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Vol XVIII w No 2 The Official Newsletter of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk w NCC-1659 Mar / Apr 2007 C O N T E N T S
A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT ...... 3 J.R. Fisher SCIENCE REPORT ...... 3 Elaine Pischke VOYAGER - LEGACY ...... 4 Brad McDonald COMPUTER OPERATIONS REPORT ...... 9 John Troan
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Publisher ...... J.R. Fisher Editors ...... Jane Fisher John Troan TOOL BOX: Pentium IV-3.0GHz; HP LaserJet 1200 & DeskJet 722C; Lotus WordPro; Adobe Acrobat. IMAGES - Title Banner Wright Flyer from NASA/Ames PAO photo archive; U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (USN CV-63) from navicp.navy.mil; Constitution class cruiser from gwu.edu/~rljones/khawk. IMAGE - Featured Front Page Image of the planet Jupiter's moon, Io, as seen by the New Horizons spacecraft. A plume from a huge volcanic eruption can be seen at the north pole of the moon. NASA/JHUAPL A View From the Catbird Seat Science Report By J.R. Fisher By Elaine Pischke
It is a sad time as I our course. If you are simply not First came stealth bombers. write this, as it is interested in any of this, please also Now comes… invisibility cloaks? less than a week let me know so that we can disband Engineers at Perdue since the mass the ship and spend our time in a University have come up with a murders at Virginia more productive manner. workable design for an invisibility Tech. The loss of We have an excellent cloak. According to Professor so many innocent opportunity in the form of Vladamir Shalaev, the design is people is always a tragedy, but Trinoc-con, the first weekend in totally consistent with the laws of more so when they are young. I August. People have not physics. The materials needed, only knew one of the victims, and volunteered to do panels, demon- only casually; but the effect is strations, etc. That only leaves primarily tiny needles that would enormous. Please keep the victims participation at the security, warm be arranged to bend light around and their families in your thoughts body, and recruiting table for our an object, are already used in and prayers for as long as you crew. A few former members are nanotechnology. It will take 2-3 remember this event. And please taking on several panels and I will years to build a working prototype, also pray for the young man who do one or more myself. and preliminary models will only committed this horrible act and for I may also become the chair for be able to block out one his family as well. Doing so will help the art committee, if I get the wavelength of light. Still, that the healing process for everyone assistance I have been promised. would have military applications, touched by this event. Most of that work will be before the such as shielding soldiers or This past meeting was as low a con so I can do double duty at other equipment from night vision turnout as I have ever seen and I jobs as needed. goggles or laser designators. hope it is not an indication of our There is a general lack of Shielding the entire frequency future. There has been very little volunteering throughout the con range of the visible spectrum is interest in going to conventions, world, which can only have a theoretically possible, but much less helping to put one on. I negative effect in future years. More according to Shalaev, “will be a am at a loss to discern why this is. and more of the workload is being big technical challenge”. Yes, there are family considerations done by fewer and fewer people. of all sorts, job related excuses (I This will lead to burnout in less than In other science news, know this is only a hobby!), and three years. New people have to astronomers recently announced many more reasons for not step into jobs and learn them and the discovery of a planet referred participating in our activities; but I then produce. If not, then there will to as “Earthlike”. Gliese 581 C is think you are missing the reason for be no more cons or at least a lot a planet 20 light-years from our our existence. less of them. solar system and thought to be First, we are bound together by Any group's dynamics is but a small, rocky, not too hot, not too the ideals of Star Trek and the microcosm of life. Think about it. cold, possibly able to support life, entertainment the shows, books, The next meeting is May 5 at and no more than 10 times as etc., have brought us over the years, four p.m. at the Fisher home. We massive as the Earth, but big i.e. we are fans. Second, we try to will cook hot dogs, if you will bring enough so it’s atmosphere doesn’t bring that energy together and focus the side dishes, chips, soda, desert, drift off. The surface temperature it in our community to do some etc. must be capable of maintaining good. Local cons are a way of doing Do you have the Wright Stuff? water in liquid form. We assume both; having fun and helping Esse Quam Videri any kind of life would require charities. water. We may never know if Perhaps the fault is all mine; I Gliese 581 C supports alien life have missed your point, not listened to what it is you want to do or where forms. But it could. the group wants to go. If this is the case, please tell me or any of the department heads so that we can make the necessary adjustments to
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 3 MAR / APR 2007 VOYAGER - "Legacy" By Brad McDonald
This one made it all the way to CAPITOL CITY OUTSKIRTS radiation becomes a Paramount for review! I don't know PUBLIC HOUSE problem? why it wasn't used, but that's show CITY PARK PARIS OBELISK business! Hope you enjoy it. Less than an hour, Captain. CAPITOL CITY FESTIVAL -- Brad Then we must leave. CAPITOL CITY ALLEY STAR TREK: VOYAGER JANEWAY "Legacy" PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Very well. Commander, lets TAPARA ta - PAR - uh keep a close watch on those Written by Brad McDonald TLAN tee - LAN radiation levels, in case NACARAE na - CAR - ee there's a change. CAST T'KA tay - KAH She's about to walk away from Kim's JANEWAY TAPARA NLEN nuh - LIN CHAKOTAY SARN station when the young officer speaks excitedly. TUVOK TLAN TEASER PARIS NLEN FADE IN: KIM KIM T'KA #1 I've got them! One-one-two, EXT. - SPACE - NEBULA AND SEVEN SURVIVOR #1 mark five. About one hundred VOYAGER (OPTICAL} DOCTOR SURVIVOR #2 thousand kilometers. They SURVISOR #3 Voyager is moving slowly through the aren't moving. CREWPERSON'S VOICE cloud PARIS Non-speakinq That close and we couldn't INT. - VOYAGER - THREE SHOT N.D. VOYAGER SECURITY pick them up? Were they N.D. NEO VULCAN KIM is working at his station with cloaked? ADMINISTRATOR JANEWAY and CHAKOTAY lookinq TUVOK N.D. NEO VULCAN GUARDS over his shoulder, absorbed in Kim's Not at all. Merely the results N.D. NEO VULCAN CITIZENS findings. N.D. NEO VULCAN LADIES of the nebula's highly charged N.D. NEO VULCAN MILITARY JANEWAY particles, the highly N.D. NEO VULCAN SURVIVORS Getting a better fix on that elevated-- signal, Mister Kim? SETS JANEWAY INTERIORS KIM (interrupting, amused) VOYAGER (working) Never mind, we get the BRIDGE Still trying to pinpoint the general idea. How close can TRANSPORTER ROOM exact location, but it does you get us to that ship, Mister MESS HAL read as a distress call. Paris? CORRIDOR CHAKOTAY PARIS JANEWAY'S READY ROOM Are you having any better Two to three kilometers, MAIN BRIEFING ROOM luck, Mister Tuvok? Captain. Under these SURVIVOR'S SHIP conditions I wouldn't like to BRIDGE BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE get much closer, too many ENGINEERING surprises. PUBLIC HOUSE TUVOK is concentrating on his station DINING ROOM panel. JANEWAY I agree, engage. OBELISK TUVOK VAULT ROOM (working) INT. VOYAGER - BRIDGE - ANGLE SIDE ROOM #4 I am using an overlapping ON VIEWER (OPTICAL) TAPRA'S OFFICE (B.G. ONLY) pattern search rather than EXTERIORS luck, Commander. Either the Another ship is barely visible due to VOYAGER signal is very distant or very static. SURVIVOR'S SHIP weak, perhaps both. NEO VULCAN HOME WORLD CHAKOTAY NEBULA JANEWAY Can we use the transporters? NEO VULCAN CAPITOL CITY How much longer can we remain in this area before
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 4 MAR / APR 2007 TUVOK KIM JANEWAY Not recommended. We may Barely, but within safety Are they all right? transport into less than ideal limits. DOCTOR circumstances. The interior of JANEWAY They will be soon. And to the ship has elevated Very well, but only one. Let's answer your next question, he radiation levels. However, we be sure our lock is good. is just what they appear to be, could use environmental Beam directly to sickbay with Vulcan with readings nearly suits. a force field and a security identical to Tuvok's. KIM team in place. TUVOK I can't get many details, (beat) It would explain why the ship scans are difficult. It appears Tuvok, I want you to come seemed familiar. There are there are several survivors on with me. Lets have the doctor Vulcan aspects to the design, board but they don't respond give you the once over. including some of the hull to hails. Chakotay, you have the markings. Conn. PARIS JANEWAY Why not bring them over Janeway moves to exit with Tuvok And your images? here? If we can get a lock on close behind them... TUVOK SICKBAY Their thoughts, under stress JANEWAY were very strong, but How about it? Can we bring The DOCTOR is waiting as Janeway undisciplined. I suspect they them over here safely? and Tuvok arrive, security is already have the same mental powers Tuvok? present. as I have, just untrained. I am DOCTOR much better now. ON TUVOK Ensign Kim is now ready to JANEWAY Tuvok seems distant and begin transporting, Captain. And you picked up their preoccupied, staring at the main JANEWAY images of distress and fear? viewer. (tapping comm badge) TUVOK JANEWAY V.O. Begin transport. Precisely. I believe they may (o.c.) be ancient relatives. Tuvok, what is it? SICKBAY - NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL) The doctor interrupts, beaming with TUVOK The alien appears on one of 'good' news. The ship design seems... the diagnostic beds and the familiar. And there are mental officers approach. As they get DOCTOR impressions... closer the appearance of Not to worry, they will survive. SURVIVOR #1 is revealed. Just minor radiation exposure Tuvok now seems very distracted and He is a Vulcan, rough looking, and oxygen depletion. We troubled. but definitely familiar. can bring the others now, if you wish. BRIDGE - WIDE ANGLE Janeway and Tuvok look at each other with surprise Janeway is a bit preoccupied with Janeway rushes to Tuvok's side. what Tuvok has said. Off their reactions... JANEWAY JANEWAY Are you all right? FADE OUT. (tapping comm badge) TUVOK Chakotay, how many more END OF TEASER I am experiencing strong, but survivors are there? fragmented images of distress and conflict. ACT ONE BRIDGE - ON CHAKOTAY CHAKOTAY FADE IN: CHAKOTAY Perhaps we should transport (working) (NOTE: Episode credits fall over our guests to a secure place, Only six more, do you want opening scenes.) like the brig. We can have the them in sickbay, Captain? Doctor waiting, in the event of INT. SICKBAY - WIDE ANGLE JANEWAY V.O. injuries. The Doctor is scanning SURVIVORS Right away! How are those JANEWAY #2 and #3 while Tuvok and Janeway radiation levels? Transporter lock, Mister Kim? watch from outside the force field.
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 5 MAR / APR 2007 CHAKOTAY the rest should do wonders. TUVOK Rising. We should leave as They should be fine in a Ship's logs, computer soon as possible. matter of hours. records, anything that will give us a clue as to the JANEWAY SICKBAY - AS BEFORE origins of this ship and its Very well. Keep me posted on personnel. What have you JANEWAY their condition. I'd like to be found? Once you've confirmed you here to welcome them. By the have all the survivors, put a way, Tuvok's leading an away KIM tractor beam on their ship and team to the ship, give them Most systems are intact, but have Paris get us out of here. the once over when they as Torres said, they're very return. old. I'd say about a hundred CHAKOTAY V.O and twenty years behind us. Aye Sir. On it now. DOCTOR Of course. TUVOK TUVOK More like one hundred and Captain, I would like to visit INT. SURVIVOR'S SHIP - BRIDGE fifty. the alien ship. I may be able (OPTICAL) to find the answers to several A curious Kim moves closer to questions with a brief visit. The away team materializes, wearing Tuvok's position. environmental suits. Present are Janeway studies Tuvok for a moment, TUVOK Tuvok, Kim, SEVEN and TORRES. realizing the importance of his (to self) request. KIM These linguistics are nearly (off tricorder) identical to the Vulcan types. JANEWAY Radiation levels are Still can't resist a good KIM diminishing but still elevated. mystery? Very well, but use Vulcans? In the this We should be fine for a environmental suits and take quadrant? limited visit. an away team. Tuvok is totally absorbed in his work, TUVOK TUVOK almost obsessed. Lieutenant Torres, please see Understood Captain. And, if you can effect repairs to the TUVOK thank you. engines. Seven, initiate It would help to determine the Tuvok exits in haste. Janeway is radiation protocols and location of their home world. struck by Tuvok's 'courtesy' and restore shielding as soon as If not, then why they were in smiles. possible. Mister Kim, see if the nebula. you can ascertain the status SPACE - VOYAGER AND ALIEN of the rest of the ship's SURVIVOR'S SHIP - ENGINEERING SHIP IN NORMAL SPACE systems. Torres and Seven are busy at their The ships are close to each other but Each heads off to work on the small respective stations. motionless. bridge. SEVEN TORRES These systems are in fair SICKBAY - WIDE ANGLE Really old technology. I can't shape, with just a bit of work Several N.D. SURVIVORS are visible do much from here. I'm going we should be able to restore in the B.G. Janeway and the Doctor to engineering. the ship to working condition. are outside the force field. (to Seven) TORRES Care to join me? DOCTOR Functional but old. The I'm keeping them sedated for SEVEN technology is downright now. I believe that they were It would seem to be a good primitive in some places. The only exposed for a short time, idea. engines should be up and but I prefer not to take any running... now. The two exit the bridge in the B.G. chances. while the others continue their work. There is increased activity in the JANEWAY engine room reflecting the change of KIM Will they be permanently conditions. What are you looking for affected by their exposure? TORRES Mister Tuvok? (continuing) DOCTOR Tuvok is engrossed at one of the Now let's see if we can clear Not at all. However, their consoles. the radiation and get rid of systems are 'overloaded' and these suits.
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 6 MAR / APR 2007 SURVIVOR'S SHIP - BRIDGE - TWO hours. Shields will be restored TUVOK SHOT - KIM AND TUVOK before then. (continuing) It would seem these people The two are working side by side. TUVOK became separated from the Excellent work, report to the KIM main body of travelers. We Captain as soon as you have (working) have essentially discovered a finished. They have pretty extensive 'lost tribe' of Vulcan. security blocks, it may be The two become absorbed in their hard to gain access. Are you work again. TWO SHOT - KIM AND TUVOK having any better luck, Sir? KIM Kim reacts to Tuvok's statement with TUVOK I found something. Looks like amazement. Luck has little to do with it. It they stole this ship. Off his reaction... is simply a matter of skill and TUVOK perseverance, Ensign. When CUT TO: (off tricorder) one avenue fails, you must Correct. Looking for new attempt another in a simple, VOYAGER- SICKBAY - WIDE resources and worlds suitable logical -- ANGLE for colonization. And I have Kim becomes excited. the location of their home Janeway and the Doctor are greeting world. It is just the other side the recently revived group of lost KIM of the adjacent nebula. Vulcans. The N.D. security team is I'm in! Computer records still present as is the security barrier. coming up. KIM Look at this, Sir. I'm getting a JANEWAY TUVOK download of a large file. It Welcome to the starship Excellent. What investigative makes references to a Great Voyager. Your ship is in tow method did you employ? Rift. The Great Philosophical and have completed repairs. A rather sheepish Kim replies. Rift and The Parting. Seems As soon our Doctor is real important to them, lots of finished, you will be able to KIM references to it -- resume your journey. I guessed. Just took a stab at it. Kim looks at Tuvok who seems The survivors are slow to trust and distant. uneasy. TUVOK Indeed. Hardly scientific... KIM SURVIVOR #1 but one cannot argue with (continuing) You are from beyond the results. Are you all right? nebula? KIM JANEWAY ON TUVOK Wow, look at this! All their Actually, we are from a much files are open. Primitive Tuvok shakes off his 'trance' . greater distance and on our programming? way home. We heard your TUVOK signal and came to help. TUVOK (off tricorder) Correct. Just fine, Ensign. These Survivor #2 is examining the ship (beat, working) records answer my main very closely. This is, fascinating. Tie your question, the origin of these SURVIVOR #2 tricorder into mine and people. Your ship was able to enter translate as you download. (beat) the Great Nebula without Keep a complete record for Over two thousand years ago, being damaged? It is very later analysis. Vulcan experienced a rift advanced. Just where are you when the original teachings of Tuvok's comm badge sounds and he from? Surak were adopted by my taps it to respond people. There were many Before Janeway can answer, Tuvok TUVOK who refused to accept the enters. All the survivors instantly Tuvok here. Report. change and left in order to focus on him. begin their own society. The TORRES' VOICE SURVIVOR #3 Vulcans who left eventually Engines are back on line. He is one of the Others! Then would form the Romulan Radiation protocols in effect, our Ancient Ones were Empire. we should be safe in a few correct, they did send Tuvok turns back to face Kim. someone after us!
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 7 MAR / APR 2007 The entire group of survivors of their home world, so it is a new home, but for what suddenly become agitated and possible to return them and purpose? militant. Janeway turns to see why the stolen ship. All of the Survivors are surprised by they have reacted as such and JANEWAY his knowledge. becomes confused. I see. How long would it take TUVOK JANEWAY to reach their space? Your computer codes are Tuvok, what --? TUVOK easy to decipher. We have SURVIVOR #2 Four hours, twenty one downloaded most of your That is why they have energy minutes and twelve point database and are analyzing it barriers and armed guards for three seconds. now. However it does not tell a rescue! us what your motivations are. SICKBAY - AS BEFORE - WIDE TUVOK SURVIVOR #3 ANGLE Perhaps they are under the Why should you care? impression that I have been The survivors are all watching and TUVOK sent by Vulcan authorities to listening carefully. Since we share a common bring them home. TUVOK ancestry, I feel an... Shock sets in as Janeway realizes Is their ship ready for travel? obligation to help. who the aliens are. JANEWAY Survivors consult briefly with each JANEWAY Torres reported the ship other. They really are... your ready. SURVIVOR #2 people? SURVIVOR #3 You would let us go? TUVOK Not possible! You want us to TUVOK A few may even be distant return to the ship to be killed. That I can not do, however, I relatives. If we return home, we have to may be able to assist you in enter the Great Nebula. We SURVIVOR #1 other ways. can't last -- He is Vulcan! You are Again the Survivors talk among working for him! You've come JANEWAY themselves to take us back! (interrupting) You will remain here, safe, SURVIVOR #2 JANEWAY until I can determine exactly We are not satisfied with the No. We are simply attempting what is going on. Your ship, current leadership on our to return home. We came to or rather, the ship in question, world and we are not alone. this space by accident. will be towed to your home There are many of us, we are SURVIVOR #2 is very confrontational world until its rightful just the first that have done and suspicious ownership is determined. something about our dissatisfaction. SURVIVOR #2 Janeway turns to leave, but Tuvok Then you will set us free? stays behind. Tuvok contemplates what he has heard. Tuvok steps closer to Janeway and JANEWAY the security screen. Tuvok? TUVOK It is happening again. Over TUVOK TWO SHOT - TUVOK AND two millennia ago, our people I wish to remain. JANEWAY were divided by the Great Janeway nods in understanding and Rift. You are now beginning TUVOK exits. another such division of Actually, we can not. philosophies and life styles. It SURVIVOR #1 JANEWAY will be a critical time for your Now we see who's really in (to Tuvok) people and your home world. command. Is it time for the Explain. Why did you insist (beat) interrogation? the security measures remain I shall do what I can to assist in place? TUVOK you. Not at all. I simply want to TUVOK Off Tuvok's words... know more about your reason Ensign Kim and I found for stealing the ship. I know FADE OUT. evidence that their ship was you were attempting to locate stolen. We have the location END ACT ONE
THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 8 MAR / APR 2007 Computer Operations Report By John Troan
This month's newsletter is coming While the mission is destined for planned for this weekend. Atlantis' out later than normal (and originally Pluto, Jupiter was used as a practice STS-117 mission is still on-track for scheduled), partially due to a quick run for what will eventually happen early-to-mid June. trip I took to New York to visit my during the Pluto flyby and a check of The newly-arrived tank has been mom and see a barbershop show -- the software & instruments before moved from its barge and to the VAB barbershop quartets & a chorus -- that they go into hibernation during the for checkout and eventual mating to she's been telling me I needed to eight-year trip to Pluto. its solid rocket boosters for STS-118 come see sometime. The show was There were also a lot of in August. great and definitely worth going up to discoveries made with the first new Putting some potential pressure see. (Of course, visiting mom was information since the Galileo mission on the flight schedule later in the year fun as always. :) ) ended in September 2003. This was was this week's derailment in The images in this edition are the first close look at the relatively Alabama of a train carrying booster from the New Horizons mission as it new Little Red Spot, which formed segments. The eight segments and passed by Jupiter, with the closest when three smaller storms merged in two after cones were scheduled for approach on Feb 28. The front cover the last several years. STS-120 (October) and STS-122 features Jupiter's moon Io, the only Updating the shuttle program, the (December). The manufacturer says other body in the solar system with external tank damaged by the hail there are alternate segments "regular" volcanic activity. The plume storm in February is still being available if there was any damage to at the top limb is an active eruption repaired. NASA officials met a few any of the ones on this train. (The near Io's north pole. Below is a pair weeks ago and decided that that was SRBs are recovered after each of views of Jupiter's ring system as a better plan than to swap-in the tank launch, taken apart, and are trained the spacecraft traveled toward (top) for the following mission. Most of the back to Utah for checkout & repacking and away from (bottom) Jupiter. spots have been repaired already, for a future flight.) with some new foam applications
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