Marla Aster
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| Biography | |
| Marla Aster | |
 A Koinonian duplicate of Marla Aster | |
| Full Name: | Marla Aster |
| Species: | Human |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthplace: | Earth |
| Born: | 24th century |
| Died: | 2366 |
| Affiliation: | United Federation of Planets |
| Family | |
| Sibling(s): | At least one sister |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Children: | Son: Jeremy Aster |
| Career | |
| Occupation: | Archaeologist Officer, Federation Starfleet |
| Final Assignment: | Archaeologist, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
Marla Aster was a female human in the 24th century.
She attended Endurance University on Mars, where she studied archaeology. While at Endurance University, she met a fellow student who would later become her husband. (SCE eBook: Many Splendors) She and her husband had a son, Jeremy, in 2354. Her husband died of Rushton infection in 2361. (TNG episode: "The Bonding")
At some point in her career, Aster visited Jureosa, where she made amazing discoveries.
Aster came aboard the USS Enterprise-D in mid-2364. She befriended Lieutenant Kieran Duffy soon after arriving, and the two briefly dated. (SCE eBook: Many Splendors)
During an away mission in 2366 on the homeworld of the Koinonians, Aster was killed by a bomb from a long-ago war. The Koinonians later created a replica of Aster in an attempt to mitigate the effect of her loss on her son. (TNG episode: "The Bonding")
Aster's body was returned to Earth, and interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. (TNG novel: Diplomatic Implausibility)
After Worf was paralyzed in an accident and contemplated suicide, William Riker brought up Aster's name in a list of examples of comrades killed in action who fought for life to the end. (TNG episode: "Ethics")
[edit] External link
- Marla Aster article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
