THE WRIGHT STUFF Vol XXX No 2 The Official Newsletter of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk NCC-1659 Mar/Apr 2019 C O N T E N T S THE CENTER SEAT ..................................................................................................... 3 John Troan COMPUTER OPERATIONS REPORT ......................................................................... 3 John Troan GARRETT WANG RETURNS ...................................................................................... 4 Brad McDonald ENGINEERING REPORT ............................................................................................. 5 Brad McDonald PLOT PLUGS #2 – ST II: THE WRATH OF KHAN ...................................................... 7 Brad McDonald ST:TOS – “Hades” ........................................................................................................ 10 Brad McDonald UPCOMING EVENTS ................................................................................................. 14 Volume 31 - Number 2 is a publication of the U.S.S. 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Publisher .......................................... J.R. Fisher Editors ........................................Elaine Pischke IMAGE - Featured Front Page John Troan Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain. Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/giant- black-hole-powers-cosmic-fountain THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 2 MAR / APR 2019 The Center Seat By John Troan I write this coming off a great only for the Kitty Hawk the last progress of the DS9 documentary week of Kitty Hawk events – couple of years, but even I might “What we Left Behind,” I recently hosting Garrett Wang and a fill-in wander off more this year.) saw news that a studio has now shift at UNC-TV to help cover a On a side note, the rights to picked up ownership of the work. last-minute gap they had for the “Supercon” name just recently One possible impact mentioned is answering phones to take pledges. got sold to another company, so that it could mean a bigger launch (A big “Thank You!” to the we’ll start seeing the new for the documentary when it’s “additional help” that joined me as “GalaxyCon” name as time goes released – which could, in turn, part of the ‘Hawk appearance.) on. It’s the same group behind the potentially lead to a full HD Comp Ops reports that con, but just a different name. remastering of the entire series. (I pictures for both events are A few Trek notes: contributed to the funding already up on the web site. Star Trek Discovery was campaign and will be receiving a There’s also an update to the renewed for a third season. copy of the documentary when it publishing schedule for Brad’s The new Picard series doesn’t does get released – and the DS9 Final Mission story. have a title yet, or at least not scenes in it will have been My April meeting notes will that I’ve seen at this time, but it’s remastered to HD.) have some information about scheduled to premiere later in Wrapping up this month, I ask options for our volunteer activities 2019 while Discovery is on everyone to consider writing an for late May. We might try to help hiatus. occasional piece for the at every event, but with only The fourth movie in the reboot newsletter. It doesn’t have to be smaller groups at each one (Kelvin timeline) has been long and I’m not asking for instead of everyone descending officially canceled, largely due to something from every person for on a single event. financial problems. each issue – just a little something July is coming up soon, which An adult animated series (Star to add more flavors to what we will keep us busy on back-to-back Trek: Lower Decks) was already have. (I repeat my offer of weekends. We’re still talking with previously announced last fall, help to anyone who has an idea, the N.C. Museum of History about but I’ve now seen reported that it but needs a little assistance in how we can help them with their was a two season commitment getting rolling – or even just a little July 20th celebration. I do expect from CBS All Access. editing help. ) us to “show the flag” in some form A kids’ animated Trek series is Esse Quam Videri or fashion. in the works for airing on The following weekend (July Nickelodeon. 25-28) is Raleigh Supercon (or And another new series is being GalaxyCon). Our double-table has developed (for CBS All Access) been secured (but I don’t know the that will be “a drama centered on Computer exact location yet), so everyone [Michelle] Yeoh’s Discovery should start looking at your character and her work for the Operations Report schedules and buy the convention mysterious Section 31,” By John Troan pass that fits your needs (and according to the article in wants!) It looks like there’s still a Variety. The web site’s LCARS II discount on passes, but not quite Time will tell if all of these makeover is done and completely as good as the one that just various series succeed, but I’m expired. rolled out across every web page. hoping they all do. (I don’t I’ve gotten a few comments about As a reminder: since remember where I read it, but everyone is paying their own way the characters being difficult to there was some comment made read for some. If you’re finding you into the convention, your priority is about how All Access wants to have the same problem with the to do the panels, photos, have new Trek material being text, please let me know and I’ll autographs, etc., that you want to released all year round once all look at options to help. One do... then come down to the Kitty the series are up and running.) For thought that came up early in the Hawk / SFI tables as your con anyone who’s been following the schedule permits. (I’ve been going discussion is that TNG’s LCARS is THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 3 MAR / APR 2019 all uppercase letters and our web situations” (also known as when other, Megan; and her daughter, site is mixed case (uppercase and things just aren’t quite right). Kealy. lowercase letters), which might be I’ll close on a final note from As people began to trickle in, contributing... so one possibility for Mars, with the official declaration they immediately lined up for a the web site is to change the text that the Opportunity rover (half of moment with Garrett. He was his to all uppercase. What do you the Mars Exploration Rovers) usual, fan friendly and outgoing think? mission has been ended. self. As I watched, I was taken by Content-wise, Final Mission Opportunity likely dropped below the fact that he took a special Chapter 2 was posted and minimum power levels when a interest in each person and treated Chapter 3 will (probably) have planet-wide dust storm got to its everyone with a generous dose of been posted before this issue of location in mid-2018 and it could kindness and respect. He admitted the newsletter is published. I’ve no longer get enough sunlight to later in the evening that he’s a sci- also posted pictures from hosting keep its battery charged. fi fan and understands completely. Garrett Wang and from our Opportunity now has the records Eventually, everyone found a evening at UNC-TV. for longest duration (fourteen-plus seat and Garrett began his lecture. For Final Mission, we’ve Earth years) and distance traveled Actually, it was more like a friendly changed the schedule (again) and (just over twenty-eight miles). A conversation with an old will now do one chapter each recent NASA/JPL news release acquaintance. As part of his month. Given that there are fifteen shows Opportunity’s final image – presentation, he included a chapters and (I hope) a monthly a 360-degree panorama from its question and answer session and publishing schedule, the location in Perseverance Valley even took requests for anything conclusion will be posted in April from impressions to the retelling of 2020. (That last posting will not a few favorite stories we had only be Chapter 15 and the heard last year. Epilogue, but also all of the extra Garrett Wang Garrett’s conversation notes and comments that can’t be Returns covered some familiar territory and posted without massively spoiling a number of new items as well. the story’s plot.) By Brad McDonald Most interesting to me was his ------------ observations regarding Asian Continuing to follow NASA’s On Sunday afternoon, March actors in the United States film InSight, the Mars lander has 10, a number of Kitty Hawk and television industry. One placed another instrument. This members and guests from particular point struck me as he time, it’s a temperature probe that Starfleet’s Region 1, gathered to related how it was okay for Asian will burrow deeper into the Martin meet and greet our favorite women to be seen in important surface than any other surface ensign.