Changes: USS Challenger (NCC-71099)

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(covers information from several alternate timelines)

For the 23rd century starship, please see USS Challenger (NCC-2032).

The USS Challenger (NCC-71099) was a 24th century Federation Galaxy-class starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2378, the Challenger was one of several starships which intercepted a Borg sphere that carried the USS Voyager back to the Alpha Quadrant. (VOY: "Endgame")

In an alternate timeline created after an attempt made by Voyager to use quantum slipstream drive resulted in the ship being destroyed, the Challenger was captained by Geordi La Forge in 2390. The vessel was assigned to pursue and capture the Delta Flyer, which had been stolen by former Voyager crewmembers Chakotay and Harry Kim. The Challenger managed to inflict severe damage on the Flyer, causing a warp core breach. However, Harry Kim was successful in transmitting a message to Voyager in the past, giving that ship's crew instructions to collapse the slipstream and avert the disaster. (VOY: "Timeless")

Galaxy-class starships

USS Challenger • USS Enterprise-D • USS Galaxy • USS Odyssey • USS Syracuse • USS Venture • USS Yamato • Unnamed

Appendices

Background information

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 131), the Challenger was named for the space shuttle orbiter Challenger (OV-099). The registry number, NCC-71099, reflects this tribute.

The Challenger was a computer-generated model; its presence during "Endgame" was implied by the fact that the name and registry on the model was left over from "Timeless". Like the USS Venture, the ship's name was emblazoned below the registry number on the ventral side of its saucer section. The Venture model was the first to do this.

The Challenger also appeared in the 2001 and 2002 Ships of the Line calendars from Pocket Books, although parts of the CGI image were still labeled "Enterprise" and "NCC-1701-D".

Apocrypha

In the non-canon Pocket TOS novel The Return by William Shatner (with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), a Galaxy-class starship Challenger was mentioned existing earlier in 2371. In the novel, the ship was commanded by a Vulcan, Captain Simm, and, docked at Deep Space 9, was the scene of a fight between Jean-Luc Picard and a Borg-assimilated James T. Kirk.

Geordi La Forge also assumed command of the Challenger in Star Trek Online in 2397. The Challenger has been seen in and around Earth Spacedock, initially orbiting the station. After an update the Challenger was moved inside the Spacedock. Various ship status signs relating to relevant areas mention the Challenger with her registry, and were updated when the ships where moved. The Challenger took an active role in the game in the mission "Beyond the Nexus" which was added to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the mission, the Challenger joins the player in investigating a distress call from a Starfleet vessel which was believed to have been lost while exploring the Nexus in 2332.

The Pocket TNG novel Indistinguishable from Magic by David A. McIntee has Geordi La Forge promoted to captain and assuming command of the Challenger in 2384 after its previous commander, Captain Montgomery Scott, retired after the death of his first officer during a battle with marauders and the determination that he failed to meet the minimum service requirements for command by the Challenger's chief medical officer, Alyssa Ogawa. Then-commander La Forge was aboard in a detached, temporary role of operations and second officer during a mission to investigate the USS Enterprise-E's discovery of the Intrepid NX-07, assumed destroyed in 2162 by a left-over Romulan mine from the Earth-Romulan War. The Challenger was portrayed in this novel as being a testbed of several experimental systems developed by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers.

External links

USS Challenger (NCC-71099) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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-The '''USS ''Challenger'' (NCC-71099)''' was a [[Federation]] {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} [[explorer]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the late [[24th century]]. ''Challenger'' was commissioned sometime prior to [[2378]]. In that year, the ''Challenger'' was one of the starships which intercepted the [[Borg sphere]] which carried the {{USS|Voyager}} back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
+{{disambiguation|the 23rd century starship|USS Challenger (NCC-2032)}}
+The '''USS ''Challenger'' (NCC-71099)''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]].
+In [[2378]], the ''Challenger'' was one of several starships which intercepted a [[Borg sphere]] that carried the {{USS|Voyager}} back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
-''In an [[alternate timeline]] created after the USS ''Voyager''{{'}}s attempt to use [[quantum slipstream drive]] resulted in the ship being destroyed, the ''Challenger'' was [[captain]]ed by [[Geordi La Forge]] in [[2390]].  The vessel was assigned to pursue and capture the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'', which had been stolen by former ''Voyager'' crew members [[Chakotay]] and [[Harry Kim]].  The ''Challenger'' managed to inflict severe damage on the ''Flyer'', causing a [[warp core breach]].  However, Harry Kim was successful in transmitting a message to ''Voyager'' into the past, giving them instructions to collapse the slipstream and avert the disaster.'' ({{VOY|Timeless}})
+''In an [[alternate timeline]] created after an attempt made by ''Voyager'' to use [[quantum slipstream drive]] resulted in the ship being destroyed, the ''Challenger'' was {{dis|captain|rank}}ed by [[Geordi La Forge]] in [[2390]]. The vessel was assigned to pursue and capture the ''{{dis|Delta Flyer|2375}}'', which had been stolen by former ''Voyager'' crewmembers [[Chakotay]] and [[Harry Kim]]. The ''Challenger'' managed to inflict severe damage on the ''Flyer'', causing a [[warp core breach]]. However, Harry Kim was successful in transmitting a message to ''Voyager'' in the past, giving that ship's crew instructions to collapse the slipstream and avert the disaster.'' ({{VOY|Timeless}})
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 ==Appendices==
 === Background information ===
+According to the {{ste|4|1|131}}, the ''Challenger'' was named for the [[space shuttle orbiter]] [[Challenger (OV-099)|''Challenger'' (OV-099)]]. The [[registry number]], NCC-71099, reflects this tribute.
-The ''Challenger'' was a computer-generated model; its presence during {{VOY|Endgame}} is implied by the fact that the name and registry on the model was left over from "Timeless."  The ''Challenger'' also appeared in the {{y|2001}} and {{y|2002}} ''[[Star Trek: Ships of the Line|Ships of the Line]]'' calendars from [[Pocket Books]], although parts of the CGI image were still labeled "''Enterprise''" and "NCC-1701-D."  Like the {{USS|Venture}}, the ship's name was emblazoned below the registry number on the ventral side of its saucer section. The ''Venture'' model was the first to do this. The registry number, NCC-71099, was likely a tribute to the space shuttle orbiter ''{{w|Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger}}'', OV-099, lost in January 1986.
+The ''Challenger'' was a [[CG model|computer-generated model]]; its presence during "Endgame" was implied by the fact that the name and registry on the model was left over from "Timeless". Like the {{USS|Venture}}, the ship's name was emblazoned below the registry number on the ventral side of its saucer section. The ''Venture'' model was the first to do this.
+The ''Challenger'' also appeared in the {{y|2001}} and {{y|2002}} ''[[Star Trek: Ships of the Line|Ships of the Line]]'' calendars from [[Pocket Books]], although parts of the CGI image were still labeled [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|"''Enterprise''" and "NCC-1701-D"]].
 === Apocrypha ===
-In the non-[[canon]] [[Pocket TOS]] [[novels|novel]] ''[[The Return]]'' by [[William Shatner]] (with [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]]), a ''Galaxy''-class starship ''Challenger'' was mentioned existing earlier in [[2371]]. In the novel the ship was commanded by a [[Vulcan]], Captain [[w:c:memorybeta:Simm|Simm]], and, docked at [[Deep Space 9]], was the scene of a fight between [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and a [[Borg]]-[[assimilation|assimilated]] [[James T. Kirk]].
+In the non-[[canon]] [[Pocket TOS]] [[novels|novel]] ''[[The Return]]'' by [[William Shatner]] (with [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]]), a ''Galaxy''-class starship ''Challenger'' was mentioned existing earlier in [[2371]]. In the novel, the ship was commanded by a [[Vulcan]], Captain [[w:c:memorybeta:Simm|Simm]], and, docked at [[Deep Space 9]], was the scene of a fight between [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and a [[Borg]]-[[assimilation|assimilated]] [[James T. Kirk]].
+[[Geordi La Forge]] also assumed command of the ''Challenger'' in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' in [[2397]]. The ''Challenger'' has been seen in and around Earth Spacedock, initially orbiting the station. After an update the ''Challenger'' was moved inside the Spacedock. Various ship status signs relating to relevant areas mention the Challenger with her registry, and were updated when the ships where moved. The ''Challenger'' took an active role in the game in the mission "Beyond the Nexus" which was added to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. In the mission, the ''Challenger'' joins the player in investigating a distress call from a Starfleet vessel which was believed to have been lost while exploring the [[Nexus]] in 2332.
-[[Geordi La Forge]] also assumed command of the ''Challenger'' in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' in [[2397]].
-The [[Pocket TNG]] novel ''[[Indistinguishable from Magic]]'' by [[David A. McIntee]] has [[Geordi La Forge]] promoted to [[captain]] and assuming command of the ''Challenger'' in 2384 after its previous commander, Captain [[Montgomery Scott]], retired after the death of his [[first officer]] during a battle with marauders and the determination that he failed to meet the minimum service requirements for command by the ''Challenger''{{'}}s [[chief medical officer]] [[Alyssa Ogawa]]. Then-[[commander]] La Forge was aboard in a detached, temporary role of [[Operations officer|operations]] and [[second officer]] during a mission to investigate the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s discovery of the ''Intrepid'' NX-07, assumed destroyed in 2162 by a left-over Romulan mine from the [[Earth-Romulan War]]. The ''Challenger'' was portrayed in this novel as being a testbed of several experimental systems developed by the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]].
+The [[Pocket TNG]] novel ''[[Indistinguishable from Magic]]'' by [[David A. McIntee]] has [[Geordi La Forge]] promoted to {{dis|captain|rank}} and assuming command of the ''Challenger'' in 2384 after its previous commander, Captain [[Montgomery Scott]], retired after the death of his [[first officer]] during a battle with marauders and the determination that he failed to meet the minimum service requirements for command by the ''Challenger''{{'}}s [[chief medical officer]], [[Alyssa Ogawa]]. Then-[[commander]] La Forge was aboard in a detached, temporary role of [[Operations officer|operations]] and [[second officer]] during a mission to investigate the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s discovery of the ''Intrepid'' NX-07, assumed destroyed in [[2162]] by a left-over [[Romulan]] [[mining|mine]] from the [[Earth-Romulan War]]. The ''Challenger'' was portrayed in this novel as being a testbed of several experimental systems developed by the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]].
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