The Galileo Seven
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| EPISODE | |
| The Galileo Seven | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | The Original Series |
| Story by: | Oliver Crawford |
| Teleplay by: | Oliver Crawford & S. Bar-David |
| Directed by: | Robert Gist |
| Novelization in: | Star Trek 10 by James Blish |
| Production information | |
| Episode no.: | 1x13 |
| Production no.: | 6149-14 |
| First aired: | 5 January 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2267 |
| Stardate: | 2821.5 |
Contents |
[edit] Summary
Enroute to deliver medical supplies to the plague-ridden planet, Makus III, the Enterprise passes the Murasaki 312 quasar. In accordance with standing orders to investigate quasar-like phenomena, Captain Kirk dispatches Commander Spock and a six-man party on the shuttlecraft Galileo to investigate the quasar.
Suddenly, the Galileo was pulled off course and out of sensor range of the Enterprise. Fortunately, Spock manages to maneuver the shuttle to land on the barren planet Taurus II, which is inhabited by hostile humanoids. The crew attempt to make repairs to the shuttle, but they are constantly hampered by repeated attacks by the humanoids.
Due to the levels of ionizing radiation around the Murasaki quasar, the Enterprise is unable to detect the lost shuttlecraft, and Federation High Commissioner Mitchell Ferris demands that Captain Kirk continues with his mission to Makus III. Meanwhile on Taurus II, the situation becomes lethal when two crewmen are killed by the hostile humanoids. While Spock wants to continue pressing on with repairs to the shuttle, Lieutenant Samuel Boma demands that they stop repairs in order to conduct a memorial service for the lost crewmen. However, Spock ignores his demands and states the logic dictates that they continue.
As the Enterprise prepares to leave the area, the Galileo is able to reach an unsteady orbit of Taurus II, but is unable to pull away from the planet's gravitational pull. Knowing that their deaths are imminent, Spock ignites the remaining fuel reserve, which attracts the attention of the Enterprise, who beam the surviving crewmembers aboard.
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[edit] Characters
- Samuel Boma • Brent • Mitchell Ferris • Gaetano • Dave Galloway • Hadley • Harrison • Kelowitz • James T. Kirk • Latimer • Ed Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Mears • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
[edit] Starships and vehicles
- Columbus (Class F shuttlecraft) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Galileo (class F shuttlecraft)
[edit] Locations
- Referenced only
- Makus III • New Paris colonies
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| Published Order | ||
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| Previous episode: The Conscience of the King | TOS episode produced | Next episode: Court Martial |
| Previous episode: Shore Leave | TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Squire of Gothos |
| Previous story: The Empath | Star Trek 10
| Next story: Is There In Truth No Beauty? |
| Chronological Order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Burning Dreams Chapter 1, scenes 1-2 | Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Star Trek: The Manga Anything But Alone |
| Previous Adventure: The Conscience of the King | Next Adventure: Strange New Worlds I A Private Anecdote | |
| Previous Adventure: Strange New Worlds V Yeoman Figgs | Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) | Next Adventure: Star Trek: The Manga Anything But Alone |
[edit] Images
 The Galileo departing |
 The shuttlebay |
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[edit] External link
- The Galileo Seven (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
