VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 FEBRUARY, 1991 !E2THE OFFICIAL 72:g11! NEWSLETTER OF THE SHUTTLECRAFT KITTY HAWK NCC 102/01 0 It THE W IGHT ENROTHEFICS KITTY HAWK VOLUME 1 NUMBER I Iftomied CONTENTS A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT 1 WE HAVE A WINNER -- TERESA TUEL 2 COMMANDER MUSE'S LOG 3 THE KITTY LITTER BOX 3 THE LEGACY OF THE NASA SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE . 4 BOOK REVIEWS SPOCK'S WORLD 5 THE LOST YEARS 6 THE KOBAYSHI MARU 6 TEE THE EXPLORATION OF MARS 7 V EGET THE COMMUNICATOR 8 2TUIPIP FOR SALE 9 TREK AND NOT TREK 9 VOLUME 1 NO. 1 is a publication of the shuttle Kitty CREDITS Hawk, the Raleigh, N.C. chapter of STARFLEET, an international STAR TREK PUBLISHER AND EDITOR J R. FISHER fan organization. This publication is provided free of charge, to all CO—EDITOR JANE FISHER chapter members in good standing. Subscriptions for non-members are ASSISTANTS AND CONTRIBUTERS MEG HALE $E.00 per year (six issues). Please JENNIFER KINNEARY address all correspondence to CATBIRD MARTHA LEE Publications, 5017 Glen Forest Dr., SUZANNE MILLER Raleigh, N.C. 27612. This publication CAREY MUSE is a non-profit enterprise and is not TERESA TUEL meant to infringe upon any copyright DAVID VOSPER or trademark held by Paramount LIBBY WEST Pictures, Gulf & Western, or any other holder of STARTREK copyrights or trademarks. Unless otherwise noted, ENTIRE CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT 1990 COVER CATBIRD Publications/THE WRIGHT STUFF. Nothing in whole or in part may be The cover for our premier issue was done by N. C.'s used without the written permission of leading pen and ink artist, Mr. Jerry Miller, and is the publisher. THE WRIGHT STUFF used with his permission. The choice of "THE KITTY assumes all material submitted for HAWK" as our first cover is appropriate in many ways and publication is gratis. The publisher we appreciate Mr. Miller's generousity. We encourage and editors reserve the right to edit you to examine his work at his studio located on highway all submissions. 54, between Raleigh and Cary. Welcome to For those of you who are activities for the the first not members of our shuttle, remainder of the evening. edition of let me give you a little Guests and visitors are the Wright information about the Kitty welcome. Stuff! It Hawk. We are shuttle NW- In many areas of has taken 1 02/1 off U.S.S. Shuttle's business, we are us several Bonaventure in Greensboro, still organizing so months to N.C., Vice Admiral Sue everything is not as smooth get settled Hampton, Commanding. Our as it will be by the time into the goals as 'a chapter of we reach ship status. But routine of STARFLEET are the same as part of this is due to the paperwork, paperwork, and are stated in our preamble: fact that this is a "first more paperwork, but we "to promote the concepts of generation" ship. By that think we have a handle on unity, peace, and we mean, the members it now and are attempting brotherhood,. ..as espoused constituting this crew were our first newsletter. by STAR TREK philosophy..." adults when Star Trek first Let me start off by We intend to accomplish aired on T.V. back in 1966, thanking everyone who these goals by establishing so our average age is much contributed an article to ourselves as a community higher than on most of the this edition and remind you based service organization ships in STARFLEET. A that the April edition that will make the Raleigh mature Group. As we grow deadline is April 6, our area aware of Star Trek in membership, we are sure usual meeting night, fandom. Our other main that the average age will thereby avoiding "it's in goal is to have fun! Along go down and many of the the mail" etc. excuses. If with our service activities associated with you have chosen a activities, we intend to youth will gain in department, you have a enjoy our comrades in popularity. Already we responsibility to turn in a games, discussions, field have a youth member, report for that department trips, conventions, Michael Kinneary, and we every other month (to picnics, cookouts, parties, are sure to have many more correspond to publication and other safe and fun marines and cadets as the of this newsletter). It gatherings as decided by family aspect of our group can be factual in regards the crew at our monthly expands. Please remember to some aspects of Kitty meetings. that we are all members of Hawk activities (each Our monthly meetings are the STAR TREK Family and department can cover a on the first Friday night treat each other different aspect) or it can of each calendar month and accordingly, regardless of be entirely fictional and are currently being held at age. relate to the fantasy side the Shoney's restaurant on Shuttle Kitty Hawk was of our shuttle. But either Creedmore highway north of launched December 17, 1989, way, a report is due. Crabtree Valley Mall, about the eighty - sixth Other articles, reviews, three miles on the right. anniversary of the Wright reports, stories, art, etc. We dine at 6:30 P.M. and we Brothers first manned are welcome, encouraged and try to start our business flight. Since launching, expected. But, remember, meeting at 7:30. We like we have collected food for all of this is in the to conclude the business the N.C. Food Bank in nature of fun, so let's portion by 8:30 so that we Raleigh, taken a field trip have some. can engage in other social to the planetarium in THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 1 =AU, 1910 Chapel Hill, held our to be counted. Next month hours typing, editing, monthly meetings, attended there are several programming, and tolerating several of the Bonaventure conventions that will be us in this venture. meetings, attended a STAR attended by members of our Hopefully, future issues TREK convention (winning crew and we are scheduled will come to us all more prizes in costuming), to man the phone-banks for easily. established our checking PBS on March 10th when they So, with the "first account, and are waiting have their telethon. flight" of THE WRIGHT for our assignment of a Shoreleave, Landing Party, STUFF, we spread our wings section of highway by the Delecon, Walk-a-thon, road and begin a long journey. Adopt-A-Highway division of cleaning, parties, One we hope will be full of the DOT. cookouts, and all types of many first flights for all Our future looks bright! other events await us. of our crew with the Wright Our membership already Last, but definitely not stuff. includes three away teams, least, we wish to extend a That's it from the two of which may become very special thanks to Jane catbird's seat for now. shuttles before we become a Fisher, without whom this Enjoy. ship. Our roster grows newsletter would not have each month as more of our been published. She has Esse Quam Videri fellow trekkers step forth put in many, many long Libby West, David Vosper, to keep us occupied. When brought home a few Suzanne Miller, Carey Muse, all else failed, the mementos. The presiding and Shuttle XO Teresa Tuel balcony of our room had a Klingon (Michael Dorn) at made the grey and stunning view of the ocean. the gathering presented her occasionally wet journey to Our resident Vulcan with awards for Best Star Virginia Beach to attend Ambassador was found Trek Category and Best Star Beach Trek 3 sponsored by several times observing the Trek Workmanship. The VISTA. The quest star was wild beauty of the surf. evening's entertainment, an Michael Dorn from Star Trek Several costumes were worn Old Earth 50's dance, was The Next Generation. There during the weekend. Lt. well attended and enjoyed were various activities and Cmdr. Tuel entered the by all present. a fair-sized dealer's room "Parade of Aliens" and U. S. airmail stamps (left) show future activities in space. Cost is $.45 each. orm Commerative business size envelopes (right) issued Lon the end of December depict a 3-D image of the moon, earth, spacestation, and astronaut. The cost is $.30 each. 24 41nivecsal r4.4501 (or40511 THE HIGHT STUFF PAGE 2 FEBROMIT, 1910 I will be telling you in (original and Next Gen. years before the original this column about things rotate). Remember the series. This would result involving Star Trek and giant paperbacks a few in a complete recast of all STTNG, mostly stuff we can years ago? Well, they were our favorites (Bennett spend our hard earned replaced with the hardback wants to do casting himself dollars on as well as other books. Pocket is bringing but Roddenberry says since things. them back with Next he created them he should 1.The sequel to "Three Generation stories. The do casting.). I personally Men And A Baby", titled first one is titled would like to see them move "Three Men And A Lady", Metamorphosis and will be forward with the series for begins shooting soon. All out later this month (audio one more movie and then the original cast will be tape out in March, don't (maybe) do I or 2 movies back. Director Leonard know who's reading it, with an all new cast and Nimoy (whoever he is!) will though). The cover artist characters and Enterprise B not be back for the follow- on this and all future ST & & C and then do Star Trek up due to a schedule STTNG books is Keith The Next Generation movies.