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SHORT STORY
"Countdown"
Attribution
Series:	Star Trek: The Original Series
Author(s):	Mary Sweeney
Publication information
Printed:	Strange New Worlds IV
Pages:	49-58
Chronology
Date:	2285

Contents 1 Summary 2 References 2.1 Characters 2.2 Starships and vehicles 2.3 Locations 2.4 Species and cultures 2.5 Governments and organizations 2.6 Ranks and titles 2.7 Technology and weapons 2.8 Other 3 Chronology 4 Appendices 4.1 Information 4.2 Connections

SummaryEdit

During the final ten seconds of its auto-destruct countdown above the Genesis Planet, the USS Enterprise reflects on the fact that it has possibly become a sentient being. It regrets that it will not know the future, but is content to sacrifice itself in battle rather than be decommissioned and disassembled.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Zefram Cochrane • René Descartes • James T. Kirk • Kruge • Alayna E. Lottworth • David Marcus • Harold Morrow • Sabik • Lily Sloane • Spock • T'Riss • T'Xi

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Constitution • USS Enterprise

LocationsEdit

Benecia • Earth (Paris) • Ebuz IV • Genesis Planet • Luna • Sol • Starbase 11 • Starfleet Headquarters • Starfleet Reclamation Facility Seven • Vulcan (Mount Seleya • M'Zai Kahr • Solnur Hall of Artistic Expression)

Species and culturesEdit

Human • Klingon • Vulcan

Governments and organizationsEdit

Federation • NASA • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy Press • Starfleet Archives • Starfleet Schematics Library • Starfleet Spaceflight Museum

Ranks and titlesEdit

admiral • captain • commander • officer

Technology and weaponsEdit

antimatter • auto-destruct • computer • duotronic • hologram • impulse engine • sensor • shield • spacedock • starship • warp drive • warp core • warp engine • warp field • weapon

OtherEdit

the All • Apollo 11 • bee • brain • bridge • chess • ch'fel • City Weavers of Benecia • communications • death • decommissioning • The Federation Guide to True Sentience • First Contact Situations • food • galaxy • history • katra • Keepers of Seleya • lichen • memory • mind-sculpture • orbit • personal log • philosophy • "Planet of Oceans" • soul • space • star • stardate • Starfleet Academy Training Manual DH3-78-56 • telepathy • Terran Standard • thrug • time travel • vacuum

ChronologyEdit

AppendicesEdit

InformationEdit

• This story is set during Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous story: Tears for Eternity	Strange New Worlds IV	Next story: First Star I See Tonight
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Jungles of Memory	Pocket	Next Adventure: Trek