Star Trek Ranks, Explained

Though primarily peaceful, Starfleet follows a quasi-military protocol, which means a chain of command that ensures all runs smoothly.

Starting with the original series, Star Trek has adopted a quasi-military series of ranks and protocols for its characters. Starfleet is ostensibly a peaceful organization dedicated to exploration and diplomacy, but things can get dangerous on the final frontier. A functioning chain of command is necessary in the event of trouble to ensure that everyone operates at peak efficiency.

It's a bit of a paradox, since Starfleet officers also tend to be rugged individualists, but it makes a good deal of sense and over time has become an indispensable part of the franchise. A given character's rank speaks volumes about their comparative age, their position onboard, and their relationship with the other members of the crew. As with most things Star Trek, rank insignia has evolved over time. Here's a breakdown of Starfleet's ranking system in descending order from the lowliest cadets to the most powerful admirals.

Updated January 18, 2024 by Robert Vaux: Star Trek's ranking system is very stable at this point, and very little tends to change. The article has been updated to include a brief list of prominent members of each rank, along with the series and seasons they held it. It has also been updated to conform to current CBR guidelines.

9 Cadets Are Officers in Training at Starfleet Academy

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Cadets are typically students at Starfleet Academy , spending time onboard a starship as part of their training. They hold no rank and must obey the orders of any crewmen. They're often issued temporary badges or communicators and usually have a supervisory officer to watch over them. Cadets in the 23rd century wear badges with a distinctive black backing. Cadets in the 24th century wear distinctive uniforms denoting their status.

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Enterprise is used as a training vessel, with the crew consisting almost entirely of cadets. Wesley Crusher formally joins Starfleet Academy starting in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 9, "Final Mission," and spends most of his subsequent appearances at that rank. Similarly, Nyota Uhura joins the Enterprise as a cadet in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as does Sylvia Tilly in Star Trek: Discovery.

8 Enlisted Personnel/NCO Are Starfleet's Worker Bees

While officers attend Starfleet Academy, the rank-and-file personnel attend the 24th-century equivalent of boot camp. They become the anonymous crew working in the background, performing the countless tiny tasks required to keep a starship running. Their ranks include both enlisted crewmen and petty officers (the equivalent of sergeants) who often play supervisory roles. They typically lack any insignia on their uniforms, though chief petty officers in the Next Generation era sometimes have a black pip or similar marking.

Enlisted personnel often serve as The Original Series ' infamous red shirts : doomed to die in the name of plot exposition. The Next Generation introduces perhaps Starfleet's best-known enlisted man. Miles O'Brien runs the transporters on the Enterprise-D, and later becomes Chief of Operations on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

7 Ensigns Hold The Lowest Rank

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Ensigns are the lowest-ranking officers on Starfleet vessels. Cadets typically receive the rank of ensign immediately upon graduation from Starfleet Academy. While they technically have command authority, they're usually assigned menial tasks beneath the attention of the senior officers. Like NCOs, they lack insignia on their uniforms in The Original Series era. With The Next Generation and later series, ensigns receive a single gold pip on their collar. They're often lumped into the red shirt category.

Harry Kim is probably the franchise's most famous (or infamous) ensign, failing to receive a single promotion through Star Trek: Voyager's seven seasons , despite serving with distinction on the bridge. The Original Series' Pavel Chekov also begins his Starfleet career as an ensign, though he advances at a faster rate. Of course, the four main characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks are ensigns, though they all receive a promotion to lieutenant, junior grade at the beginning of Season 4.

6 Lieutenant, Junior Grade Have More Responsibility Than Ensigns

The next step up the ladder is lieutenant, junior grade. These are officers with more authority and responsibility than ensigns, but who still require seasoning before taking higher command positions. Medical personnel typically receive the lieutenant, junior grade rank after graduating, which reflects their extended training time. The Original Series uses a single dashed bar on the uniform sleeves to denote them, though Strange New Worlds has retconned that with a connected colored bar. T he Next Generation and later series note the rank with a second black pip in addition to the ensign's colored pip.

Both Julian Bashir and Ezri Dax hold the rank of lieutenant, junior grade when they begin their duties on Deep Space 9, though Ezri receives hers as a field promotion in Season 7, Episode 3, "Afterimage." Geordi La Forge starts as a lieutenant, junior grade too, as does Mr. Worf. B'Elanna Torres receives the rank on a provisional basis when she joins the crew of the Voyager, and the Lower Decks crew are all promoted to lieutenant, junior grade in Season 4, Episode 1, "Twovix."

5 Lieutenants Lead the Away Teams and More

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Lieutenants have advanced to the point where they can take on considerable responsibilities. They may lead away teams or control key systems, and they often appear among the bridge crew or even as department heads. The Original Series notes them with a single bar on the uniform sleeve, while Strange New Worlds adds a second thinner bar above the lieutenant, junior grade's insignia. The Next Generation uses two colored pips on the collar — a method emulated by subsequent series.

Worf spends most of The Next Generation's later seasons as a lieutenant (he's promoted to lieutenant commander during the events of Star Trek Generations ) while Ro Laren is promoted to lieutenant shortly before her defection to the Maquis in The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24, "Preemptive Strike." Lieutenants often occupy the helm position, including Hikaru Sulu in The Original Series, Keyla Detmer in Star Trek: Discovery , and Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds .

4 Lieutenant Commanders Head up Departments

Lieutenant commanders hold positions of senior responsibility onboard a starship, even serving as executive officers or de facto captains on small ships. One larger ships, they often serve as the head of specific departments such as science and engineering. In The Original Series , the rank is designated with two stripes on the sleeve — one thick, one dashed — which Strange New Worlds adjusts to two thick colored bands. The Next Generation and subsequent shows note lieutenant commanders with two colored pips and one black one.

Montgomery Scott holds the rank of lieutenant commander in The Original Series , acting as Chief Engineer and even commanding the Enterprise when Kirk and Spock are away on missions. Similarly, Geordi La Forge rises to the rank of lieutenant commander in The Next Generation , joining Data and Deanna Troi at the position, though the latter eventually advances to commander. Worf and Jadzia Dax are both lieutenant commanders when they begin their romance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Lastly, the original Number One — Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — is a lieutenant commander.

3 Commanders Aid and Can Take Over the Captain's Dutires

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Commanders are usually the ship's executive officers, "Number Ones," who assist the captain in their duties and step up in the event the captain is incapacitated. Commanders are often viewed as captains in training, and ultimately destined for a ship of their own in the future. In some cases, commanders are the head authority on smaller ships or space stations. Chief medical officers often hold this position as well. They're delineated by two thick bands on their sleeves in The Original Series era and three colored pips on the collar in The Next Generation and later.

Mr. Spock holds the rank of commander during the events of The Original Series , serving double duty as chief science officer as well. He's been followed by the likes of William Riker on The Next Generation and Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Picard . In addition, Beverly Crusher and Leonard McCoy both hold the rank of commander, while Deanna Tori is promoted to commander in Season 7, Episode 16, "Thine Own Self." Ben Sisko also begins his tenure on Deep Space 9 as a commander before being promoted to full captain at the end of Season 3.

2 Captains Command Starfleet's Various Starships

The captain serves as the commander of a starship, with the entire crew ranked beneath them. This affords them a great deal of autonomy, but also equal amounts of responsibility. Starships must often face dangers alone in the far depths of space. It falls to the captain to make the final call when lives are at stake. Occasionally, captains can be found in other duties, such as commanding a star base or holds an administrative position on Earth. Captains are delineated by three stripes on their sleeves in the Original Series era — two thick, one dashed — which Strange New Worlds slightly alters to a single thin band sandwiched between two thicker ones. The Next Generation era uses four full pips on the collar.

Most Star Trek series use a captain as the main character, starting with James T. Kirk in The Original Series . Their ranks include Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway, Christopher Pike, and Carol Freeman. In addition, many lower-ranking characters eventually attain the captain's chair, such as Will Riker, Tuvok, and Mr. Spock. Both Ben Sisko and Michael Burnham become captain after several seasons of climbing the ranks, a change from most Star Trek series which tend to begin with their captains in place.

1 Admirals Possess The Greatest Rank and Come to Represent Starfleet Itself

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Admirals are Starfleet's major movers and shakers, placed in charge of entire fleets or overseeing vital operations. As flag officers, they no longer serve onboard starships, though they can claim command of one if circumstances dictate. James T. Kirk takes control of the Enterprise as an Admiral in both Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , while both Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy and Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard are the authority on their respective vessels.

In addition to giving successful captains a cushy desk job, Star Trek often uses admirals as stand-ins for Starfleet itself: either aiding the crew in their endeavors or standing in their way when they go against protocol. They're delineated by a wide variety of methods, and hold varying ranks within the admiralty, such as Vice Admiral and Commodore, that shift from project to project.

The Star Trek universe encompasses multiple series, each offering a unique lens through which to experience the wonders and perils of space travel. Join Captain Kirk and his crew on the Original Series' voyages of discovery, encounter the utopian vision of the Federation in The Next Generation, or delve into the darker corners of galactic politics in Deep Space Nine. No matter your preference, there's a Star Trek adventure waiting to ignite your imagination.

How To Tell A Star Trek Character's Rank At A Glance: Rank Pips Explained

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This post contains  spoilers for the premiere of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" season 4.

At the beginning of the fourth season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," the four main characters Boimler (Jack Quaid), Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Tendi (Noël Wells), and Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) are each promoted from the lowly rank of ensign to the only slightly-less-lowly rank of lieutenant junior grade. They still don't have much clout on the U.S.S. Cerritos, but at least now they no longer have to sleep in a hallway. One can see their promotions right away as, on their collars, they wear one solid pip and one empty pip. That, any Trekkie will instantly tell you, is the configuration for a lieutenant junior grade.

It should be noted that "Star Trek" has, since its inception, used extant naval ranks to designate Starfleet officers. Just like in the real United States Navy, officers start at the rank of ensign, then work their way up through lieutenant junior grade, then lieutenant, then lieutenant commander, then commander, then captain, before moving into the various ranks of admiral. "Star Trek" often makes reference to admirals and sometimes vice-admirals. There is also an occasional fleet admiral, the highest rank in both the Navy and in Starfleet. "Star Trek," to my recollection, has never referred to a real admiral, either lower half or upper half. Perhaps by the 22nd century, those ranks will be abandoned. 

To command a starship, one typically has to bear the rank of captain, as we know from Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Freeman, Pike, etc. Although it is not a requirement, a starship's first officer traditionally holds the rank of commander (Riker, Chakotay, Ransom, etc.). 

We're going to do a deep dive into Starfleet ranking, so strap in for some extremely nerdy deep cuts. 

The pips ranking system on "Star Trek" wasn't adopted until the days of "Next Generation," but they are the clearest, so it's a good place to start when educating one's self on Starfleet's chain of command. 

Petty officers wear one empty pip on a starship. These are the enlisted members who didn't attend Starfleet Academy. Engineers, security personnel, yeomen, and the like are petty officers and take orders from the lowest-ranking Academy graduate officers on the ship. If one looks into expanded universe lore, one can find a hierarchy of Starfleet petty officers. There are master petty officers at the top, chief petty officers directly underneath, and several ranks below them. Those ranks, however, are rarely discussed on "Star Trek."

As mentioned above, ensigns wear one full pip, as seen on Wesley Crusher's collar above. Lieutenants junior grade wear one full pip and one empty pip. Lieutenants wear two full pips, and lieutenant commanders wear two full pips and one empty pip. 

Commanders wear three pips, because it is a difficult rank to achieve. 

Captains wear four pips, and are typically given the promotion when they are put in command of a starship. It's understood that only one captain lives on a starship at any given time. 

Admirals have their own ranking system, with solid pips surrounded by boxes.

Commodores (an honorary title) have one boxed pip, rear admirals have two, vice admirals have three, regular admirals have four, and fleet admirals have five. "Star Trek" only deals with admirals from time to time, however, and characters who achieve that rank are often presented as villainous or unduly ambitious; Trekkies have been trained to be suspicious of admirals . 

Other rank insignias

The premise of "Star Trek: Voyager" took a single Federation starship and slung it clear across the galaxy with a group of rebel Maquis members on board. Rather than keep the Maquis in the brig for the 70 years it would take the U.S.S. Voyager to return to Earth, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) assigned them ranks and made them part of the crew. Because these characters had not been to Starfleet Academy, however, they were given only provisional field ranks, a status reflected in their rank pips. 

One can see the rank of Chakotay (Robert Beltran) in the photo above. He wears an elongated, rounded-edged bar with diagonal stripes. The coloration on the stripes corresponds to the open and closed pips of more traditional ranks. One can be a provisional ensign all the way up to a provisional captain. It's understood that these ranks are temporary. On the latest season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," the character of T'Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz) bears a provisional rank as she is an exchange officer from a Vulcan ship. 

In some alternate future timelines (and this is "Star Trek," so there are plenty of those), the franchise's costume designers moved the rank pips from uniform collars to the communicator badges on their chests. Rather than little circular pips, their badges bore one to four elongated stripes behind the familiar Starfleet delta symbol. 

Trekkies caught onto the pip ranking system pretty quickly, and many of us learned all about naval ranks through "Star Trek." The original series, however, was a little more oblique about visual ranking systems. It used to be a code stitched onto officer's sleeves. 

The history of rank insignias

In the picture above, one can see the way ranks used to work on the original "Star Trek." Captain Kirk (William Shatner) had no rank on his collar, but wavy golden stripes around his wrist. Looking around at the crew, one found the following system: ensigns had no stripes on their wrists, while lieutenants junior grade had single "dashed" stripes. Lieutenants had a single solid stripe, and lieutenant commanders had a solid stripe and a dashed stripe (as seen on Scotty above). 

Commanders (see Spock) had two solid stripes and captains (see Kirk) had two solid stripes with a dashed stripe in between them. The stripes were gold, giving the uniforms a pleasingly garish touch. 

The "Star Trek" movies made the ranking code even more oblique. Rather than deal with a series of easily readable pips or stripes, the uniforms seen in "Star Trek II" through " Star Trek VI " bore a formal over-the-shoulder strap that rested on the wearer's right shoulder. Whatever pin you saw affixed to that strap corresponded to the officer's rank. Sadly, there was no intuitive way to discern what that rank might be. Ensigns, for instance, wore a small v-shaped pin. Lieutenants junior grade wore two funnel-shaped pins. Lieutenants wore an hourglass-shaped pin, and lieutenant commanders wore an elongated pennant-like shape with a single stripe through it. Commanders wore the same shape but with two stripes. The captain got to be fancy and wore a pin with three stripes, but also a pair of pointy arrowhead-like symbols affixed to it. 

Only deep-cut Trekkies can suss out the differences. 

That ranking system is an aberration, though. In the early days of "Star Trek: Enterprise" and the latter days of "Star Trek: Picard," the pip system is solidly in place. 

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Kosinski - rank pins and combadge mystery

Discussion in ' Star Trek: The Next Generation ' started by RapidNadion , Dec 11, 2009 .

CoveTom

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The communicators were, unfortunately, a victim of the inconsistent Trek technology. There was never a consistency to whether or not intra-ship communication was handled by comm badge, comm panel, or just used the same interface that they use to talk to the computer. In one episode, a character will hit their comm badge to signal the bridge. In another, they'll go to a computer panel in the corridor. In another, they just announce who they want to talk to and the computer seems to understand and route it. So who knows if a comm badge would be necessary or not on a starbase?  

sbk1234

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I always thought of him as a civilian with some sort of honorary Starfleet status. However, Starfleet still wanted to keep him somewhat restricted, so he wasn't given a combadge. Perhaps that would limit him from top secret areas, or whatnot. Of course, other security breeches, like that Klingon in The Drumhead had a communicator, so I guess there's some inconsistency in my explanaition. Oh, well. So it goes.  

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Timo said: ↑ Indeed: "Starfleet expert on propulsion" and "expert on Starfleet propulsion" would be two different things, but perhaps both would be expressed by "Starfleet propulsion expert"? The thing is, Starfleet would have very little need for "warrant officers" or other such civilian helpers who get a "play rank" so that they can interact with the military and lift military pay. It seems that Starfleet's own officers are highly trained academicians all (or nearly all), and they choose to dedicate themselves to a military career instead of just doing contract work for a defined or undefined period of time. If somebody warrants a, well, warrant, then he or she must be really special... On the other hand, civilian geniuses seem to do work for Starfleet without having to play costume games: e.g. Daystrom never integrated into the Fleet organization, even if he wore Starfleet-looking coveralls (over a nonstandard shirt) for the mission in "The Ultimate Computer". Kosinski's assistant is in civvies, too. All the stranger, then, that Kosinski would wear a uniform. Timo Saloniemi Click to expand...

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The producers had no clear idea what they were doing with Starfleet rank or the military/civilian status of its members during production of at least the first dozen episodes of TNG.  
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TNG: S1 – E6: Where No One Has Gone Before

Where No One Has Gone Before

The stakes are very high on a show that takes its title from the Trek opening mantra — Where No One Has Gone Before . Even though a lot was riding on this episode, and I think it delivers. The crew and the viewer both go to unexpected places. This also sets up Wesley Crusher’s run on the show to be a short one.

STARDATE: 41263.1

We join the ship as it rendezvoused with the (which was an Excelsior -class vessel) out among the stars somewhere, to take on board a propulsion expert. The expert, Kosinski, has supposedly taken ships from the previous era and made them operate in tip-top shape.

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On the bridge, Riker and Data both said that Kosinski’s new engine specs and numbers don’t make sense when tested. Picard argued with them, saying that Starfleet had several ships, which were doing better. Riker took point on the visitors when they beamed over.

When Kosinski beamed over, Troi, Riker, and Chief Engineer Argyle were there to greet him. It was strange to see Kosinski without a combadge. Not sure why he didn’t have one. Perhaps they needed to issue him one per the ship he was serving on.

Anyhow, Kosinski was super-duper arrogant. He didn’t want to deal with Riker; rather, he wanted Picard instead. Riker asked the other guy who beamed over what his name was. He said he was simply “Mr. Kosinski’s assistant,” as his name was unpronounceable by humans. Riker noted that the assistant was from Tau Alpha C, which is a very long distance away.

The assistant had two large fingers on each hand and a thumb — pretty cool stuff. Trek aliens often had the same type of hands as humans, which is … blah. We can’t expect all intelligent life to have descended from tree-grabbing creatures with five fingers.

Troi said that she could feel arrogance from Kosinski, but absolutely nothing from the assistant. She said he was a “puzzle.” She was right!

When Kosinski arrived in engineering, he immediately belittled Argyle as the chief engineer tried to ask a question. Kosinski told Argyle that he wasn’t a teacher, and would not become one (to catch Argyle up on the technique required to make the engines work as he said they would).

Biff Yeager as Argyle

He tried to push on with his changes, but Riker demanded that he explain some of what he was planning to himself and Argyle. His assistant sat at an auxiliary panel and helped conduct the engine tuning. Wesley watched as he made the calculations with puzzlement. The assistant made a few adjustments, and so did Wesley, who said that after his modifications to the warp field, Kosinski’s experiment might work.

After a lecture by Kosinski, Riker and Argyle agreed to let Kosinski try to tune the engines.

As they hit Warp 1.5, Kosinski and his partner started their changes. The warp core began to pulse at an accelerated rate, and Kosinski got upset with his assistant. Something was wrong. To fix it, the assistant held both of his hands on the panel and phased in and out of sight. It looked like he was mind-melding with the ship.

Wes and the Traveler

The Enterprise shot past Warp 10, which is supposed to be impossible. Kosinski was silently freaking. Picard ordered an all stop. Geordi said they were two galaxies away from their own, in a galaxy called M-33. Data said they’d traveled over 2.7 million light-years. Geordi said it would take 300 years to get back home at maximum warp.

Picard was not happy.

Kosinski came to the bridge to explain to Picard, saying that he’d made a “wonderful, incredible mistake.” As he explained, Riker noted that it sounded like nonsense, but agreed that it must not be. Argyle said that a new warp scale should be created, known as the “Kosinski Scale.” Kosinski liked that.

In engineering, the assistant looked worn out. Wesley offered his mom for assistance. Wesley asked him if space, time, and thought were not separate… the assistant grabbed him and told him to never say something like that again.

Picard asked Kosinski if he could get them back. Kosinski said he could and left to get back to Engineering. After he left, the bridge crew badgered Picard with questions. Data suggested that they stay and study while they are so far out. Picard sort of liked that idea.

No one liked Kosinski

Which is a good point… they should have left a probe behind to collect information about this new, unexplored territory. That would have been fantastic, like a long-range NASA explorer.

Picard finally decided to go back, saying that once Starfleet figured out Kosinski’s method, they could send a purely scientific vessel to explore.

In engineering, Wes tried to tell Riker about what the assistant did (phasing out), but Riker brushed him off. The assistant was almost too tired to help this time but agreed to do so. As Kosinski was not able to get his formula to work, the assistant phased out again, but this time Riker watched it happen. The assistant fell in exhaustion.

Again the ship went far beyond where anyone had gone before… the visual effects on the crew (Data and Geordi) looked like what happened in ST:TMP when the Enterprise entered the warp bubble .

Picard ordered all stop. The ship appeared not to be in space anymore, but somewhere blue, surrounded by bubbles. They were now 1 billion light-years from their galaxy.

Soon after, the crew started seeing strange things. Worf saw a creature from the Klingon homeworld, Yar thought rape gangs were chasing her, Picard felt that he was going to fall out of a turbolift into space, then he had tea with his long-dead mother.

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Picard confronted Kosinski about what happened, and Wesley told how the assistant phased in and out while the ship was at such high speeds. They realized that the assistant, not Kosinski was how they were able to go so fast and far. Dr. Crusher, though, said he looked like he was dying.

In sickbay, she struggled with his physiology as she tried to care for him. She did wake him, and he told Picard that he was a “traveler,” and he had no specific destination. He was just curious.

Picard asked if they were where the sensors said they were. The Traveler said that they were, and that “thought” was what brought them there. Kosinski noted that what the Traveller wanted them to believe was “magic” or “nonsense.”

Riker supposed that the Traveler was from a different time. The alien agreed with that. Riker asked why there were no records of previous visits from others in his race. The Traveller said that was because humans were not interesting until now. He said that he would try to get the Enterprise back.

The Traveler asked for a moment with the captain. He told Picard that Wesley was exceptional, and he had a talent for propulsion, energy, and time like Mozart had for music.

“Wesley is such a person… not with music but with the intricacies of time, energy, propulsion and the instruments of this vessel which allow all that to be played,” the Traveler told Picard. He asked Picard to encourage Wes, but say nothing to either the boy or his mother.

Before they tried to leave, Picard ordered the crew to stop thinking of anything outside their duty. He also asked them to think of giving their strength to “The Traveler’s” well being. Troi said she could feel the crew giving their thoughts to the Traveller.

The alien tried again to get the ship to the high speeds, but it was not working as it did before. Eventually, he phased out completely, and as he did, the vessel returned to its point of origin. The Traveler did not return this time.

Picard invited Wes to the bridge and asked him to sit next to Troi on the bridge. Riker said Wes was not allowed because he was not a commissioned officer. So Picard made him an acting ensign. Picard ordered Wesley to learn everything about the ship and send his application to Starfleet Academy.

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A good one! In the end, it makes you wonder if the Traveler was there just to meet Wesley, or if that is a coincidence. We’ll all find out in the Season 7 episode — “Journey’s End.”

This episode was great because it pushed the defined boundaries of the show and the world of theoretical physics, as we know it. While not quite magic, it gave Picard and crew a bit of a slap in the face. Starfleet and all the beings in the galaxy were not as mighty as they thought they were. Q, aside, others lived on a level that was almost beyond human comprehension.

Interesting that “Where No One Has Gone Before” was about exploration, while “ Where No Man Has Gone Before ” was about battle, death, and strength. It seems that Trek evolved a bit.

RATING: 4 out of 5

Executive Producer … Gene Roddenberry

Co-Producers … Robert Lewin, Herbert Wright Producer … Maurice Hurley Supervising Producer … Robert H. Justman, Rick Berman Written by … Diane Duane and Michael Reaves Directed by … Rob Bowman

Associate Producer … Peter Lauritson Story Editor … Johnny Dawkins

Music by … Ron Jones Main Title Theme by … Jerry Goldsmith, Alexander Courage Director of Photography … Edward R. Brown, A.S.C. Production Designer … Herman Zimmerman Edited by J.P. Farrell

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ALSO STARRING

Levar Burton Denise Crosby Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner Wil Wheaton

GUEST STARS

Staney Kamel Eric Menyuk Herta Ware

Biff Yeager as Argyle

Charles Dayton … Crewmember Victoria Dillard … Ballerina

Unit Production Manager … David Livingston First Assistant Director … Les Landau Second Assistant Director … Babs Subramaniam Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss, Executive Consultant

Associate Producer … D.C. Fontana Art Director … Sandy Veneziano Post Production Supervisor … Brooke Benton Visual Effects Coordinator … Robert Legato

Set Decorator … John Dwyer Make-Up Supervisor … Michael Westmore Make-Up Artist … Werner Keppler Hair Supervisor … Richard Sabre Hair Stylist … Carolyn Ferguson Production Associate … Susan Sackett Consulting Senior Illustrator … Andrew Probert Illustrator … Rick Sternbach Scenic Artist … Michael Okuda Set Designer … Richard McKenzie Script Supervisor … Cosmo Genovese Special Effects … Dick Brownfield Costume Supervisor … Janet Stout Property Master … Joe Longo Chief Lighting Technician … Richard Crown First Company Grip … Brian Mills Sound Mixer … Alan Bernard Music Editor … John LaSalandra, S.M.E. Supervising Sound Editor … Bill Wistrom Sound Editors … James Wolvington, Mace Matiosian Computer Graphics … Prime Computer, Inc. Program Consultant … David Gerrold Casting Executive … Helen Mossler Production Coordinator … Diane Overdiek Construction Coordinator … Al Smutko

Lenses and Panaflex Cameras by … Panavision Special Visual Effects by … Industrial Light & Magic, a Division of Lucasfilm, Ltd. Video Optical Effects by … the Post Group Special Video Compositing … Composite Image Systems Editing Facilities … Unitel Video Post Production Sound by … Modern Sound

Casting by … Junie Lowry

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Eric Menyuk, the actor who portrayed The Traveler, was also up for the part of Lt. Data, which went to the great Brent Spiner. The producers of TNG liked Menyuk so much that they invited him back a few times to reprise his role. Menyuk has since retired from acting and is a lawyer in California.

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Where No One Has Gone Before

Where No One Has Gone Before

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  • Everyone accurately pegs a visiting propulsion scientist as a charlatan, but only Wesley Crusher recognizes his alien assistant as the real deal.
  • Although Riker considers maverick Federation scientist Kosinski's project to vastly boost the Enterprise's propulsion absurd, Picard obeys the Admiralty's orders. Fascinated, Wesley sits with his alien assistant and wins his confidence. The results surpass even Kosinski's wildest dreams, jumping the ship into a galaxy millions of light year away. Deciding against immediate study, Picard orders Kosinski to get them back. Only Wesley notices that his assistant, who 'fades' supernaturally, is the real key. The next jump brings them to where everyone's deepest hopes and fears come true. The alien assistant is ailing and reveals his 'Traveller' identity. Wesley's astuteness is noted and fittingly rewarded with an academy cadet future. — KGF Vissers
  • The Enterprise is ordered to undergo a series of tests that will propel the ship at unfathomable speed, but Riker has misgivings surrounding the equations and theories presented by the arrogant designer, and someone, most unexpected, is the only one who puts his finger on the assistant as the one behind the whole scheme of things. — Moviedude1
  • Picard and the Enterprise crew host Mr. Kosinski and his alien assistant (whose name is unpronounceable to humans but who later identifies himself simply as a traveler). Kosinski believes he has developed a method to re-configure the warp drive and vastly increase its speed. Though Riker and others look at his plans and think it's all rubbish, Picard agrees to allow the testing to go forward. On their first attempt to modify the engines, they are successful to the point of sending the Enterprise farther than any Federation vessel has ever traveled (or could hope to travel in their lifetime). Their second attempt strands them in unfamiliar space where thoughts can become reality. The traveler and Wesley Crusher form a close bond, and the question is whether the crew can return to their own space. The traveler also imparts some important information for Picard about young Wesley. — garykmcd
  • Although Riker considers maverick Federation scientist Kosinski's (Stanley Kamel) project to vastly boost the Enterprise's propulsion absurd (Using Kosinki's parameters in a computer simulation by Data did not result in any improvements what-so-ever), Picard obeys the Admiralty's orders since tests on 2 other ships did result in improvement in engine efficiency. Kosinki achieves this by changing the intermix formula and the parameters of engine performance. Kosinski is a propulsion expert and have come aboard with his assistant (Eric Menyuk) to conduct experiments to boost the warp speeds of the Enterprise engines. Fascinated, Wesley sits with his alien assistant (who is from the star system Tau Alpha C) and wins his confidence by suggesting improvements to performance parameters set by the assistant. The results surpass even Kosinski's wildest dreams, jumping the ship into a galaxy 2.7 million light years away. It will take 300 years to get home at max warp. Deciding against immediate study, Picard orders Kosinski to get them back to their own galaxy. Only Wesley notices that his assistant, who 'fades' supernaturally, is the real key. Wesley senses that the assistant's equations means that space, time, matter, and thoughts are not separate as they appear to be. The assistant is impressed by Wesley's understanding of his work, but tells him to keep his thoughts to himself. Wesley tries to warn Riker abut Kosinki, but since everyone is on the edge, Riker ignores him. The next jump brings them to where everyone's deepest hopes and fears come true. This time even Riker notices the assistant fading, sitting right next to Wesley. By the time the ship is brought back under control, the Enterprise has reached an uncharted and unknown location, a billion light years from the Milky way. Worf sees a pet from his home planet. Yar sees her cat. Picard finds himself stepping off the lift into a space void and so on. Yar finds herself facing the gangs of her colony, where she grew up. Picard has tea with his mother Yvette (Herta Ware). The alien assistant is ailing (drained from the 2 ultra-warp journeys) and reveals his 'Traveller' identity. He explains that he has the ability to channel thought into a form of energy and power star ship engines to go wherever he thinks about. He has been using this ability to trade for transportation and allowed Kosinski to take credit for his work. But he made a mistake this time and they ended up far away from their own galaxy. He also says that he is a time traveler and is from the future. His entire species has the ability to focus thought into a form of propulsion. Till date his species has not contacted humans, as they were not considered interesting. The Traveller admits that staying in this part of the Universe will result in chaos. This is a region where thoughts become reality and humans should not have been brought here until they had learned control, which would be much later in their evolutionary time line. The traveler promises to get the ship back to their galaxy, even though he is very ill and drained of energy. Before starting the Traveller has a private moment with Picard and tells him that Wesley is a boy genius and Picard should help his development. On this attempt, the traveler vanishes while accelerating the Enterprise. They return to their galaxy, but the Traveller is gone. Wesley's astuteness is noted and fittingly rewarded with an academy cadet future, and a post of acting ensign on the Star ship Enterprise till that rank becomes permanent in the future with Wesley's graduation from Starfleet academy.

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8. whatever the hell mr. kosinski's job was.

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On the surface, Mr. Kosinski had a standard job title in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was called a propulsion expert who, by the use of his warp theories, improved the warp output on both the USS Ajax and the USS Fearless, which granted him the permission to come aboard the Enterprise-D and begin work on their warp drive.

Kosinski lands on this list because of his rather unique position in Starfleet. The rank insignia on his collar was only seen once - a white rectangle that contained a smaller black rectangle. This has no other contemporary in the fleet, so propulsion expert would seem like the perfect title. However, it was quickly revealed that Kosinski was not responsible for any of the warp improvements on these ships. It was his assistant, the mysterious Traveller, from Tau Alpha C.

Therefore, what exactly was Kosinski's role in Starfleet and how did he advance so quickly to get such high access? Even after the Traveler's role was revealed, Kosinski was still held in high enough regard that he continued to work within the fleet. Wesley Crusher contacts him during the events of Remember Me, though he is as little help in that case as he was in Where No One Has Gone Before.

Effectively, Kosinski has a job that he is unqualified for, can't be fired from and this seems perfectly fine with Starfleet.

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Among Hollywood’s funniest running gags (just behind “ director hired for Star Wars film ” and Sony’s ongoing Spider-Man minus Spider-Man universe), Paramount is doubling down on its long-running Star Trek 4 bit. In the latest news from a movie we sincerely doubt will ever be made, Paramount has hired a screenwriter to write the fourth and final J.J. Abrams-produced Star Trek movie. Per Variety , Steve Yockey, who created Max’s The Flight Attendant , will join the ranks of unlucky writers paid to will into existence another Chris Pine-led Star Trek movie. Yockey also wrote for the Scream TV series, Supernatural, and Doom Patrol. Unfortunately, we’ll probably never know what his Trek script is about because, since 2016, which, to be clear, was nearly a decade ago, Paramount has hired the following writers to pen Star Trek 4:

1) J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay (Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power)

2) Noah Hawley (FX’s Fargo, Alien)

3) Kaline Vazquez (Prison Break)

4) Lindsey Beer (Pet Semetary: Bloodlines) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel)

Yockey now becomes the latest writer to tackle what is, essentially, a remake of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Of course, the lack of movement on a Star Trek movie hasn’t damaged Paramount’s warp drive. In the years since Star Trek Beyond left theaters, the studio launched Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds—and we didn’t even include Star Trek Shorts. There’s also a Star Trek prequel film from Andor’s Toby Haynes and a streaming movie, Star Trek: Section 31, supposedly on the way.

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Star trek confirms next tv show set in discovery's 32nd century, starfleet academy details reveal biggest set ever.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's time period and setting have finally been confirmed as a new report reveals details about Star Trek's next TV show.

  • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in set in Star Trek: Discovery's 32nd century will have the largest set Star Trek set ever.
  • Starfleet Academy will also return to San Francisco after Discovery set the school in outer space.
  • Alex Kurtzman and his team are exploring futuristic Star Trek designs.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is confirmed to take place in the 32nd century of Star Trek: Discovery and a new report reveals the next Star Trek series will be filmed on the largest set ever constructed for Star Trek . Announced in April 2023, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a YA-aimed series executive-produced by Alex Kurtzman and co-showrunner Noga Landau. Starfleet Academy will be about young Starfleet hopefuls trying to attain their dreams while also learning of a grave threat to the United Federation of Planets.

Variety 's cover story about the future of the Star Trek franchise went behind the scenes of the preproduction for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , revealing the scope of the series' sets, including that Starfleet Academy will return to its original San Francisco setting after Star Trek: Discovery depicted the school in outer space. Read the details from Variety 's article below:

In one of Kurtzman’s several production offices in Toronto, he and production designer Matthew Davies are scrutinizing a series of concept drawings for the newest “Star Trek” show, “Starfleet Academy.” A bit earlier, they showed me their plans for the series’ central academic atrium, a sprawling, two-story structure that will include a mess hall, amphitheater, trees, catwalks, multiple classrooms and a striking view of the Golden Gate Bridge in a single, contiguous space. To fit it all, they plan to use every inch of Pinewood Toronto’s 45,900 square foot soundstage, the largest in Canada.
But this is a “Star Trek” show, so there do need to be starships, and Kurtzman is discussing with Davies about how one of them should look. The issue is that “Starfleet Academy” is set in the 32nd century, an era so far into the future Kurtzman and his team need to invent much of its design language... “For me, this design is almost too Klingon,” Kurtzman says. “I want to see the outline and instinctively, on a blink, recognize it as a Federation ship.”

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Starfleet academy will be accessible to new viewers and star trek fans, everyone is welcome to starfleet academy.

As revealed in Variety 's Star Trek cover story, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be accessible to the show's target audience of teens and tweens , who are not expected to be experts on Star Trek - " which puts them on the same footing as the students depicted in the show," as noted by Variety. Co-showrunner Noga Landau adds, “ These are kids who’ve never had a red alert before. They never had to operate a transporter or be in a phaser fight.” In a way, Starfleet Academy has similar aims to Netflix's CGI animated Star Trek: Prodigy , which is designed to convert even younger audiences into Star Trek fans.

Tawny Newsome of Star Trek: Lower Decks is also one of the writers of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is targeting a late summer 2024 start of production , and they plan to film season 1's 10 episode order in Toronto for several months. Alex Kurtzman said at SXSW that with post-production and visual effects, Starfleet Academy may not premiere until 2026 on Paramount+. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is certainly going to be an ambitious undertaking, but the goal is to create the next generation of Star Trek fans.

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Vedala-recruited specialists

A specialist was any highly-trained individual or expert who worked as a professional in a particular field of study . ( TNG : " The Ensigns of Command ", " First Contact ") Only certain key Starfleet specialists were allowed to handle stasis boxes . ( TAS : " The Slaver Weapon ")

In 2256 , Captain Gabriel Lorca invited Michael Burnham , stripped of rank after a court martial , to join the bridge crew of USS Discovery as a science specialist . ( DIS : " Lethe ") Burnham's official rank was later restored as part of a pardon , rendering this unofficial rank redundant. ( DIS : " Will You Take My Hand? ")

Robert Tomlinson held the title of specialist in 2266 . ( TOS : " Balance of Terror ")

In 2267 , James T. Kirk told the Organian Council of Elders that the Federation could send them specialists and technicians . ( TOS : " Errand of Mercy ")

In 2268 , Rojan singled out Shea and Leslie Thompson for destruction because he needed Kirk, Spock , and Leonard McCoy , all of whom were specialists, unlike the other two. ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")

Lieutenant Mira Romaine was a specialist lieutenant. ( TOS : " The Lights of Zetar ")

Hikaru Sulu was recognized by the followers of Doctor Sevrin as a " specialist in weapons and navigation . " ( TOS : " The Way to Eden ")

As of 2269 , Starbase 2 had specialists who could better diagnose and treat Janice Lester than the Benecia Colony could. ( TOS : " Turnabout Intruder ")

In 2269 , Lucien described himself as having been " the generalist amid all the specialists. " Asmodeus also described himself as " a specialist in the ethics of magic ", which rendered him suitable to serve as prosecutor at the trial for members of USS Enterprise 's crew . ( TAS : " The Magicks of Megas-Tu ")

Later that year, the Vedala sent for several specialists, including Kirk and Spock, for a critical mission. ( TAS : " The Jihad ")

Neuro-specialist Dr. Toby Russell specialized in spinal injuries like Worf 's 2368 accident. ( TNG : " Ethics ")

  • 1 Types of specialists
  • 2.1 Non-commissioned specialists
  • 2.2 Specialist officers
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Types of specialists [ ]

  • Briefing specialist ( TNG : " The Icarus Factor ")
  • Chief exobiology specialist ( VOY : " Nothing Human ")
  • Child specialist ( TOS : " And the Children Shall Lead ")
  • Engineering specialist ( TOS : " Space Seed ")
  • EPS control specialist ( ENT : " The Forgotten ")
  • First contact specialist ( DIS : " Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum ")
  • Hydraulics specialist ( TNG : " Home Soil ")
  • Language specialist ( ENT : " Observer Effect ")
  • Medical specialist ( TOS : " Space Seed "; TNG : " Conundrum ")
  • Mission specialist ( TNG : " Tin Man ", " The Game ")
  • Neuro-specialist ( TNG : " Ethics ")
  • Obstetrics specialist ( TNG : " Lessons ")
  • Plasma specialist ( TNG : " The Game ")
  • Protein specialist ( ST : " The Trouble with Edward ")
  • Science specialist ( DIS : " Lethe "; TOS : " The Immunity Syndrome ")
  • Starship design specialist ( VOY : " Non Sequitur ")
  • Thermionics specialist ( VOY : " Workforce ")
  • Warp field specialist ( ENT : " Affliction ", " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II "; TNG : " Family ", " Suspicions ")
  • Weapons specialist ( Star Trek Into Darkness ; TNG : " Samaritan Snare ")
  • Level 2 specialist
  • Senior Chief Specialist

Starfleet specialists [ ]

Non-commissioned specialists [ ].

  • Chief Petty Officer Sergey Rozhenko ( Warp field specialist )
  • Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien ( Senior chief specialist )
  • Specialist (NC-4) Alfonse Pacelli (Spec. 6 Data Flow Management Systems)
  • Crewman John B. Watkins ( Engineer, Grade 4 )
  • Crewman Tal Celes ( Sensor Analyst, Grade 3 )
  • Crewman Jane Taylor ( EPS control specialist )
  • Kosinski ( Propulsion expert)
  • Michael Burnham (Science specialist; former Starfleet officer, stripped of rank; lost title in favor of former rank after pardon )
  • Ash Tyler (as a Section 31 liaison to USS Discovery ; Tyler previously held the rank of lieutenant .)

Specialist officers [ ]

  • Lt. Daniel Kwan (Spec. 5 Warp Field Dynamics)
  • Lt. Walter Pierce (Spec. 5 Linear Warp Containment Systems)
  • Lt. Mira Romaine
  • Lt. Robert Tomlinson
  • Lt. Darien Wallace (Spec. 3 Life Support Systems)
  • Lt. Anaanda Ziff (Spec. 5 Physical Research / Quantum Mechanics)
  • Ensign Lois R. Eckridge (Spec. 3 Emergency Medical Assistant)
  • Ensign Marla Finn (Spec. 2 Warp Field Stabilization Systems)
  • Ensign Harry Kim ( Starship design specialist )
  • Ensign Robin Lefler ( Mission specialist )
  • Ensign Bruno Salvatore (Spec. 4 Biomechanical Research)

External link [ ]

  • Specialist at Wikipedia
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  • 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation

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  1. Kosinski

    The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 37), makes light of this peculiarity as well, noting, "while Kosinski's unexplained square rank pip was never seen again.'" External link [] Kosinski at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

  2. Starfleet ranks

    The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 37), makes light of this peculiarity as well, noting, "Kosinski's unexplained square rank pip was never seen again." In Star Trek Online , this insignia is used to denote specialists, additional black rectangles indicating higher ranks.

  3. Kosinski

    Heck, Christopher even got rank braid appropriate for his USAF Captain rank (that is, the single braid of Starfleet Lieutenant). Perhaps Kosinski wasn't quite civilian, but not Starfleet, either - so he got to wear the uniform and a rank pin matching his rank in the non-Starfleet service he came from. But this time, the pin was shaped slightly ...

  4. Star Trek's Ranks In Order: How Starfleet Officers Get Promoted

    A promotion in Star Trek is usually a reward for exceptional performance, with many Starfleet officers being promoted in response to the valor and bravery demonstrated in the line of duty. Sometimes, a field promotion can also be handed to Starfleet officers in exceptional circumstances, such as with the Maquis officers in Star Trek: Voyager or ...

  5. Rank of "deputy director" and Kosinski's rank in TNG

    However, naval and Star Trek tradition provide that a Captain is the sole authority on a ship. Regardless of the visiting dignitary, scientist, or admiral, a ship is commanded by her Captain and the safety of the ship is his paramount concern. ... Let's not forget, Kosinski's rank pips weren't the only oddity--he also wore a uniform with no ...

  6. Every Starfleet Rank In Star Trek, Explained

    Star Trek Ranks, Explained. Though primarily peaceful, Starfleet follows a quasi-military protocol, which means a chain of command that ensures all runs smoothly. Starting with the original series, Star Trek has adopted a quasi-military series of ranks and protocols for its characters. Starfleet is ostensibly a peaceful organization dedicated ...

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    Futher, Mr. Kosinski is called "Mister Kosinski" consistently. This is the normal mode of address for both 19th Century warrants and for current US Naval and Coast Guard Warrant Officers. Evidence in Licensed Properties. FASA, in their Star Trek Roleplaying Game, included two grades of Warrant Officers. They did not include them for the Movie Era.

  8. Kosinski scale

    The Kosinski scale was the proposed name of a new measurement of a starship's velocity. This was suggested in 2364 as a result of experimental modifications made to the warp drive of the USS Enterprise-D. The modifications resulted in the ship traveling to the galaxy known as M-33, over 2,700,000 light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy in a very brief amount of time. After the purported ...

  9. How To Tell A Star Trek Character's Rank At A Glance: Rank Pips

    To command a starship, one typically has to bear the rank of captain, as we know from Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Freeman, Pike, etc. Although it is not a requirement, a starship's first ...

  10. Why doesn't Kosinski wear a Commbadge when he's on the ...

    In "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Kosinski appears in a Starfleet uniform with no communicator and does not appear to have a Starfleet rank, as he is referred to throughout the episode as "Mr. Kosinski". His collar features a unique rank insignia: a small silver rectangle, and a darker rectangle of the same size.

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  12. Kosinski

    Forums > Star Trek Series | 2364 - 2378 > Star Trek: The Next Generation > Kosinski - rank pins and combadge mystery. Discussion in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' started by RapidNadion, Dec 11, 2009. Page 2 of 2 < Prev 1 2. CoveTom Rear Admiral Rear Admiral. Joined: Jul 17, 2003 Location:

  13. TNG: S1

    After a lecture by Kosinski, Riker and Argyle agreed to let Kosinski try to tune the engines. As they hit Warp 1.5, Kosinski and his partner started their changes. The warp core began to pulse at an accelerated rate, and Kosinski got upset with his assistant. Something was wrong.

  14. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Where No One Has Gone Before (TV

    Deciding against immediate study, Picard orders Kosinski to get them back. Only Wesley notices that his assistant, who 'fades' supernaturally, is the real key. The next jump brings them to where everyone's deepest hopes and fears come true. The alien assistant is ailing and reveals his 'Traveller' identity.

  15. Stanley Kamel

    Stanley Kamel (1 January 1943 - 8 April 2008; age 65) was a prolific character actor with over eighty television appearances to his credit during his forty-year career, including his role as Kosinski in the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "Where No One Has Gone Before". Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kamel died of a heart attack in his Hollywood Hills home on 8 ...

  16. Star Trek's Fleet Captain rank explained in Strange New Worlds

    Christopher Pike as a Fleet Captain. Captain Christopher Pike was promoted to the rank of Fleet Captain in 2259, during the events of the episode Lost in Translation in which he also assumed command of the USS Farragut. Pike explained to his crew that his promotion was only temporary and symbolic, however it did allow him to coordinate the ...

  17. Star Trek: 10 Starfleet Jobs You Won't Believe Exist

    Kosinski lands on this list because of his rather unique position in Starfleet. The rank insignia on his collar was only seen once - a white rectangle that contained a smaller black rectangle.

  18. Star Trek's Q Vs. Wesley Crusher: Who's More Powerful?

    In the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 episode "Where No One Has Gone Before," the USS Enterprise-D is visited by a warp engine expert named Kosinski (Stanley Kamel) and his assistant, the enigmatic alien known as the Traveler (Eric Menyuk). The Traveler informs Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher that Wesley is special, a generational genius in the vein of Mozart.

  19. What's your personal ranking of the Star Trek shows from most favorite

    TNG - it's just charming. It's the show that best showcases the ideals behind Star Trek. VOY - not as charming as TNG, but still very charming. Exploration, new worlds, new phenomena all the time and the Doctor, funniest dude in all of Trek. SNW - Anson Mount as Pike is the best casting choice in Trek right after Patrick Stewart as Picard.

  20. Insignia

    The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 211) refers to TNG-era flag ranks with the term "star", even though the insignia used are pips in a frame.It lists one- and two-star admiral, three-star admiral, four-star admiral, and five-star admiral as the meanings of various rank insignia, but the one- and five-star versions are never seen on screen.

  21. Paramount heightens hilarious "Star Trek 4 is happening" joke ...

    Per Variety, Steve Yockey, who created Max's The Flight Attendant, will join the ranks of unlucky writers paid to will into existence another Chris Pine-led Star Trek movie. Yockey also wrote ...

  22. Star Trek Confirms Next TV Show Set In Discovery's 32nd Century

    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is confirmed to take place in the 32nd century of Star Trek: Discovery and a new report reveals the next Star Trek series will be filmed on the largest set ever constructed for Star Trek.Announced in April 2023, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a YA-aimed series executive-produced by Alex Kurtzman and co-showrunner Noga Landau.

  23. Where No One Has Gone Before (episode)

    Directed by. Rob Bowman. In-universe date. ←. 41263.1 ( 2364 ) →. For the TOS episode with a similar title, please see "Where No Man Has Gone Before". When an experimental engine modification throws the Enterprise to the edge of the known universe, the crew must rely on a mysterious alien to guide the ship home.

  24. Specialist

    A specialist was any highly-trained individual or expert who worked as a professional in a particular field of study. (TNG: "The Ensigns of Command", "First Contact") Only certain key Starfleet specialists were allowed to handle stasis boxes. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon") In 2256, Captain Gabriel Lorca invited Michael Burnham, stripped of rank after a court martial, to join the bridge crew of USS ...

  25. For some reason they played the Star Trek: First Contact theme ...

    At around the 00:18 mark of the video they play a song that sounds like the hymn from Star Trek First Contact. The Swedish national anthem and NATO hymn come towards the end of the ceremony around 25:10 ... Top 1% Rank by size . More posts you may like r/startrek. r/startrek. A casual, constructive, and most importantly, welcoming place on the ...