investigate the loss of contact with [[star system]] [[Gamma 7A system|Gamma 7A]] in [[Sector 39J]].
-Later that year, the ''Enterprise'' traveled to this base, where it rendezvoused with the {{USS|Lexington|NCC-1709}}, and was ordered to be [[refit]]ted with the [[M-5 computer]]. All but twenty of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew was offloaded to this base, where they were kept in a security holding area, while the ship proceeded to participate in a [[Starfleet battle simulation]]. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}} ''remastered'')
+On [[stardate|stardate 4307.1]], Starbase 6 lost contact with the ''Intrepid'' and a rescue priority was issued to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, which was already en route to the starbase. Following their investigation, the ''Enterprise'' returned to the base for a scheduled layover and [[shore leave]]. ({{TOS|The Immunity Syndrome}})
+Later that year, the ''Enterprise'' traveled to this base, where it rendezvoused with the {{USS|Lexington|NCC-1709}}, and was ordered to be [[refit]]ted with the [[M-5 multitronic unit]]. All but twenty of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew was offloaded to this base, where they were kept in a security holding area, while the ship proceeded to participate in a series of [[M-5 drill]]s. ({{TOS-R|The Ultimate Computer}})
-The [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Conrad]]'', assigned to Starbase 6 in the [[2270s]], was launching from the [[San Francisco]] [[air tram station]] just as [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[air tram]] was arriving in [[2273]]. ({{film|1}} ''Director's Edition'')
+In the [[2270s]], Starbase 6's [[Class F shuttlecraft|Class F]] [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Conrad]]'' was departing from the [[San Francisco]] [[air tram station]] just as [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[air tram]] was arriving. ({{film|1}} ''Director's Edition'')
-In [[2365]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} traveled to Starbase 6 from Gravesworld, following the death of Dr. [[Ira Graves]], to drop off [[Kareen Brianon]] so she could arrange transport back to [[Earth]]. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}})
+In [[2365]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} traveled to Starbase 6 from Gravesworld, following the death of [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Ira Graves]], to drop off [[Kareen Brianon]] so she could arrange transport back to [[Earth]]. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}})
+== Personnel ==
+{{See-list|Starbase 6 personnel}}
-{{FederationStarbases}}
-__NOTOC__
 == Appendices ==
-=== Background ===
+=== Background information ===
+In the original version of this episode, Commodore Enwright's starbase was simply a reuse of the [[Deep Space K-7]] [[studio model]] from {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}, and was never identified by name.
-[[File:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) approaches Starbase 6, remastered.jpg|thumb|[[CGI]] Starbase 6 from {{e|The Ultimate Computer}}]]
-The dialog from "The Ultimate Computer" simply refers to the starbase as "the space station," however, based on information obtained from [[Michael Okuda]], the [[CGI model]] of the remastered edition was labeled as "Starbase 6", but was not entirely visible on screen. It is unclear why this base number was chosen, when it was previously associated with an unnamed planet in "The Schizoid Man". However, considering the time passage between the two appearances, any number of explanations could be made justifying the apparent change in venue.
+In the remastered {{y|2008}} version of this episode, the station was given a new design, and a formal designation printed on the base which read "Starbase 6." Information pertaining to the update was obtained from [[Michael Okuda]].
-==== Studio model ====
-[[File:Harbinger cover.jpg|thumb|[[Starbase 47]] from ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'']]
+For further information on the [[studio model]], see [[Starbase 6 model]].
-In the original {{y|1968}} edition of "The Ultimate Computer", reused footage of [[Deep Space Station K-7]] from {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}} was used to represent the station. In the {{y|2008}} remastered edition of that episode, the design was revised with a new design, based upon [[Masao Okazaki]]'s [http://www.psiphi.org/images/vanguard-side-big.jpg design] for [[Starbase 47]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'' series of [[novels]] (though scaled down in size). Okazaki on his design,
-<blockquote>"''Editor [[Marco Palmieri]] (...) contacted me in the fall of 2004 asking me if I could design a space station for an upcoming series of paperback novels. He had seen my stubby "J-class" TOS-era space station design at my ''Star Trek'' Museum website and thought it could be adapted as the Vanguard space station. Although meeting the 1-month deadline was complicated by my full-time job as a editor and lecturer at a medical school, Marco's offer was one I could not refuse. Marco envisioned Vanguard as a 1-km-diameter station similar in function to the [[Earth Spacedock]] from {{film|3}} but clearly reflecting the TOS aesthetic. It was to have an internal dock for 4 {{ShipClass|Constitution}} starships, living space for 1,000 people, cargo-handling areas, a power plant, life-support machinery, fabrication areas, and a communications array. I took my "J-class" design and doubled it in size to about 1.2 km in diameter. I flattened the "mushroom cap" for the internal dock, lengthened the stem, and added a large bulb at the end for engineering spaces and the subspace antenna. Both Marco and I liked my first pass, but he asked for a few more variants just to make sure; we ended up going with my first pass. With the exterior designed, I began blocking out the interior. I soon discovered that this station, although much smaller than Spacedock, still had a lot more space than we knew what to do with. Borrowing an idea from [[Franz Joseph]], I suggested that the upper half of the mushroom cap be make into a park-like habitat, which was dubbed the terrestrial enclosure. Even with the mushroom cap mostly hollow, we still had too much space. I had visions of endless rooms and empty hallways, like the Overlook Hotel from ''The Shining''. The cap originally had a 9-deck-thick slice of rooms, which had a volume equal to 35 Empire State Buildings. I took out most of these decks, enlarged the terrestrial enclosure, and left a ring of decks at the edge for lifeboats. shuttle bays, and luxury-box-like spaces. The spine of the station has various conduits for energy and life-support and a zero-gravity tube for cargo handling. As it passes through the terrestrial enclosure, I envisioned a gleaming, flood-lit Hugh Ferriss-style art-deco column ringed with upward blooming terraces and apartments. Marco told me, however, that the spine was always cloaked (damn!). Just before delivery, Marco still thought the station was too big, so I had to rush and shrink it a further 30%. That necessitated a frantic rescaling and redrawing of all the decks, but I was able to send Marco the eps files on time.(...)''" [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/masao-okazakis-vanguard-station/]</blockquote>
+In "The Ultimate Computer", Starbase 6 was a [[space station]], but in "The Immunity Syndrome" and "The Schizoid Man" it was located on a [[planet]].
-On [[Doug Drexler]]'s blog Okuda elaborated,
-<blockquote>"''It was [[David Rossi]]'s idea to use Vanguard Station as the basis for the station in the remastered version of {{e|The Ultimate Computer}}. At one of our planning meetings, Dave showed us one of your beautiful book covers from one of the Vanguard novels. The next day, we got an OK from John Van Citters and Paula Block of CBS Consumer Products, and [[Margaret Clark]] and Marco Palmieri at [[Pocket Books]] to use the design. Masao Okazaki was also enthusiastically supportive. The actual digital model in the episode was built by a talented artist named Apollo Kim at [[CBS Digital]], under the supervision of visual effects supervisor [[Niel Wray]]. They based it closely on your renderings, although it was somewhat simplified because we knew it would be relatively small in the frame. I was the one responsible for having the station re-scaled. For our particular shots in this episode, I didn't want the starbase to dwarf the {{USS|Enterprise |NCC-1701}} and the {{USS|Lexington |NCC-1709}}.''" [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/naked-truth-pt-ii-enterprise-c/#comment-116]</blockquote>
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